Platense beat Independiente Santa Fe 2-1, into Libertadores 2026 spots | OneFootball

El Calamar won 2-1 in Vicente López and now has six points in the Copa Libertadores.

Platense is dreaming big: it beat Independiente Santa Fe 2-1 on Matchday 3 of the Copa Libertadores Group E and strengthened its position as Corinthians’ closest challenger.

After pulling off a surprise by beating Peñarol in Montevideo, El Calamar made the most of its home field and earned an authoritative win over the Colombian side with goals from Tomás Nasif and Mateo Mendía, both headers.

Walter Zunino’s team was clearly superior to Pablo Repetto’s side, but had to work hard to break the deadlock. In the first half, the post had already denied Guido Mainero a goal.

In the fourth minute of stoppage time, after a series of rebounds, Franco Fagúndez pulled one back for Independiente Santa Fe.

This Thursday at 9 p.m., Corinthians and Peñarol will face off in Brazil in a key match for the group standings.

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