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2026 South American football finals venues

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In August 2026 2026, the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol confirmed Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in La Plata as the neutral venue for the Torneo Clausura final and the linked Trofeo de Campeones, tying the domestic title to a Copa Libertadores spot. A CONMEBOL delegation later inspected the expansion of Barranquilla’s Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, slated to hold about 65,000 spectators for the Copa Sudamericana final on 21 November 2026. The Argentine Football Association formally established 15 July as Día de las Selecciones Nacionales, a national holiday honoring the senior team’s 2‑1 2-1 World Cup semi‑final semi-final victory over England, with goals from Enzo Fernández and Lautaro Martínez. England. The holiday, approved by the AFA executive committee chaired by Claudio Tapia, will be observed annually and sparked FIFA disciplinary proceedings after a “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” banner was displayed. The stadium expansion, which began on 23 July, will raise the Barranquilla venue’s capacity from roughly 43,000 to 65,000 seats and is on schedule for the November final. Round‑of‑16 matches for the tournament are already underway, featuring clubs such as Boca Juniors, Independiente Santa Fe, Bolívar, Cienciano and Vasco da Gama. Regarding club transfers, River Plate’s signing Plate completed a record-breaking acquisition of midfielder Thiago Almada was confirmed as a record €20 million transfer from Atlético Madrid, Madrid. The deal, valued at approximately €20 million, secured 50% of the most expensive in Argentine football history; River outbid Flamengo, bringing its total spending this window to about $67 million player's economic rights and adding included a €40 million buy‑back buy-back clause for Atlético. Almada will join River on Almada, a three‑and‑a‑half‑year contract after 25-year-old World Cup champion, signed a medical, strengthening the contract through December 31, 2030, to bolster coach Eduardo Coudet’s squad for following recent struggles in the second half of Torneo Clausura and Copa Argentina. During his presentation at the season. Estadio Monumental, Almada stated, “I am very happy to be here. I am fulfilling a dream of playing in a club like River Plate.” The AFA also confirmed that the stadium expansion in Barranquilla, which began on 23 July, is on schedule to raise capacity from 43,000 to 65,000 seats. The Torneo Clausura final will be played on is scheduled for 12 December at the Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, while with the Trofeo de Campeones will take place following on 19 December at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba.

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