Defensa y Justicia beat Emelec 1-2. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 21 shots. Best on the pitch was T. Cardona, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023
   ECU 4-2-3-1·4-3-3 ARG
   Coach: H. Torres · J. VaccariReferee: Flavio Rodrigues De Souza📍 Estadio George Capwell
2. 1. First half
   2. 1'
      ARG
      Yellow card
      N. Fernandez
   3. 5'
      ECU
      GOOOAL!Bryan CarabaliAssist: J. Cevallos
   4. 40'
      ECU
      Yellow card
      L. León
3. 1. Second half
   2. 52'
      ECU
      Yellow card
      Bryan Carabali
   3. 63'
      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲A. Zapata▼Jose Francisco Cevallos
   4. 63'
      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲E. Lastre▼D. García
   5. 63'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲G. Alanis▼Santiago Solari
   6. 71'
      ECU
      Yellow card
      P. Ortíz
   7. 75'
      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲M. Carcelén▼Carlos Villalba
   8. 75'
      ECU
      Substitution
      ▲J. Sánchez▼Samuel Sosa
   9. 76'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Lucas Pratto▼A. Sant'Anna
   10. 87'
       ARG
       GOOOAL!N. FernandezAssist: L. Pratto
   11. 90'
       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲L. T. Escalante▼N. Fernandez
   12. 90+1'
       ARG
       GOOOAL!G. Togni