With average ratings of 8.71, Argentinos Juniors’s Miguel Ángel Torrén and Independiente del Valle’s Richard Schunke were the best Centre-Backs of the Libertadores 23 – Group Stage.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Miguel Ángel Torrén | 8.71 | Back 5 | 270 | Argentinos Jun |
| Richard Schunke | 8.71 | Back 5 | 450 | Independiente del Valle |
| Fabrício Bruno | 8.57 | Back 4 | 270 | Flamengo |
| Nathan Silva | 8.26 | Back 4 | 270 | Atlético Mineiro |
| Kevin Mac Allister | 8.17 | Back 5 | 360 | Argentinos Jun |
| Alec Deneumostier | 7.92 | Back 5 | 180 | Melgar |
| Mateo Carabajal | 7.82 | Back 5 | 352 | Independiente del Valle |
| Fabián Balbuena | 7.75 | Back 4 | 180 | Corinthians |
| Gonzalo Piovi | 7.68 | Back 4 | 270 | Racing Club |
| Jean Archimbaud | 7.68 | Back 5 | 180 | Melgar |
| Jemerson | 7.51 | Back 4 | 270 | Atlético Mineiro |
| Lucas Villalba | 7.35 | Back 5 | 267 | Argentinos Jun |
| David Luiz | 7.34 | Back 4 | 180 | Flamengo |
| Gustavo Gómez | 7.32 | Back 4 | 360 | Palmeiras |
| Murillo | 7.17 | Back 4 | 180 | Corinthians |
| Gabriel Mercado | 7.16 | Back 4 | 330 | Internacional |
| Alan Saldivia | 7.07 | Back 5 | 180 | Colo-Colo |
| Alec Deneumostier | 7.06 | Back 4 | 270 | Melgar |
| Juan Felipe Aguirre | 7.05 | Back 4 | 180 | Atlético Nacional |
Conditions for the presented data:
– Minimum minutes played in the season: 180 minutes (equivalent to 2 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);
– Libertadores Qualifying Round data excluded;
Data from FBref.