Overview
- Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. in Paraguay on Saturday, February 21, with 4:30 p.m. in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, 3:30 p.m. in Mexico and 6:30 p.m. in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
- Tigo Sports holds the exclusive broadcast in Paraguay, with DIRECTV Sports in Argentina, Fanatiz in the United States and Canada, and Bet365/Betano available internationally.
- The clásico will be played at Estadio General Pablo Rojas (La Nueva Olla) in Asunción as part of matchday 6 of the Torneo Apertura.
- Olimpia enters unbeaten in third place on 11 points and can go top with a victory, while Cerro Porteño sits seventh with 8 points seeking to close the gap on leader Nacional.
- Cerro Porteño lost 0–2 to Nacional in its last outing and Olimpia drew 0–0 with Rubio Ñu, and this is their first meeting of 2026.