Cruz Azul's Argentine defender #33 Gonzalo Piovi heads the ball past Puebla's Venezuelan forward #09 Luifer Hernandez during the Liga MX Apertura football match between Cruz Azul and Puebla at Banorte stadium in Mexico City on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' Bolivian midfielder #30 Miguel Terceros (L) and Universidad Central's defender #06 Gonzalo Mottes fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Universidad Central's defender #24 Yohan Cumana and Santos' Bolivian midfielder #30 Miguel Terceros fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' Argentine midfielderr #22 Alvaro Barreal controls the ball past Universidad Central's Argentine midfielder #05 Francisco Sole during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' Argentine midfielderr #22 Alvaro Barreal (L) and Universidad Central's defender #02 Kendrys Silva fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Universidad Central players pose for a team photo ahead of the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos players pose for a team photo ahead of the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Nacional players react after losing the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Uruguay's Nacional and Argentina's Tigre at the Gran Parque Central satdium in Montevideo, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Dante FERNANDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)