22-kick shootout drama. Independiente Santa Fe eliminated River Plate 8-7 on penalties at the Más Monumental after a 1-1 second-leg draw in the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16.
Fluminense survive in Mendoza. The Brazilians drew 1-1 at Independiente Rivadavia but won the shootout 5-4 to complete the Copa Libertadores quarter-final line-up.
September dates confirmed. Both South American club competitions play quarter-final first legs between September 8 and 10, with second legs a week later.
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