Red Bull Bragantino's midfielder #57 Marcelinho Braz (L) and Sporting Cristal's defender #20 Miguel Araujo fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Peru's Sporting Cristal and Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino, at the Nacional stadium in Lima, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)

Red Bull Bragantino's defender #51 Caue (L) and Sporting Cristal's Argentine forward #29 Hernan Barcos fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Peru's Sporting Cristal and Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino, at the Nacional stadium in Lima, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)

Lanus' midfielder #17 Agustin Medina (L) and Cienciano's Uruguayan midfielder #05 Santiago Arias fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Argentina's Lanus and Peru's Cienciano, at the Ciudad de Lanus stadium, in Lanus, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)

Red Bull Bragantino's midfielder #57 Marcelinho Braz shoots past Sporting Cristal's defender #05 Rafael Lutiger during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Peru's Sporting Cristal and Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino, at the Nacional stadium in Lima, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)

Red Bull Bragantino's Colombian forward #30 Henry Mosquera (R) and Sporting Cristal's Uruguayan midfielder #08 Leandro Sosa fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Peru's Sporting Cristal and Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino, at the Nacional stadium in Lima, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)

Cienciano's Argentine head coach Horacio Melgarejo gestures during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Argentina's Lanus and Peru's Cienciano, at the Ciudad de Lanus stadium, in Lanus, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)

Red Bull Bragantino's midfielder #57 Marcelinho Braz (L) and Sporting Cristal's defender #20 Miguel Araujo fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Peru's Sporting Cristal and Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino, at the Nacional stadium in Lima, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)

Red Bull Bragantino players pose for a team photo ahead of the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Peru's Sporting Cristal and Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino, at the Nacional stadium in Lima, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)