Only one of the Libertadores 2026 quarterfinal matchups was still to be decided.
And it was up to Independiente del Valle to send Deportes Tolima packing this Tuesday (25).
The Ecuadorian side will face Flamengo for a place in the semifinals.
After winning 1-0 away from home, Del Valle made it 3-1 in front of its fans at Banco Guayaquil Stadium.
Daykol Romero (59′) and Carlos González (70′) scored for the home team.
Júnior Hernández pulled one back for the Colombian side with a stunner in the 84th minute.
And Perello scored the third for the qualified Del Valle (95′).
Only teams from 3️⃣ countries and ALTITUDE
Tolima’s elimination meant Ecuador secured its second representative among the final eight.
There are four teams from Brazil, two from Argentina, and the Ecuadorian duo of LDU and Del Valle.
The presence of those teams will guarantee altitude clashes in Quito for Palmeiras and Flamengo.
Verdão will play the second leg with 2,850 meters of altitude as an “extra” rival.
The same goes for Rubro-Negro, which will play the first match against Del Valle “high up on the hill.”
Fla would also have had altitude ahead if Tolima had gone through. But it would have been only 1,285 meters above sea level.
Quarterfinal matchups 👇🏽
The teams on the left will host the second legs.
Conmebol will still confirm the dates and kickoff times.
What is certain is that the matches will be played on the 8th, 9th or 10th (first leg) and the 15th, 16th or 17th (second leg).
The matchups will be:
🇦🇷 Corinthians 🆚 Estudiantes 🇦🇷
🇦🇷 Flamengo 🆚 Independiente del Valle 🇪🇨
🇪🇨 LDU 🆚 Palmeiras 🇦🇷
🇦🇷 Platense 🆚 Fluminense 🇦🇷
👀 Semis
Winner of Corinthians x Estudiantes 🆚 Winner of Flamengo x Independiente del Valle
Winner of LDU x Palmeiras 🆚 Winner of Platense x Fluminense
Matches between October 14 and 22.
The one-off final will be on November 28.
Centenario Stadium in Montevideo will be the venue.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
