Monagas SC beat Deportivo Pereira 1-0. Deportivo Pereira controlled the ball — 63% possession — but had nothing to show for it. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 21 shots. Best on the pitch was E. Navas, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023
   VEN 3-4-1-2·3-1-4-2 COL
   Coach: J. Ferreira · A. RestrepoReferee: Alex Fabricio Cajas Torres, Ecuador📍 Estadio Monumental de Maturín
2. 1. First half
   2. 19'
      VEN
      GOOOAL!E. NavasPenalty
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲Fernando Basante▼R. Ramirez
   3. 46'
      COL
      Substitution
      ▲J. Bocanegra▼E. Moreno
   4. 52'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲E. Carrión▼Edson Castillo
   5. 68'
      VEN
      Yellow card
      I. Anderson
   6. 69'
      COL
      Substitution
      ▲Juan Santacruz▼M. Medina
   7. 70'
      COL
      Yellow card
      J. Bocanegra
   8. 78'
      COL
      Substitution
      ▲K. Aladesanmi▼Arley Rodríguez
   9. 87'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲R. Iriarte▼C. Rivas
   10. 87'
       VEN
       Substitution
       ▲D. Guevara▼E. Navas
   11. 87'
       COL
       Substitution
       ▲K. Palacios▼J. Zuluaga
   12. 87'
       COL
       Substitution
       ▲G. Perea▼Jhonny Vásquez
   13. 90+1'
       VEN
       Substitution
       ▲S. Herrera▼Abdiel Arroyo
   14. 90+3'
       VEN
       Yellow card
       D. Guevara