River Plate finished the 2025 season on Sunday Because he was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Final Championship by Racing Club with a 3-2 defeat in Cilindro de Avellaneda and He no longer relies on himself to reach the 2026 Copa Libertadores.
The millionaire’s desire was to be the champion of the current competition to get that place, but he was unable to achieve it The Olympic return needs to be granted by Boca Juniors, Argentinos Juniors or Lanus. Negativity of actors Marcelo Gallardo It is that the zenis and the bishu will collide in the two quarters, and one of them will remain on the road.
The year for the entire Nunez neighborhood in Buenos Aires was beyond expectations. In addition to losing in the round of 16 of the Clausura, in the Apertura tournament they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Platense. In the Copa Argentina, Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza knocked them out in the semifinals. In the 2025 Libertadores Cup, they bid farewell to the team in the quarter-finals against Palmeiras.
Without titles, he could not get a ticket to the next Copa Libertadores. Not even by the annual table of Argentine football because it finished in fourth place with 53 points as a result of 14 wins, 11 draws and seven losses in the regular phase of the inaugural league and the Clausura. Thus, he secured a place in the 2026 Copa Sudamericana.
Boca, Argentinos and Lanus are the only clubs that can secure a place in the 2026 Copa Libertadores as all three clubs are already seeded. In the case of the Buenos Aires teams, they took the ticket to the annual table with second and third places respectively, behind Rosario Central, and if they reach the Olympic round, they will leave their place to River because it finished fourth. For his part, Lanús enters the highest continental competition as the winner of the 2025 Sudamericana, and if he wins the final round, said ticket will not be used and will also belong to the millionaire.
The club that will also benefit from the dedication of these three teams is Independiente, because it finished eleventh in the annual table and will qualify for the 2026 Copa Sudamericana with the place vacated. Rojo will also benefit from the celebration of Racing, Tigre and Paracas Central, which finished 10th in the 2025 season and entered the Sudamericana thanks to Lanús freeing up his place by winning this year’s edition.