River Plate, Racing Club, Vélez Sarsfield, and Estudiantes de La Plata are the four Argentine teams that advanced past the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage and will compete in the Round of 16, which begins this Tuesday.
This Tuesday, Vélez Sarsfield will visit Brazil’s Fortaleza, a team featuring several Argentine players, including José Herrera, Gastón Ávila, Emanuel Brítez, Juan Martín Lucero, Eros Mancuso, and Emmanuel Martínez. Also today, Racing Club will face Uruguay’s Peñarol away in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie.
On Wednesday, Estudiantes de La Plata will travel to Paraguay to take on Cerro Porteño, while on Thursday, River Plate will visit Libertad, also in Paraguay.
All four Argentine clubs finished first in their respective groups, meaning they will host the decisive second leg at home. Meanwhile, Central Córdoba finished third in their group and will continue their campaign in the Copa Sudamericana, while Talleres de Córdoba ended up fourth and were eliminated from continental competition.
Historically, River Plate has won the Copa Libertadores four times (1986, 1996, 2015, and 2018), Estudiantes de La Plata has lifted the trophy on four occasions as well (1968, 1969, 1970, and 2009), Racing Club has one title (1967), and Vélez Sarsfield has one (1994).
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