Santos' forward #11 Rony (L) celebrates with teammate forward #21 Moises after scoring his team's fourth goal during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' Argentine defender #31 Gonzalo Escobar (L) and Universidad Central's Colombian forward #07 Edwin Mosquera fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' Bolivian midfielder #30 Miguel Terceros (L) and Universidad Central's forward #16 Daniel De Sousa jump to head the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' midfielder #16 Thaciano (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's third goal during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' midfielder #16 Thaciano dribbles Universidad Central's goalkeeper #01 Giancarlo Schiavone to score his team's third goal during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' midfielder #16 Thaciano dribbles Universidad Central's goalkeeper #01 Giancarlo Schiavone to score his team's third goal during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' midfielder #16 Thaciano celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Santos' midfielder #25 Gabriel Menino (C) celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Venezuela's Universidad Central and Brazil's Santos, at the Misael Delgado stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)