Favourable record: how La U have fared against their Sudamericana rivals | OneFootball

This Monday, the next opponent of Universidad de Chile in the 2025 South American Cup was confirmed.

The team led by Gustavo Álvarez will play against Guaraní from Paraguay, in the round of 16 of the second continental tournament, an instance to which they arrived after finishing third in their Copa Libertadores group.

The Paraguayan team, led by Francisco Arce, goes to the repechaje against U after finishing second in their Copa Sudamericana group, which they shared with Independiente, Boston River, and Nacional Potosí.

Favorable history for the Blues

In the history, there are six matches between Universidad de Chile and Guaraní, with three blue victories, two draws, and one victory for the Asunción club.

All these matches were for Copa Libertadores, and these two teams have never faced each other in the Sudamericana before.

The most recent precedent took place in the 2014 Copa Libertadores, with a blue victory in both the first leg (1-0 in Chile with a goal from Rodrigo Mora) and the second leg (2-3 in Asunción with goals from Ramón Fernández, Isaac Díaz and Patricio Rubio).

Universidad de Chile was the protagonist of one of the most even groups in the Copa Libertadores 2025, and had to settle for the Sudamericana repechaje despite adding 10 points in the group stage.

Thus, the Blues return to play a very special cup for the club, for that remembered title of 2011, obtained in an unbeaten manner.

The winner of the round of 16 tie will play against Independiente de Avellaneda in the quarterfinals.

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