Platense chase more history at Independiente Santa Fe, to go through | OneFootball

El Calamar will visit the Colombian side this Tuesday for Matchday 5 of Group E. If they win in Bogotá, they will reach the round of 16 for the first time in their history.

Platense will face a night this Tuesday that could go down in its history. Starting at 9 p.m., they will visit Independiente Santa Fe at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín stadium for Matchday 5 of Copa Libertadores Group E.

El Calamar comes into the match second in its group with 7 points, and knows that a victory in Bogotá will send them into the round of 16 of the continental tournament for the first time in club history. The match will be refereed by Chilean official Cristian Garay and will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2.

The Vicente López side is enjoying an unprecedented international campaign. Winning last year’s Apertura gave them the chance to play in the Libertadores for the first time and, in a demanding group, they are very close to pulling off another historic feat.

Besides a win, a draw could also bring them closer to qualification. In that case, Platense would automatically eliminate Independiente Santa Fe and would depend on the result of Peñarol vs. Corinthians: if the Uruguayan side does not win, El Calamar would also advance to the round of 16.

A defeat, on the other hand, would keep them in second place in Group E, although it would leave everything to be decided on the final matchday, when they will have to visit Corinthians in São Paulo.

Independiente Santa Fe, meanwhile, comes in needing to win to stay alive. The Colombian side has managed just 2 points from 12 possible and must beat Platense to avoid elimination. Even if they do win, they would also need to beat Peñarol in Uruguay and hope for help from Corinthians against El Calamar on the final matchday.

Despite their difficult situation in the Copa, El León is in good form in the Colombian league. They are in the semifinals of the 2026 Apertura, a stage they reached after finishing seventh in the regular phase and eliminating América de Cali with a commanding 5-1 aggregate. In the next round, they will face Junior de Barranquilla.

Platense’s domestic form, by contrast, has been inconsistent. In this season’s Apertura, they finished 12th in Zone A with 16 points from the same number of matches and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Where they did manage to progress was in the Copa Argentina, a competition in which they have already reached the round of 16. They first beat Argentino de Monte Maíz 1-0 in the round of 64 and then defeated San Martín de San Juan 4-3 on penalties in the round of 32.

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