Conmebol manager Frederico Nantes has announced that Boca will face Corinthians. Photo: NORBERTO DUARTE / AFP.
The route of the Argentine teams to the Copa Libertadores and to the South American was resolved with unequal luck: Boca remained in the most complex key, River will face Vélez awaiting another cross between the Argentines (Colón and Talleres) and Students from the other key. side. In South American, the Union will play against a historical and Lanús will take care of the task. The possible Superclásico? Just in the semifinals.
The draw in Asunción made Marcelo Gallardo and the company smile with delight. Because in the 8th round it will be measured against Vélez. And beyond the morbidity of the cross between Lucas Pratto against his former club and DT, which he faces, he has the Núñez team as a favorite, despite the level of difficulty involved in recognizing each other. .
The series will start with Liniers and the second leg will be played at Monumental, with Cacique Alexander Medina on the substitute bench. It will also be a tireless path to travel, as he won’t even leave the country until the semifinals if he passes each stage.
On the same side of the key, which yes or no will be thrown by an Argentine semifinalist, Columbus and Workshops They need to measure a site in the next stage. The second leg is in Santa Fe, with two teams still in development and where the market transition will fully pass them. An example of this is the departure of one of the Sabalero figures, Lucas Beltrán, who after being loaned returned to his club, River. Competition date? The last two weeks of June.
Brazilian journalist Helena Calil and Argentine Juan José Buscalia during the draw for the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana, at Conmebol headquarters in Luque (Paraguay). Photo: EFE/Norberto Duarte.
Boca, with its sights in Brazil, before another superclásico?The
For Boca it will be a Libertadores with huge hurdles. Despite being the leader of the group, they will face the Corinthians in round of 8 (they define La Bombonera), a rival with whom they were associated in the first round and with whom they have close antecedents. In 2012 they played the final, which Timao won, and in 2013 they played in 8th place, with a victory for Xeneize. This year they repeated that 2012 definition mark, albeit in a different order: it was 2-0 in Brazil and 1-1 in Bombonera.
If you go to Corinthians, for Boca the most complicated will come later: you have to cross against Flamengo, one of the favorites, or with Deportes Tolima. And then? A hypothetical semifinal against River, if in addition those in Núñez came up there. If so, the second leg is at Monumental. All this without reducing the chances of Vélez, Talleres and Colón, teams that know how to generate risks for Gallardo’s team.
The calendar can also form a trilogy of Superclassics. how Because in case Boca and River reach the semifinals they will meet in the week of September 7. And four days later they will have to clash for the League.
El Pincha, on the other hand
The only Argentine team left on the other side of the draw was Students from La Plata, who will face Fortaleza in the 8th round (in UNO the second leg). And if he passes the key he will face Libertad or Athletico Paranaense. The final semifinal could be against Palmeiras, two -time Cup champions, Atlético Mineiro, Cerro Porteño or Emelec. The final of the tournament is in Guayaquil.
And the South American Cup?
The South American Cup only has Lanús and Unión as representatives of Argentina after the eliminations of Racing, Independiente, Banfield, Defense and Justice.
Lanús by Jorge Almirón (champion of the competition in 2013 and finalist in 2020) has to face Malayang Lambakwho at the height of Quito had already shown his power and became the South American champion in 2019 against Colón. If Granate raffles this stage, it will clash with Santos or Deportivo Táchira.
The Unión crossing, on the other hand, will take you to Montevideo. And he has to play against Nacional, who came to this stage after finishing third in the group of Estudiantes and Vélez in the Copa Libertadores. If the santafesinos succeed this time, they will have to play against Olimpia or Goianense. The final of the South American Cup is in Brasiliaand only then was there a confrontation between the Argentines as they went to different sides of the table.
Source: Clarin
