Copa Libertadores 2022: Favourites River Plate, Boca Juniors Crash Out - In Pics

Defending champions Palmeiras of Brazil reached the quarter-finals of Copa Libertadores 2022 with a 3-0, 5-0 win over Cerro Porteno of Paraguay, but two Argentinian giants -- River Plate and Boca Juniors -- were dumped out of the South American club football's biggest tournament. Boca Juniors were defeated by Brazil's Corinthians on penalties after the second leg match also ended in a goalless draw. River Plate lost to fellow Argentinian side Velez Sarsfield 0-1 (first leg). For the first time in the history of the tournament, teams only from the two countries (Argentina and Brazil) will compete the quarter-finals. Other teams in the last-eight are: Athletico Paranaense (Brazil), Flamengo (Brazil), Talleres (Argentina), Atletico Mineiro (Brazil); and the winners of Fortaleza (Brazil) vs Estudiantes (Argentina).

Updated: 07 Jul 2022 2:07 pm

Copa Libertadores 2022 - Boca Juniors vs Corinthians | Photo: AP/Victor R. Caivano

Plastics with the colors of Argentina's Boca Juniors lay on the bleachers after the team lost 5-6 to Brazil's Corinthians in a penalty shootout during a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Brazil's Corinthians players celebrate their team's 6-5 win over Argentina's Boca Juniors in a penalty shootout during a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Argentina's Boca Juniors players leave the field after loosing 5-6 to Brazil's Corinthians in a penalty shootout during a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Copa Libertadores 2022 - Boca Juniors vs Corinthians | Photo: AP/Gustavo Garello

Coach Sebastian Battaglia, right, of Argentina's Boca Juniors comfort his players after loosing 5-6 to Brazil's Corinthians in a penalty shootout during a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Players of Brazil's Corinthians celebrate their team's 6-5 win over Argentina's Boca Juniors in a penalty shootout during a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen second leg soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Goalkeeper Agustin Rossi of Argentina's Boca Juniors stops a penalty shot by Bruno Melo of Brazil's Corinthians in a the penalty shootout during a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Copa Libertadores 2022 - River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield | Photo: AP/Natacha Pisarenko

Goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos of Velez Sarsfield celebrates after their 0-0 draw with River Plate at the end of a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen, second leg soccer match at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Velez Sarsfiel moves to the quarter-finals on aggregate.

Velez Sarsfield players celebrate after their 0-0 draw with River Plate at the end of a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen, second leg soccer match at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

River Plate players react after a 0-0 draw with Velez Sarsfield at the end of a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen, second leg soccer match at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Francisco Ortega, left, Santiago Caseres, center, and Jose Ignacio Florentin of Velez Sarsfiel celebrates their 0-0 draw with River Plate at the end of a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen, second leg soccer match at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Emanuel Mammana of River Plate, left, fights for the ball with Lucas Janson of Velez Sarsfield during a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen, second leg soccer match at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Fans of River Plate cheer before a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen, second leg soccer match against Velez Sarsfield at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.