In La Plata, Estudiantes have become Argentina’s lone representative in the final four of the Copa Libertadores, with Eduardo Domínguez’s side now looking across the continent towards a Brazilian opponent.
A place in the continental last four
Estudiantes, known as El Pincha, are the only Argentine club still standing in this season’s Libertadores semi-finals. Their progress leaves them carrying the country’s challenge in a competition that has increasingly been shaped by Brazilian teams.
- Estudiantes are Argentina’s only semi-finalist.
- The club have reached the last four of South America’s leading club competition.
- Their next tie will be against a team from Rio de Janeiro.
A Carioca opponent awaits
The Rio club secured its semi-final meeting with Estudiantes after winning its quarter-final series against Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle. That result completed the pairing for El Pincha’s route to a possible final.
The dates for Estudiantes’ two-legged semi-final have not been specified. Their immediate focus is now on preparing for a demanding cross-border contest against opposition arriving from a successful tie with one of Ecuador’s strongest recent continental sides.
