Montevideo City Torque hosts Club Cienciano Cusco in the Copa Sudamericana play-off round, with the Uruguayan side riding a wave of seven wins in their last eight matches, including three consecutive victories by multiple goals. Cienciano, playing at their notorious

São Paulo hosts Boca Juniors in a Copa Sudamericana group-stage clash at Morumbi. The home side enters in decent domestic form but has shown inconsistency in continental play, while Boca arrives with a compact defensive structure and strong counterattacking identity.