Monagas SC beat Defensor Sporting 2-0. Clinical in front of goal: 2 scored from chances worth just 1.1. Defensor Sporting controlled the ball — 61% possession — but had nothing to show for it. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 19 shots. Best on the pitch was R. Manríque, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025
   VEN 4-4-2·— URU
   Coach: Marcelo Javier Zuleta · —Referee: Aragon Bautista, Augusto Bergelio, Ecuador📍 Estadio Monumental de Maturín
2. 1. First half
   2. 25'
      VEN
      Yellow card
      A. Macelli
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲J. Lovera▼A. Macelli
   3. 54'
      VEN
      Yellow card
      T. Rodriguez
   4. 62'
      URU
      Substitution
      ▲X. Biscayzacu▼Kevin Prieto
   5. 62'
      URU
      Substitution
      ▲F. Ginella▼Juan Jorge
   6. 64'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲E. Navas▼A. Romero
   7. 69'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲E. Carrión▼Erickson Gallardo
   8. 69'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲R. Rodríguez▼Fernando Basante
   9. 69'
      URU
      Substitution
      ▲R. Dudok▼K. Altez
   10. 69'
       URU
       Substitution
       ▲N. Wunsch▼W. Montoya
   11. 73'
       VEN
       Yellow card
       O. Piris
   12. 78'
       VEN
       GOOOAL!T. Rodriguez
   13. 84'
       URU
       Substitution
       ▲L. Navarro▼A. Soria
   14. 85'
       VEN
       Substitution
       ▲V. Rivero▼T. Rodriguez
   15. 90'
       VEN
       GOOOAL!R. Manríque