(FILES) River Plate's forward #35 Joaquin Freitas celebrates after scoring during the penalty shootout of the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 football match between Argentina's River Plate and Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe at Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on August 26, 2026. Brazilian football club Flamengo, the reigning champion of the Brasileirao and the Copa Libertadores, announced on September 1, 2026, the signings of Ecuadorian Anthony Valencia and promising Argentine Joaquín Freitas. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)