- Recent history fuels Vasco's hopes: it took the win the last time it faced Olimpia in Brazil.
- The Paraguayan side will look to turn around the image it left from its visit to São Januário so it can close out the series comfortably at home.
Vasco da Gama and Olimpia will renew a matchup that already brought them together in the Group Stage of the current CONMEBOL Sudamericana. The memory of their meeting in Rio de Janeiro favors 'Cruzmaltino', who claimed a 3-0 victory.
The Brazilian side faced Independiente Medellín in the Playoffs: they first secured an important 2-2 draw away from home before backing it up with a 1-0 victory in the return leg.
Vasco da Gama in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026: results, squad and schedule
The Paraguayan side will therefore travel to Brazil knowing that a positive away result could prove decisive in the tie, having already beaten Vasco 3-1 at the Defensores del Chaco on Matchday 5. 'El Decano', coached by Argentine manager Pablo Sánchez, produced an impressive Group Stage campaign and showed an ability to respond even in difficult situations: of the four matches in which they conceded first in the current edition, they came back to win three.
Olimpia in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026: results, squad and schedule
Match details
Stadium: São Januário, Rio de Janeiro.
Kick-off: Thursday, August 13 - 7:00 p.m. (local time).
Referee: Darío Herrera (ARG).
VAR: Germán Delfino (ARG).
Match facts:
- Olimpia's Juan Alfaro was the player involved in the most team sequences that ended in goals during the CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026 Group Stage, with six, level with RB Bragantino's Fernando.
- Vasco and Olimpia have faced each other four times in CONMEBOL competitions, including two meetings in the Group Stage of the current Sudamericana, but have never met in a knockout round. Both teams have won their two home matches in the head-to-head record.
- Vasco have a perfect home record against Paraguayan opposition in CONMEBOL competitions, winning all six matches they have played. They averaged 2.7 goals per game across those fixtures.
- Olimpia fell behind in four different matches in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026 and came back to win three of them. No other team have recorded as many victories after conceding the opening goal in the current competition as 'El Franjeado'. One of those wins came against Vasco, 3-1, in the Group Stage.
- Since the Group Stage, Olimpia (16.4 metres) and Vasco (16.9 metres) rank among the five teams with the shortest average shooting distance in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026.
