“Luciano Giménez broke the deadlock for Platense with a headed goal from a corner, capping a sequence of pressure that included his own earlier shot and a Camargo header that narrowly missed.”
Pivotal“A heated exchange following Platense's goal resulted in yellow cards for both Benjamín Gazzolo and Bautista Merlini, raising the temperature just before half-time and setting a combative tone for the second half.”
“Substitute Guido Vadalá equalised in stoppage time after Héctor Bobadilla's left-footed shot was saved and the rebound fell perfectly for Vadalá to level at 1-1, breaking Platense hearts.”
Pivotal
Platense
Coquimbo Unido
Outstanding performance
Coquimbo Unido•GoalkeeperPlatense controlled large portions of this Copa Libertadores tie, enjoying 52% possession, firing 16 shots to Coquimbo's 11, and creating three big chances — yet they could not convert any of them beyond Luciano Giménez's 35th-minute header off a corner. That lead, built on set-piece efficiency rather than open-play dominance, looked like it would hold until the game's chaotic closing stages. Coquimbo showed a willingness to fight: 27 tackles to Platense's 16 underlined their combative approach, and their 10 corners kept pressure on a backline that made 7 saves throughout — though most of those came from goalkeeper work, not outfield defending. The match turned on a 82nd-minute penalty save from Platense's keeper denying Guido Mainero, which momentarily seemed to seal the three points, only for substitute Guido Vadalá to bundle home in the 90th minute to level. For Platense, it is a deeply frustrating result — statistically the better side by some distance, yet unable to hold on — while Coquimbo will count themselves fortunate to leave with anything after a largely subdued display.
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assist: Cristián Zavala
Goal - Guido Vadala 1-1
Shot - Hector Bobadilla Left Footed Shot Saved
On Benjamin Chandia，Off Luis Riveros
Shot - Salvador Cordero Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Nicolas Federico Lopez Alonso Left Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Guido Mainero Right Footed Shot Saved
Penalty Saved - Guido Mainero
Guido MaineroVAR Decision - Penalty awarded - Guido Mainero
VAR Decision - Pending VAR - penalty
VAR Decision - Pending VAR - penalty
Corner
Shot - Victor Cuesta Head Shot Missed
Corner
On Hector Bobadilla，Off Luciano Gimenez
On Nicolas Federico Lopez Alonso，Off Franco Zapiola
Offside
Offside
On Facundo Pons，Off Lucas David Pratto
On Salvador Cordero，Off Alejandro Maximiliano Camargo
Shot - Martin Barrios Right Footed Shot Missed
On Juan Carlos Gauto，Off Bautista Merlini
Offside
On Guido Vadala，Off Pablo Rodriguez
Shot - Lucas David Pratto Head Shot Missed
Corner
Corner
Corner
Corner
Corner
Shot - Sebastian Galani Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Guido Mainero Left Footed Shot Saved
Offside
Shot - Guido Mainero Left Footed Shot Saved
Offside
Shot - Juan Francisco Cornejo Palma Left Footed Shot Missed
Corner
Corner
First Half Ends！1-0
Offside
Shot - Luciano Gimenez Head Shot Missed
Corner
Corner
Corner
Corner
Yellow Card - Bautista Merlini
Yellow Card - Benjamin Gazzolo
Corner
Corner
Luciano GiménezShot - Luciano Gimenez Head Shot Goal
assist: Juan Ignacio Saborido
Goal 1-0
Shot - Alejandro Maximiliano Camargo Head Shot Missed
Corner
Shot - Luciano Gimenez Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Luciano Gimenez Head Shot Saved
Corner
Shot - Franco Zapiola Left Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Lucas David Pratto Left Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Corner
Shot - Tomas Ariel Silva Left Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Pablo Ferreira Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Ignacio Vazquez Head Shot Missed
Corner
Yellow Card
Kick-off! Referee：Juan Gabriel Benitez
Platense welcome Coquimbo Unido to the Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López in a winner-takes-all Copa Libertadores Round of 16 clash, with both sides level on 10 points from the group stage. The match carries enormous drama off the pitch too — Platense's legendary new coach Martín Palermo takes charge of his first competitive knockout game just days after being appointed, while Coquimbo arrive as narrow favourites despite a cautious approach from their bench.
