Everything you need to know about the Copa Sudamericana: the 7 Argentines, their rivals and how much Conmebol pays per game

The Copa Sudamericana is underwaythis Tuesday, and will have as protagonists 7 Argentine teams that will try to establish themselves in the second race of the continental order. Clarín tells you about each one’s present, who they will have to face and the innovative measure of Conmebol which will be an extra motivation to get the best performance in each match.

For this new season, the parent company of South American football has decided that, for every game won, The winning team will get $100,000. In other words, in the event of a perfect score in the group stage, the institutions will be able to pocket $600,000.

In turn, unlike the last edition, there will be two classified by groups. Whoever passes first will access the round of 16, while the second will face off in the round of 16 against whoever finishes third in the Copa Libertadores group.

When the groups are analyzed, the first to appear is Hurricane. The Parque Patricios complex complements the group B together with Emelec, Guaraní and Danubio and earned the right to participate by losing in the third qualifying round of the Copa Libertadores. The start of the year for the Dabove team has been very good, but it is going through a downturn and many doubts in its functioning.

students of La Plata, a team recently led by Eduardo Domínguez, is going through a particular semester. On the one hand, Abel Balbo, the coach who started the year, was fired for poor results. In turn, he lost a La Plata classic after 13 years. However, with top players such as: Mauro Boselli, Santiago Ascacibar and José Sosa, among others, it will be a tough opponent for anyone. El Pincha occupies group C and will face Red Bull Bragantino, Oriente Petrolero and Tacuary.

Tiger appears in group Dset directed by Diego Martínez. Without a doubt the duel against San Pablo is the most awaited. It turns out that both teams starred in the Copa Sudamericana final in 2012 and that match, well remembered for the confrontation between the players of the Victoria team and the Brazilian police, was not decided on the field, but in the absence of time to playing the title was awarded to San Pablo.

Almost 10 years later they will cross paths again and, logically, fans of the Tiger will not forget that episode. The other members of the zone are Deportes Tolima and Puerto Cabello.

Newell’s will be part of group E, where it will have rivals Santos, Blooming and Audax Italiano. Rosario’s team is still trying to meet and establish itself in terms of the game. On the substitutes’ bench is an old acquaintance of the house: Gabriel Heinze. A priori, the most difficult opponent is Santos, but Leprosy will have to become regular. Locally, they have not yet managed to win as visitors and are in tenth place, the result of 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Defense and Justicechampion of the Copa Sudamericana 2020 version, member of group F, he will face Peñarol, América de Minas Gerais and Millonarios. Faithful to the style of play he has been preaching for years, he has a good present and, surely, international competition will be the big goal of the year.

In group G the representative will be Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, which together with Independiente Santa Fe, Universitario and Goias They will fight for the transition to the next stage. El Lobo has a squad full of young people which, basically, is due to the inhibition of incorporating. Performance, at the local level, is unstable, and although the South American at an economic and prestige level, he cannot ignore the Professional League.

San Lorenzo is part of group H together with Palestino, Estudiantes de Mérida and Fortaleza. The team coach is Rubén Dario Insúa, champion of the first edition of the competition in 2002 with the Cyclone. The ‘Gallego’ raised a club which was both financially and footballingly struggling and, currently, is an escort locally. Undoubtedly, he will aim to end the year with a new glass in his windows.