Atletico Platense
In the first leg of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Round of 16, Argentina's Atletico Platense host Chile's Coquimbo Unido. The match at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez starts 12 August 2026 at 18:00 EDT / 15:00 PDT.
This is perhaps the lowest-profile tie of the opening stage of the tournament's knockout rounds.
Platense reached the play-offs at the first attempt, while Coquimbo Unido qualified for the Copa Libertadores for only the second time in 35 years but won their group.
The standard and competition in Argentina's Primera División are still higher, so it is no surprise that the club from the outskirts of Greater Buenos Aires struggled for so long to break through the powerful giants, even into the Copa Sudamericana. But once they did, they made an impact on the continent despite an already depleted title-winning squad. In an experienced group of opponents, they took at least three points from each of them, including away to Corinthians (2:0). The resumption of Argentina's league season after the World Cup has been mixed for Platense. They went three matches without a win, but managed to beat a strong Independiente side without conceding (1:0).
Coquimbo Unido have at times dropped into Chile's second division and have never challenged for medals in the top flight. Their last Copa Libertadores appearance came in 1992, although part of the current squad gained international experience in the 2024 Copa Sudamericana. After their unexpected Primera División title last year, a decline has predictably followed. The team from northern Chile do not have much depth, so they are focusing on the Copa Libertadores. But there are unlikely to be a glut of goals at either end: Under 2.5 has landed in 11 of their last 15 matches in all competitions.
Platense's chances of winning at home are of course objectively higher, but their lack of experience could lead to a setback, especially as Coquimbo Unido have scored in seven consecutive away matches and lost only the most recent of them. In this respect, it is safer simply to back the under.
Juan Benitez (Paraguay)
Matches – 9 (international matches, 2026);
Average fouls per match – 23;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellows) – 2.8;
Matches with a red card – 2 of 9;
Matches with a penalty – 0 of 9.
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Martín Palermo
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coach | ||
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Line-up
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Juan Pablo Cozzani
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Tomás Ariel Silva
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Víctor Leandro Cuesta
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Ignacio José Luis Vázquez
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Juan Ignacio Saborido
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Franco Zapiola Yamartino
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mf. | 7 | 3 |
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Pablo Ferreira
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Martín Barrios do Santos
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Bautista Merlini
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Guido Mainero
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Luciano Giménez Alanda
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fw. | 1 | 1 |
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Substitutes
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Nicolás Sebastián Sumavil
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Mateo Mendía dos Santos
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df. | 5 | 1 |
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Álvaro Agustín Lagos
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df. | 5 | 1 |
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Santiago Alexander Quirós
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Leonardo Matías Heredia
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Santiago Dalmasso
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Felipe Bussio
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Kevin Nicolás Retamar
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Juan Carlos Gauto
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Héctor Damián Bobadilla Cáceres
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Nicolás Federico López Alonso
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Gastón Alberto Togni
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Hernan Caputto
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Diego Ignacio Sánchez Carvajal
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gk. | 6 | -5 |
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Benjamín José Gazzolo Freire
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Francisco Antonio Salinas Concha
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Juan Francisco Cornejo Palma
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Elvis Hernández Huenten
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Alejandro Maximiliano Camargo Osses
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Sebastián Paolo Galani Villega
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Pablo Roberto Andrés Rodríguez Salgado
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Cristián Alexander Zavala Briones
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fw. | 7 | 2 |
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Lucas David Pratto
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fw. | 7 | 0 |
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Luis Enrique Riveros Valenzuela
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Gonzalo Alejandro Flores Osorio
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gk. | 2 | -1 |
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Cristóbal Abel Dorador Barraza
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gk. | 3 | 0 |
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Salvador Eduardo Cordero Leiva
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Joshua Arancibia Latapiat
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Lukas Gustavo Soza Rodríguez
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Sebastián Eduardo Cabrera Morgado
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Benjamín Andrés Chandía Miles
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Matías Andrés Zepeda Flores
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Alejandro Esteban Azócar Machuca
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fw. | 6 | 0 |
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Guido Nahuel Vadalá
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fw. | 6 | 3 |
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Facundo Eduardo Pons
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Martín Andrés Mundaca Barraza
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
Corinthians
Atletico Platense
Independiente Santa Fe
Atletico Platense
Atletico Platense
Peñarol
Atletico Platense
Independiente Santa Fe
Peñarol
Atletico Platense
Atletico Platense
Corinthians
Nacional Montevideo
Coquimbo Unido
Coquimbo Unido
Deportes Tolima
Coquimbo Unido
Universitario
Deportes Tolima
Coquimbo Unido
Universitario
Coquimbo Unido
Coquimbo Unido
Nacional Montevideo
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