Unión eye Estudiantes’ Copa Libertadores opener before league clash | OneFootball

Estudiantes, who will host Unión on Saturday in the Apertura, will visit Independiente Medellín in Colombia at 9 p.m. in the Libertadores.

Estudiantes de La Plata will make their debut this Wednesday in the Copa Libertadores, the most important club tournament in the Americas, when they visit Colombia’s Deportivo Independiente Medellín in a match corresponding to the opening round of Group A.

The match, scheduled for 9 p.m., will take place at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium and will be broadcast on Fox Sports and Disney+ Premium. The appointed referee is Venezuelan Alexis Herrera, while his compatriot Ángel Arteaga will be on VAR duty.

Estudiantes come into this match in great form, having not only been crowned champions of Argentine football by winning the 2025 Torneo Clausura, but also enjoying a very strong start to 2026, sitting second in Zone A of the Torneo Apertura and having also thrashed Ituzaingó in the Round of 64 of the Copa Argentina.

“El Pincha,” who have won the Copa Libertadores four times (1968, 1969, 1970 and 2009), will look to put the disappointment of the last edition behind them, after losing on penalties in the quarterfinals to Brazil’s Flamengo, who would eventually go on to win the title.

Independiente Medellín, meanwhile, are going through a poor spell in the Colombian league, where they sit 14th after 15 matches.

The runners-up in Colombian football reached the group stage after eliminating Liverpool and Juventud Las Piedras, both from Uruguay, in the qualifying rounds.

Probable lineups for Independiente Medellín vs Estudiantes

Deportivo Independiente Medellín: Salvador Ichazo; Leyser Chaverra, Daniel Londoño, José Ortiz; Hayen Palacios, Baldomero Perlaza, Halam Lobos, Diego Moreno, Frank Fabra; Francisco Fydriszewski and John Montaño. Coach: Alejandro Restrepo.

Estudiantes (LP): Fernando Muslera; Eric Meza, Leandro González Pírez, Tomás Palacios, Gastón Benedetti; Mikel Amondarain, Ezequiel Piovi, Alexis Castro; Tiago Palacios, Guido Carrillo and Facundo Farías or Edwuin Cetré. Coach: Alexander Medina.

Time: 9 p.m.

Referee: Alexis Herrera.

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