Galo to face winner of Sporting Cristal v Bragantino | OneFootball

This Friday (29), Atlético learned its path in the knockout stage of the 2026 CONMEBOL Sudamericana. In the draw held at Conmebol’s headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, it was determined that Galo will face, in the round of 16, the winner of the matchup between Sporting Cristal of Peru and Red Bull Bragantino of Brazil.

As the leader of Group B, Alvinegro secured direct qualification for the round of 16 and was only waiting for the bracket to be set to find out its opponent in the next stage of the continental competition.

Sporting Cristal and Bragantino will play in the Sudamericana playoffs over two legs. The team that advances will go on to face Atlético in the round of 16.

Having finished the group stage at the top of its group, Galo will have the advantage of deciding the tie in front of its home fans in the second leg. The round-of-16 matches are scheduled to take place between August 11 and 13 (first leg) and August 18 and 20 (second leg), according to the Conmebol calendar.

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