Sporting Cristal's forward #11 Irven Avila (L) and Red Bull Bragantino's forward #22 Gustavinho fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Peru's Sporting Cristal and Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino, at the Nacional stadium in Lima, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)

Cienciano's Argentine head coach Horacio Melgarejo gestures during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Argentina's Lanus and Peru's Cienciano, at the Ciudad de Lanus stadium, in Lanus, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)

Lanus' defender #24 Carlos Izquierdoz (C) jumps to head the ball with Cienciano's Paraguayan defender #13 Claudio Nunez (L), Cienciano's Ecuadorean defender #03 Kevin Becerra and Lanus' Paraguayan defender #13 Jose Maria Canale during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Argentina's Lanus and Peru's Cienciano, at the Ciudad de Lanus stadium, in Lanus, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)

New Australian rugby team head coach Les Kiss speaks during a press conference at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney on July 23, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / - IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -

New Australian rugby team head coach Les Kiss speaks during a press conference at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney on July 23, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / - IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -

New Australian rugby team head coach Les Kiss speaks during a press conference at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney on July 23, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / - IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -

New Australian rugby team head coach Les Kiss speaks during a press conference at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney on July 23, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / - IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -

Red Bull Bragantino's Paraguayan forward #09 Isidro Pitta (L) looks at the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-off football match between Peru's Sporting Cristal and Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino, at the Nacional stadium in Lima, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)