Conmebol drew the groups for the 2023 edition of the Copa Libertadores this Monday night (27) in Luque (Paraguay). Brazil will be represented in the competition by seven teams: Athletico-PR, Atlético-MG (which secured a place through the previous phase of the continental tournament), Corinthians, Flamengo, Fluminense, Internacional and Palmeiras.
Current champion of the Libertadores, Flamengo is the top seed in Group A, which also has Racing (Argentina), Aucas (Ecuador) and Ñublense (Chile). Internacional is in B, which has Nacional (Uruguay) as the top seed. The key is completed by Metropolitanos (Venezuela) and Independiente Medellín (Colombia).
In Group C, the top seed is Palmeiras, which is accompanied by Barcelona (Ecuador), Bolívar (Bolivia) and Cerro Porteño (Paraguay). Fluminense is in the D, in which it meets River Plate (Argentina), its opponent in the first phase of the 2021 edition of the competition, and meets The Strongest (Bolivia) and Sporting Cristal (Peru).
The representative of Brazil in Group E is Corinthians, which will face Independiente del Valle (Ecuador), Argentinos Juniors (Argentina) and Liverpool (Uruguay). G will have the presence of two teams from Brazil: Athletico-PR and Atlético-MG. They will be accompanied by Libertad (Paraguay) and Alianza Lima (Peru).
Only two keys do not have representatives from Brazil. Group F is formed by Boca Juniors (Argentina), Colo-Colo (Chile), Monagas (Venezuela) and Deportivo Pereira (Colombia). Group H has Olimpia (Paraguay), Atletico Nacional (Colombia), Melgar (Peru) and Patronato (Argentina).
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— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) March 28, 2023
Final at Maracanã
The great objective of the Brazilian teams in the competition is to advance to the big decision, which will be played on November 11 at the Maracanã stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.
