Ruben Darío Insua's team lost 2-0 to Independiente del Valle in the Copa Libertadores. Adam Bareiro and Junior Sornoza scored the goals for the visitors.

Kendry Páez was the best player on the field for the Ecuadorian side. The 16-year-old was already sold to Chelsea for 10 million euros. San Lorenzo will play Liverpool in Uruguay on Tuesday, April 23, in the next round of the competition. The match took place at the Banco Guayaquil stadium in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. The winner of the match will face Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the tournament on Sunday, April 25. The draw for the final will be made on Monday, April 26, at the Estadio Olimpico Nuevo Gasómetro in Cuenca. The final will take place on April 27 at the Maracana, the home of the Real Madrid.