Lanús beat Always Ready 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 26 shots. Always Ready played with ten from minute 88. Best on the pitch was Ramiro Carrera, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026
   ARG 4-2-3-1·4-1-4-1 BOL
   Coach: Mauricio Pellegrino · Julio BaldiviesoReferee: A. Herrera📍 Estadio Ciudad de Lanus
2. 1. First half
   2. 13'
      ARG
      Yellow card
      J. Canale Dominguez
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Y. Valois▼F. N. Watson
   3. 58'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Marcelino Moreno▼A. Medina
   4. 65'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲D. Aquino▼Silvio Romero
   5. 66'
      BOL
      Yellow card
      R. Gomez Miranda
   6. 67'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!Y. Valois
   7. 69'
      BOL
      Substitution
      ▲J. Amoroso▼F. Saucedo
   8. 77'
      BOL
      Substitution
      ▲J. Godoy▼Y. D. Hurtado Torres
   9. 80'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Matías Sepúlveda▼L. Besozzi
   10. 80'
       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲F. Sanchez▼Ramiro Carrera
   11. 83'
       BOL
       Yellow card
       Fernando Nava
   12. 88'
       BOL
       Yellow card
       L. Caicedo
   13. 88'
       BOL
       Yellow card
       L. Caicedo
   14. 88'
       BOL
       Red card
       L. Caicedo
   15. 90+1'
       BOL
       Substitution
       ▲D. Rodriguez▼F. Nava
   16. 90+1'
       BOL
       Substitution
       ▲C. Rodriguez▼R. Gomez Miranda
   17. 90+1'
       BOL
       Substitution
       ▲F. Pasadore▼E. Triverio