Corinthians suffered a late heartbreak at the Neo Quimica Arena as Estudiantes de La Plata snatched a dramatic 1-0 victory in their CONMEBOL Libertadores encounter. The match, characterized by a physical battle with several early yellow cards for both sides, including Breno Bidon for Corinthians and Tiago Tomas Palacios and Leandro Gonzalez Pirez for Estudiantes, remained goalless for the majority of the second half. Despite a flurry of late substitutions from both teams aimed at finding an edge, it was Estudiantes who broke the deadlock in the 87th minute. Tiago Tomas Palacios provided the crucial assist, setting up Alexis Castro to score the decisive goal. The late drama continued as Rodrigo Garro received a yellow card in stoppage time, and Memphis Depay managed to find the net for Corinthians in the dying moments, but it proved to be a mere consolation as Estudiantes held on for a precious away win.