Bolivar made it 4-2 on aggregate over Audax Italiano thanks to a 3-0 home win to reach this round-of-16. Considering Bolivian football is yet to return (they are third-placed on 20 points, one behind leaders), that victory stopped a six-game winless run of two draws and two defeats since beating Tigre 2-0 in March. That run includes three home matches: a 1-1 draw (against Jorge Wilstermann in the league) and two defeats (2-1 to Palmeiras and 3-2 to Guarani in the Copa Libertadores).
Meanwhile, Lanus took advantage of the away goals rule to knock out Sao Paulo after losing 4-3 away in the return leg, with Nicolas Orsini scoring to decide the tie in the 93rd minute. Last Friday, the team beat Boca Juniors 2-1 away to break a four-match winless run of one draw and three defeats and keep their hope alive in the Copa Liga Profesional: El Granate remain bottom in group 4 on four points, but just two behind their last opponents, who are in second. Prior to that game, Lanus were on nine away matches without a win, drawing four and losing five.
Both are teams that can score but don’t defend well, plus Lanus is missing Guillermo Burdisso, arguably their best defender, so I have to expect goals here.