Overview
- Boca drew 1-1 with Cruzeiro on Tuesday at La Bombonera in a tense game that left Group D wide open.
- Qualification is straightforward for Boca, which advances with a home win over Universidad Católica, with Cruzeiro on 8 points and both Boca and Católica on 7 and Barcelona on 3.
- Miguel Merentiel’s stoppage‑time strike was erased after VAR flagged a prior handball by Milton Delgado, and a late possible handball by Cruzeiro captain Lucas Romero went unreviewed by referee Jesús Valenzuela.
- Cruzeiro finished with ten men after Gerson’s red card for a high challenge on Leandro Paredes, while Boca midfielder Santiago Ascacíbar will miss the finale due to a two‑match ban for his earlier red card vs Barcelona SC.
- Elsewhere in this matchday, Estudiantes traveled to face Flamengo without defender Ramiro Funes Mori because of a viral illness, as several Libertadores fixtures were set for Wednesday.