TOPSHOT - Santos' forward #11 Rony celebrates 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)

TOPSHOT - Puebla's goalkeeper #28 Ricardo Gutierrez catches the ball past teammate Paraguayan midfielder #21 Sergio Sanabria (L) and Cruz Azul's Nigerian forward #11 Christian Ebere during the Liga MX Apertura football match between Cruz Azul and Puebla at Banorte stadium in Mexico City on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Tigre's forward #29 Ignacio Russo (front) is fouled by Nacional's Argentine midfielder #36 Bruno Zuculini during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Uruguay's Nacional and Argentina's Tigre at the Gran Parque Central satdium in Montevideo, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Dante FERNANDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Cruz Azul's Argentine forward #29 Rodolfo Rotondi (L) and Puebla's Argentine defender #05 Facundo Almada fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura football match between Cruz Azul and Puebla at Banorte stadium in Mexico City on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP via Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

Puebla's Argentine defender #05 Facundo Almada (C) heads the ball past teammate Costa Rican defender #04 Juan Pablo Vargas and Cruz Azul's Colombian defender #04 Willer Ditta during the Liga MX Apertura football match between Cruz Azul and Puebla at Banorte stadium in Mexico City on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP via Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

Cruz Azul's Nigerian forward #11 Christian Ebere celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Liga MX Apertura football match between Cruz Azul and Puebla at Banorte stadium in Mexico City on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP via Getty Images)

Cruz Azul's Nigerian forward #11 Christian Ebere celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Liga MX Apertura football match between Cruz Azul and Puebla at Banorte stadium in Mexico City on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP via Getty Images)

Cruz Azul's Nigerian forward #11 Christian Ebere celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Liga MX Apertura football match between Cruz Azul and Puebla at Banorte stadium in Mexico City on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP via Getty Images)