IBOV
177,547.57
▲ 2.44%
IPSA
11,009.22
▲ 0.50%
IPC MEX
67,298.78
▲ 0.88%
MERVAL
3,379,771
▲ 2.98%
COLCAP
2,297.00
▼ 0.19%
BVL PERÚ
57,575.02
— —
USD/BRL5.05▼ 0.01%
USD/MXN17.38▼ 0.05%
USD/CLP937.27▲ 0.17%
USD/COP3,205▼ 0.70%
USD/PEN3.39▼ 0.31%
USD/ARS1,482▼ 0.03%
USD/UYU40.14▲ 1.16%
USD/PYG6,035▲ 1.38%
USD/BOB10.95▲ 2.82%
USD/DOP57.99▼ 0.36%
USD/CRC447.42▲ 1.36%
USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.31%
USD/HNL26.74▲ 0.88%
USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.31%
USD/VES736.04▼ 0.13%
USD/PAB1.00— 0.00%
USD/BZD2.00— 0.00%
USD/JMD157.49▲ 0.36%
USD/TTD6.71▲ 0.76%
EUR/BRL5.78▼ 0.36%
BRENT
95.85
▲ 1.89%
WTI
87.95
▲ 1.29%
IRON ORE
161.91
— —
COPPER
6.51
▲ 0.96%
GOLD
4,129
▼ 0.44%
SILVER
60.08
▲ 0.10%
SOY
1,241
▲ 0.61%
CORN
485.00
▲ 4.98%
WHEAT
702.75
▼ 0.43%
COFFEE
318.05
▼ 4.19%
SUGAR
14.75
▼ 0.87%
ORANGE JUICE
147.50
▲ 2.57%
COTTON
81.36
▲ 3.04%
COCOA
5,353
▼ 4.53%
BEEF
219.20
▼ 3.30%
CATTLE
336.15
▼ 3.83%
LITHIUM
69.00
▼ 0.12%
PETR4
42.58
▲ 2.21%
VALE3
75.10
▲ 3.77%
ITUB4
42.90
▲ 0.87%
BBDC4
18.97
▲ 2.26%
ABEV3
16.13
▲ 2.09%
BBAS3
21.09
▲ 1.01%
B3SA3
15.90
▲ 4.81%
WEGE3
46.74
▲ 10.05%
PRIO3
59.77
▲ 2.73%
SUZB3
42.66
▲ 2.47%
RENT3
37.14
▲ 1.61%
AZZA3
17.81
▲ 1.89%
CSAN3
3.92
▲ 3.70%
RAIZ4
0.27
— 0.00%
PCAR3
2.75
▲ 0.73%
GMAT3
3.91
▲ 2.09%
PSSA3
55.45
▲ 3.68%
CVCB3
1.27
▲ 13.39%
POSI3
3.70
▲ 0.54%
SLCE3
13.96
▲ 1.53%
NATU3
8.68
▼ 0.34%
BRKM5
6.07
▲ 6.30%
RANI3
8.00
▲ 1.39%
CSNA3
5.38
▲ 6.32%
CMIN3
5.84
▲ 4.66%
USIM5
8.65
▲ 2.25%
GGBR4
24.06
▲ 2.43%
ENEV3
25.97
▲ 2.16%
CPFE3
46.71
▲ 0.67%
CMIG4
11.21
▲ 1.72%
EQTL3
39.35
▲ 1.34%
LREN3
13.54
▲ 2.03%
VIVT3
35.38
▼ 1.17%
RAIL3
13.64
▲ 3.02%
KLABIN
17.93
▲ 1.93%
RAIA DROGASIL
18.29
▲ 0.88%
RDOR3
34.49
▲ 1.68%
HAPV3
11.39
▲ 1.33%
FLRY3
16.65
▲ 0.60%
SMTO3
16.05
▲ 3.02%
UGPA3
32.83
▲ 3.17%
VBBR3
34.98
▲ 3.03%
BBSE3
42.58
▲ 2.48%
BPAC11
57.02
▲ 2.98%
CURY3
30.20
▲ 0.83%
AERI3
2.05
▲ 0.49%
VIVARA
21.55
▲ 0.65%
COMPASS
24.81
▲ 1.51%
VAMOS
3.23
▲ 4.53%
SANB11
26.95
▼ 0.96%
ASAI3
8.40
▲ 1.82%
SBSP3
29.29
▲ 2.41%
WALMEX
48.65
▼ 1.02%
GMEXICO
214.34
▲ 2.57%
FEMSA
227.98
▲ 0.55%
CEMEX
22.17
▲ 0.45%
GFNORTE
191.99
▲ 3.33%
BIMBO
60.30
▲ 1.53%
TELEVISA
9.82
▲ 0.61%
AMX
22.70
▼ 0.26%
GAP
378.40
▼ 0.03%
ASUR
273.53
▼ 0.52%
OMA
229.62
▲ 1.49%
KOF
182.55
▲ 1.15%
GRUMA
280.45
▼ 0.76%
KIMBER
38.85
▲ 1.17%
SQM-B
65,055
▲ 0.80%
COPEC
6,550
▲ 1.55%
BSANTANDER
79.85
▲ 1.06%
FALABELLA
6,042
▲ 2.08%
ENELAM
84.53
— 0.00%
CENCOSUD
2,010
▼ 0.89%
CMPC
1,070
▼ 1.28%
BANCO CHILE
193.50
▲ 1.84%
LATAM AIR
24.09
▼ 0.45%
YPF
82,500
▲ 2.33%
GGAL
8,275
▲ 3.89%
PAMPA
5,625
▲ 2.74%
TXAR
668.50
▼ 1.55%
ALUAR
974.00
▲ 0.10%
TGS
9,905
▲ 2.01%
CEPU
2,411
▲ 3.03%
MIRGOR
16,925
▲ 0.89%
COME
43.14
▲ 0.63%
LOMA NEGRA
3,823
▲ 6.03%
BYMA
295.00
▲ 0.94%
TELECOM ARG
4,420
▲ 3.88%
ECOPETROL
16.69
▲ 0.97%
BANCOLOMBIA
84.66
▲ 1.22%
GRUPO AVAL
5.04
▼ 0.98%
CREDICORP
393.43
▲ 0.60%
SOUTHERN COPPER
195.48
▲ 3.97%
BUENAVENTURA
32.09
▲ 2.69%
MERCADOLIBRE
1,799
▼ 1.29%
NUBANK
14.51
▲ 0.83%
XP
17.30
▲ 2.67%
PAGSEGURO
9.67
▲ 0.94%
STONE
11.36
▲ 0.93%
GLOBANT
30.67
▼ 4.45%
TECNOGLASS
45.24
▲ 0.20%
GAP AIRPORT
217.70
▲ 0.01%
ASUR
273.53
▼ 0.52%
OMA AIRPORT
105.35
▲ 1.07%
AMX ADR
26.12
▲ 0.12%
FEMSA ADR
130.96
▲ 0.47%
CEMEX ADR
12.74
▲ 0.32%
PETROBRAS ADR
18.89
▲ 1.89%
VALE ADR
14.85
▲ 4.21%
ITAU ADR
8.48
▲ 0.95%
SANTANDER BR
5.45
▲ 0.74%
AMBEV ADR
3.14
▲ 0.96%
CSN
1.09
▲ 9.00%
GERDAU
4.77
▲ 2.69%
LATAM ADR
51.22
▼ 0.68%
BTC
65,657
▼ 0.67%
ETH
1,921
▼ 0.64%
SOL
77.48
▼ 0.55%
XRP
1.13
▼ 0.72%
BNB
569.30
▼ 0.25%
ADA
0.17
▼ 0.06%
DOGE
0.07
▼ 0.76%
AVAX
6.56
▼ 0.86%
LINK
8.56
▼ 0.76%
DOT
0.82
▼ 1.58%
LTC
47.05
▼ 0.04%
BCH
217.35
▼ 1.19%
TRX
0.33
▼ 0.04%
XLM
0.18
▼ 1.51%
HBAR
0.07
▲ 0.69%
NEAR
1.87
▲ 0.11%
ATOM
1.45
▼ 1.06%
AAVE
97.10
▼ 0.26%
SELIC
14.25%
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EMBRAER
83.79
▲ 1.38%
EMBRAER ADR
66.05
▲ 0.89%
JBS
12.25
▲ 2.51%
JBS BDR
61.80
▲ 2.62%
MBRF3
16.03
▲ 6.09%
MBRFY
3.19
▲ 8.14%
INTER
5.69
▲ 1.97%
IBOV
177,547.57
▲ 2.44%
IPSA
11,009.22
▲ 0.50%
IPC MEX
67,298.78
▲ 0.88%
MERVAL
3,379,771
▲ 2.98%
COLCAP
2,297.00
▼ 0.19%
BVL PERÚ
57,575.02
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USD/BRL
5.05
▼ 0.01%
USD/MXN
17.38
▼ 0.05%
USD/CLP
937.27
▲ 0.17%
USD/COP
3,205
▼ 0.70%
USD/PEN
3.39
▼ 0.31%
USD/ARS
1,482
▼ 0.03%
USD/UYU
40.14
▲ 1.16%
USD/PYG
6,035
▲ 1.50%
USD/BOB
10.95
▲ 2.82%
USD/DOP
57.99
▼ 0.02%
USD/CRC
447.42
▲ 1.36%
USD/GTQ
7.62
▲ 2.31%
USD/HNL
26.74
▲ 0.88%
USD/NIO
36.62
▲ 0.31%
USD/VES
736.04
▼ 0.04%
USD/PAB
1.00
— 0.00%
USD/BZD
2.00
— 0.00%
USD/JMD
157.49
▲ 0.36%
USD/TTD
6.71
▲ 0.76%
EUR/BRL
5.78
▼ 0.36%
BRENT
95.85
▲ 1.89%
WTI
87.95
▲ 1.29%
IRON ORE
161.91
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COPPER
6.51
▲ 0.96%
GOLD
4,129
▼ 0.44%
SILVER
60.08
▲ 0.10%
SOY
1,241
▲ 0.61%
CORN
485.00
▲ 4.98%
WHEAT
702.75
▼ 0.43%
COFFEE
318.05
▼ 4.19%
SUGAR
14.75
▼ 0.87%
ORANGE JUICE
147.50
▲ 2.57%
COTTON
81.36
▲ 3.04%
COCOA
5,353
▼ 4.53%
BEEF
219.20
▼ 3.30%
CATTLE
336.15
▼ 3.83%
LITHIUM
69.00
▼ 0.12%
PETR4
42.58
▲ 2.21%
VALE3
75.10
▲ 3.77%
ITUB4
42.90
▲ 0.87%
BBDC4
18.97
▲ 2.26%
ABEV3
16.13
▲ 2.09%
BBAS3
21.09
▲ 1.01%
B3SA3
15.90
▲ 4.81%
WEGE3
46.74
▲ 10.05%
PRIO3
59.77
▲ 2.73%
SUZB3
42.66
▲ 2.47%
RENT3
37.14
▲ 1.61%
AZZA3
17.81
▲ 1.89%
CSAN3
3.92
▲ 3.70%
RAIZ4
0.27
— 0.00%
PCAR3
2.75
▲ 0.73%
GMAT3
3.91
▲ 2.09%
PSSA3
55.45
▲ 3.68%
CVCB3
1.27
▲ 13.39%
POSI3
3.70
▲ 0.54%
SLCE3
13.96
▲ 1.53%
NATU3
8.68
▼ 0.34%
BRKM5
6.07
▲ 6.30%
RANI3
8.00
▲ 1.39%
CSNA3
5.38
▲ 6.32%
CMIN3
5.84
▲ 4.66%
USIM5
8.65
▲ 2.25%
GGBR4
24.06
▲ 2.43%
ENEV3
25.97
▲ 2.16%
CPFE3
46.71
▲ 0.67%
CMIG4
11.21
▲ 1.72%
EQTL3
39.35
▲ 1.34%
LREN3
13.54
▲ 2.03%
VIVT3
35.38
▼ 1.17%
RAIL3
13.64
▲ 3.02%
KLABIN
17.93
▲ 1.93%
RAIA DROGASIL
18.29
▲ 0.88%
RDOR3
34.49
▲ 1.68%
HAPV3
11.39
▲ 1.33%
FLRY3
16.65
▲ 0.60%
SMTO3
16.05
▲ 3.02%
UGPA3
32.83
▲ 3.17%
VBBR3
34.98
▲ 3.03%
BBSE3
42.58
▲ 2.48%
BPAC11
57.02
▲ 2.98%
CURY3
30.20
▲ 0.83%
AERI3
2.05
▲ 0.49%
VIVARA
21.55
▲ 0.65%
COMPASS
24.81
▲ 1.51%
VAMOS
3.23
▲ 4.53%
SANB11
26.95
▼ 0.96%
ASAI3
8.40
▲ 1.82%
SBSP3
29.29
▲ 2.41%
WALMEX
48.65
▼ 1.02%
GMEXICO
214.34
▲ 2.57%
FEMSA
227.98
▲ 0.55%
CEMEX
22.17
▲ 0.45%
GFNORTE
191.99
▲ 3.33%
BIMBO
60.30
▲ 1.53%
TELEVISA
9.82
▲ 0.61%
AMX
22.70
▼ 0.26%
GAP
378.40
▼ 0.03%
ASUR
273.53
▼ 0.52%
OMA
229.62
▲ 1.49%
KOF
182.55
▲ 1.15%
GRUMA
280.45
▼ 0.76%
KIMBER
38.85
▲ 1.17%
SQM-B
65,055
▲ 0.80%
COPEC
6,550
▲ 1.55%
BSANTANDER
79.85
▲ 1.06%
FALABELLA
6,042
▲ 2.08%
ENELAM
84.53
— 0.00%
CENCOSUD
2,010
▼ 0.89%
CMPC
1,070
▼ 1.28%
BANCO CHILE
193.50
▲ 1.84%
LATAM AIR
24.09
▼ 0.45%
YPF
82,500
▲ 2.33%
GGAL
8,275
▲ 3.89%
PAMPA
5,625
▲ 2.74%
TXAR
668.50
▼ 1.55%
ALUAR
974.00
▲ 0.10%
TGS
9,905
▲ 2.01%
CEPU
2,411
▲ 3.03%
MIRGOR
16,925
▲ 0.89%
COME
43.14
▲ 0.63%
LOMA NEGRA
3,823
▲ 6.03%
BYMA
295.00
▲ 0.94%
TELECOM ARG
4,420
▲ 3.88%
ECOPETROL
16.69
▲ 0.97%
BANCOLOMBIA
84.66
▲ 1.22%
GRUPO AVAL
5.04
▼ 0.98%
CREDICORP
393.43
▲ 0.60%
SOUTHERN COPPER
195.48
▲ 3.97%
BUENAVENTURA
32.09
▲ 2.69%
MERCADOLIBRE
1,799
▼ 1.29%
NUBANK
14.51
▲ 0.83%
XP
17.30
▲ 2.67%
PAGSEGURO
9.67
▲ 0.94%
STONE
11.36
▲ 0.93%
GLOBANT
30.67
▼ 4.45%
TECNOGLASS
45.24
▲ 0.20%
GAP AIRPORT
217.70
▲ 0.01%
ASUR
273.53
▼ 0.52%
OMA AIRPORT
105.35
▲ 1.07%
AMX ADR
26.12
▲ 0.12%
FEMSA ADR
130.96
▲ 0.47%
CEMEX ADR
12.74
▲ 0.32%
PETROBRAS ADR
18.89
▲ 1.89%
VALE ADR
14.85
▲ 4.21%
ITAU ADR
8.48
▲ 0.95%
SANTANDER BR
5.45
▲ 0.74%
AMBEV ADR
3.14
▲ 0.96%
CSN
1.09
▲ 9.00%
GERDAU
4.77
▲ 2.69%
LATAM ADR
51.22
▼ 0.68%
BTC
65,657
▼ 0.67%
ETH
1,921
▼ 0.64%
SOL
77.48
▼ 0.55%
XRP
1.13
▼ 0.72%
BNB
569.30
▼ 0.25%
ADA
0.17
▼ 0.06%
DOGE
0.07
▼ 0.76%
AVAX
6.56
▼ 0.86%
LINK
8.56
▼ 0.76%
DOT
0.82
▼ 1.58%
LTC
47.05
▼ 0.04%
BCH
217.35
▼ 1.19%
TRX
0.33
▼ 0.04%
XLM
0.18
▼ 1.51%
HBAR
0.07
▲ 0.69%
NEAR
1.87
▲ 0.11%
ATOM
1.45
▼ 1.06%
AAVE
97.10
▼ 0.26%
SELIC
14.25%
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EMBRAER
83.79
▲ 1.38%
EMBRAER ADR
66.05
▲ 0.89%
JBS
12.25
▲ 2.51%
JBS BDR
61.80
▲ 2.62%
MBRF3
16.03
▲ 6.09%
MBRFY
3.19
▲ 8.14%
INTER
5.69
▲ 1.97%
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, July 23, 2026
World Cup — Sudamericana playoff ties led the night Independiente Medellín hosted Vasco da Gama, Lanús met Cienciano, and Sporting Cristal faced RB Bragantino in the first legs of the Copa Sudamericana playoffs, setting the knockout route across South America on Wednesday.
Brazil’s Série A packed the schedule Coritiba v Palmeiras, Chapecoense v Flamengo, Internacional v Cruzeiro, and São Paulo v Athletico Paranaense all featured on a crowded Brazilian league card, putting domestic points races in the midweek spotlight.
MLS and Ecuador added continental depth Major League Soccer and Ecuador’s Liga Pro delivered full slates, including Inter Miami v Chicago Fire, San Jose Earthquakes v Orlando City, and Macará v Cuenca, making it a continent-wide football night.
Today’s headlines July 23, 2026
| Event | Status | Angle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Copa Sudamericana playoffs | Result | First-leg ties for Medellín, Lanús and Sporting Cristal opened the knockout route on Wednesday night. |
| Brazil Série A | Result | Coritiba, Flamengo, Cruzeiro, Palmeiras and others shared a busy Wednesday night card that could shuffle the standings. |
| MLS matchday | Result | Inter Miami, New York City, Seattle, Portland and San Jose all had league fixtures listed for Wednesday evening in the United States. |
| Ecuador Liga Pro | Result | Macará, Independiente del Valle and LDU Quito were among the Ecuadorian league fixtures completed on Wednesday. |
01
Sudamericana first legs set the knockout tone
Football
The Copa Sudamericana playoff round featured Independiente Medellín against Brazil’s Vasco da Gama, Argentina’s Lanús against Peru’s Cienciano, and Sporting Cristal of Peru against Brazil’s RB Bragantino on Wednesday.
La República listed kickoff times of 5.00 p.m. local for Medellín v Vasco and 7.30 p.m. for both Lanús v Cienciano and Sporting Cristal v Bragantino, confirming the evening wave of South American knockout action.
MatchEndDirect also logged those same pairings on its 22 July results page, identifying them as Sudamericana Round of 16-style fixtures and underlining the weight of the night for clubs chasing a continental semi-final spot.
In short — The Sudamericana playoff round began with three major Latin American ties on Wednesday night.
Fans in club colours outside a South American stadium before a Copa Sudamericana night kick-off. Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Photo: Internet reproduction)
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02
Brazil’s domestic league threw up four headline matches
Result
La República listed Coritiba v Palmeiras at 5.30 p.m., then Chapecoense v Flamengo, Internacional v Cruzeiro and São Paulo v Athletico Paranaense at 7.30 p.m., all as part of Brazil’s Série A programme on Wednesday.
MatchEndDirect’s 22 July results page confirms those Brazilian top-flight games were scheduled for that date, meaning several of Brazil’s biggest clubs were in action on the same evening.
For foreign readers, the practical hook is clear: Palmeiras and Flamengo, two traditional giants, were playing on the road with league positions at stake, and their results could tighten or widen the title race.
In short — A packed Brazilian league schedule put several big-name clubs on the same evening slate.
03
MLS delivered a full North American late window
Result
La República listed a long string of MLS fixtures for Wednesday, including Columbus Crew v New York City FC, FC Cincinnati v Vancouver Whitecaps, Inter Miami v Chicago Fire, New England Revolution v Toronto FC and Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls.
The same source also showed Charlotte FC v Atlanta United, Austin FC v Seattle Sounders, Los Angeles FC v Real Salt Lake, Portland Timbers v FC Dallas and San Jose Earthquakes v Orlando City, all part of the same matchday.
MatchEndDirect’s results page carries the identical MLS card with kickoff times in the early hours UTC, which corresponds to the evening slot in the United States, confirming the matches went ahead as scheduled.
In short — MLS delivered a broad evening slate, with Inter Miami and San Jose among the visible fixtures.
04
Ecuador’s Liga Pro stayed in the regional spotlight
Result
La República listed three Liga Pro Ecuador fixtures for Wednesday: Macará v Cuenca at 2.00 p.m., Independiente del Valle v Técnico at 4.30 p.m. and Manta v LDU Quito at 7.00 p.m.
The schedule placed Ecuador’s domestic league alongside South American cup football and Brazil’s top flight on the same busy regional football day, giving fans a multi-country menu of live action.
In short — Ecuador’s league matched the rest of the region’s heavy football schedule on Wednesday.
05
Non-football results kept the wider picture busy
Feature
Prensa Latina reported that Brazil’s women’s volleyball team beat Japan 3-1 in Macao to reach the Volleyball Nations League semi-finals, a result that keeps the South Americans in the hunt for a major international title.
The same agency also noted Argentine tennis player Facundo Díaz Acosta lost 2-0 to Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Bublik in the ATP event at Kitzbühel, and that Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen won stage 17 of the Tour de France in France.
Those items were not the main football story, but they were the clearest verified non-football results from Latin American athletes in the available Wednesday reporting.
In short — Outside football, Brazil’s volleyball team advanced and an Argentine tennis player featured in verified results.
06
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
What was the biggest verified football storyline on Wednesday?
The clearest verified storyline was the start of the Copa Sudamericana playoff round, with Independiente Medellín, Lanús and Sporting Cristal all playing first-leg ties against Brazilian and Peruvian opposition.
Which matches had exact kickoff times in the reporting?
La República gave exact local times for several fixtures, including Medellín v Vasco at 5.00 p.m., Lanús v Cienciano at 7.30 p.m., Sporting Cristal v Bragantino at 7.30 p.m., Coritiba v Palmeiras at 5.30 p.m. and Macará v Cuenca at 2.00 p.m.
What non-football result is worth noting?
Prensa Latina reported that Brazil’s women’s volleyball team beat Japan 3-1 in the Volleyball Nations League and advanced to the semi-finals.
In short — The day’s verified sports picture is dominated by Sudamericana and other football fixtures, with Brazil’s volleyball team also advancing.
Updated: 2026-07-22T23:41:00-03:00 by Oliver Mason, Latin America sports correspondent.
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