Conmebol has decided, due to force majeure, to transfer to Asunción all Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana matches in which Bolivian clubs would have been hosts this week, because of the severe social crisis that has paralyzed Bolivia for twelve days.
Copa Libertadores
Competición regional de fútbol sudamericano afectada por la crisis boliviana.
Conmebol transferred to Asunción, Paraguay, the games of Always Ready, Independiente Petrolero and Blooming, which would play as home teams in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, due to the blockades and protests that paralyze Bolivia.
Conmebol transferred three matches involving Bolivian clubs to Asunción due to social conflicts in the country. Always Ready, Independiente Petrolero, and Blooming will play in Paraguay this week.
Coach Ariel Holan expressed skepticism about the return of full-back Blas Riveros, injured since February, causing apprehension in the Paraguayan national team less than a month before the World Cup.
Cerro Porteño coach Ariel Holan stated that left-back Blas Riveros will hardly return to the pitch before the end of the Apertura 2026, contradicting the expectation generated by the player's social media posts and his inclusion in the Paraguayan national team's preliminary list for the World Cup.
After losing to Sportivo Trinidense in the Apertura 2026, coach Ariel Holan justified fielding starters as a form of training and criticized the physical disparity of the squad inherited from the previous management, aiming for qualification to the Libertadores round of 16.