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Picture : River Plate and Porto Alegre - what a penalty series !
Third most prolific shootout series in Copa Libertadores
The second leg of the Copa Libertadores 1/8 finals duel Internacional Porto Alegre vs River Plate (after the opponents exchanged 2-1 home wins) culminated with a penalty shootout series, which became one of longest in the history of the tournament.
The two teams had to take a total of 20 attempts, of which 17 hit the target. Internacional won the series 9-8.
This series took third place in the historical ranking of the tournament in terms of the number of goals. Details are in the table.
| COPA | LIBERTADORES | SHOOTOUT | SERIES | WITH | MOST | GOALS | |
| Home Team | Away Team | Shootout Score | Scored | Taken | Date | Stage | |
| 1 | América de Cali | Newell's Old Boys | 10-11 | 21 | 26 | 03/06/1992 | SF |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | Boca Juniors | 10-9 | 19 | 26 | 29/05/2013 | QF |
| 3 | Internacional | River Plate | 9-8 | 17 | 20 | 08/08/2023 | R16 |