The knockout stage starts now! All about the Libertadores last 16

The knockout stage starts now! All about the Libertadores last 16 The Libertadores knockout stage begins this Tuesday (10), starting to shape the road to the Eternal Glory. The round of 16 features six Brazilian clubs. And two of them will already face each other over the next two weeks. Flamengo and Cruzeiro are involved in what is the only matchup in this round between two teams that have already won the tournament. Here, OneFootball runs through the main details of each matchup. See below: 🇦🇷 Estudiantes x Universidad Católica 🇨🇱 First leg: 08/11 (Tuesday) at 9:30 p.m. at Estadio Ciudad de la Plata, in Argentina Second leg: 08/18 (Tuesday) at 9:30 p.m. at Claro Arena, in Chile Estudiantes: 2nd in Group A, with 9 points Universidad Católica: 1st in Group D, with 13 points - The clubs’ only meeting in Libertadores history came in the 1969 semifinals, with Estudiantes advancing to the final - Católica won all three of its away matches in the group stage, including against Cruzeiro at Mineirão and Boca Juniors at La Bombonera 🇦🇷 Rosario Central x Corinthians 🇧🇷 First leg: 08/13 (Thursday) at 9:30 p.m. at Gigante de Arroyito, in Argentina Second leg: 08/20 ( Thursday ) at 9:30 p.m. at Neo Química Arena Rosario Central: 2nd in Group H, with 13 points Corinthians: 1st in Group E, with 11 points - If Depay does renew his contract with Timão, he could face Ángel Di María in a meeting of veterans with World Cup history. Both played in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil - The clubs’ only Libertadores meetings came in the 2000 round of 16, when Corinthians advanced on penalties 🇧🇷 Cruzeiro x Flamengo 🇧🇷 First leg: 08/12 (Wednesday) at 9:30 p.m., at Mineirão Second leg: 08/19 ( Wednesday ) at 9:30 p.m., at the Maracanã Cruzeiro: 2nd in Group D, with 11 points Flamengo: 1st in Group A, with 16 points - The defending champion, Flamengo did not sign any reinforcements for this stage, while Cruzeiro has six new names in the squad: left-back Gabriel Rojas, defensive midfielder Zé Lucas, and forwards João Costa, Lucho Rodríguez, Wesley and Gabriel Pec (the latter has not yet been registered for the Libertadores because he is injured) - It is the only round of 16 matchup between clubs that have already won the Libertadores 🇨🇴 Tolima x Independiente del Valle 🇪🇨 First leg: 08/11 (Tuesday) at 9:30 p.m. at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro, in Colombia Second leg: 08/18 (Tuesday) at 9:30 p.m. at Estadio Banco de Guayaquil, in Ecuador Tolima: 2nd in Group B, with 8 points Independiente del Valle: 1st in Group H, with 13 points - The only matchup in this round of 16 without a team from Brazil or Argentina - Del Valle is the team with the most shots in this Libertadores edition, but has “only” the second-highest number of goals scored, tied with Flamengo (11) 🇧🇷 Mirassol x LDU 🇪🇨 First leg: 08/13 (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at Maião Second leg: 08/20 ( Thursday ) at 7 p.m. at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, in Ecuador Mirassol: 2nd in Group G, with 12 points LDU: 1st in Group G, with 12 points - It is one of the three round-of-16 matchups in which the teams already faced each other in the group stage. Both matches ended 2-0 for the home team - Brazilian coach Tiago Nunes was LDU’s manager in the group-stage meetings, but he was fired in July 🇧🇷 Palmeiras x Cerro Porteño 🇵🇾 First leg: 08/12 (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. at Nubank Parque Second leg: 08/19 ( Wednesday ) at 7 p.m. at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, in Paraguay Palmeiras: 2nd in Group F, with 11 points Cerro Porteño: 1st in Group F, with 13 points - It is one of the three round-of-16 matchups in which the teams already faced each other in the group stage. There was a draw in Asunción and a Cerro win in São Paulo - The clubs will reach 20 Libertadores matches against each other. This is the most frequently repeated matchup in the tournament’s history between teams from different countries 🇦🇷 Platense x Coquimbo Unido 🇨🇱 First leg: 08/12 (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez, in Argentina Second leg: 08/19 ( Wednesday ) at 7 p.m. at Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, in Chile Platense: 2nd in Group E, with 10 points Coquimbo Unido: 1st in Group B, with 10 points - The only matchup in this round featuring two teams that have never played in a Libertadores final - Both clubs won their countries’ national titles for the first time in 2025 🇧🇷 Fluminense x Independiente Rivadavia 🇦🇷 First leg: 08/11 (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. at the Maracanã Second leg: 08/18 (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, in Argentina Fluminense: 2nd in Group C, with 8 points Independiente Rivadavia: 1st in Group C, with 16 points - It is one of the three round-of-16 matchups in which the teams already faced each other in the group stage. Tricolor drew in Argentina and lost in Rio - Rivadavia has the Libertadores top scorer, Alex Arce, with eight goals. Flu’s top scorer in the tournament is injured: John Kennedy, with just two goals This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.