The round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores was drawn and there will be no Superclásico in the instance that will have River, Boca, Racing and Argentinos Juniors as Argentine representatives.
Although he was very close to the match between river and mouthgiven that both were among the last two of their bolilleros, finally the group that directs Martin Demichelis will face Internacional from Brazil and the one from Jorge Almiron will do the same before National from Uruguay, while they could just meet in the final of the continental contest.
Besides, racing will face Atlético Nacional from Colombia and Argentinos Juniors will have a tough challenge against Fluminense from Brazil for a place in the quarterfinals.
The cast of Avellaneda was in the same key as Boca, so they will face each other in the next phase if both manage to advance, while River and Argentine Juniors They could meet in the semifinals.
To eliminate Inter, the team Demichelis it would collide with the winner of Bolivar from Bolivia and Athletico Paranaense, and those led by Gabriel Milito with the current champion, Flamengo from Brazil, or Olimpia from Paraguay.
The teams from Pot One, which were first in their groups, will define the round of 16 series at home, while in the rest of the instances it will be determined according to the location they had in the initial phase of the competition.
The round of 16 will begin the week of Wednesday, August 2 and the return matches will be played during the following week.
The raffle was held at the headquarters of the conmebol located in the city of Luque, in Paraguay, and was broadcast live on the agency’s official channels.
This is how the round of 16 crosses were
- Atletico Nacional (Colombia) vs. Racing (Argentina)
- Bolivar (Bolivia) vs. Athletico Paranaense (Brazil)
- Flamengo (Brazil) vs. Olympia (Paraguay)
- Atletico Mineiro (Brazil) vs. Palmeiras (Brazil)
- Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) vs. Ind. Del Valle (Ecuador)
- Argentine Juniors (Argentina) vs. Fluminense (Brazil)
- River Plate (Argentina) vs. International (Brazil)
- National (Uruguay) vs. Boca Juniors (Argentina).
When would the Superclásico duel take place?
For River and Boca to meet again in the Copa Libertadores, it is necessary for both to reach the final since the order of the draw led them to different places in the key. In this way, for there to be a Superclásico cupbearer, both must reach the defining match that will be on November 4 at the Maracaná stadium in Brazil.
* The teams located in second place will define their matches playing at home
Source: Ambito
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