The English magazine Four Four Two published a ranking with the 33 best clubs in South America and it is headed by two Argentines.
Boca Juniorsfirst and River PlateSecond, they put themselves before the other greats of the Brazilian football as the most important clubs on the continent.
The editor of the magazine Ben Hayward commented in the article why Mouth it is the first one.
“Based in the heart of the folkloric La Boca neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Boca Juniors is Argentina’s largest and most popular football club. Boca plays at the iconic Bombonera stadium. Home to the great Diego Maradona for a brief period in the early 1980s and again at the end of his career, Boca has won more than 70 titles, including six Copa Libertadores,” was the description.
For its part, regarding the entity of Nunez He noted: “River Plate is Argentina’s second most popular club after fierce rivals Boca Juniors and the most successful in terms of domestic titles. Four-time Copa Libertadores champions River Plate play their home games at the Estadio Monumental, which is now the largest stadium in South America following the redevelopment of Rio’s Maracana. It also hosted Argentina’s 1978 World Cup final and has been home to some of South American football’s legends, including Alfredo Di Stefano, Omar Sívori, Daniel Passarella and Enzo Francescoli.”
The podium was completed by Flamengo of Brazilwhich was followed by other Brazilian clubs such as Corinthians, Saint Paul, Palmeiras and Saints.
In eighth place appeared Independent of Avellanedathe other Argentine who made it into the Top 10. At the same time, the Uruguayans were also included Penarol and National.
What other Argentine clubs are included in this ranking? Racing (11°), San Lorenzo (13°), Students from La Plata (18°), Newell’s (27°), Rosario Central (28°) and Velez (30°).
The ranking of the biggest South American clubs according to Four Four Two:
- 1. Boca Juniors
- 2. River Plate
- 3. Flamengo
- 4. Corinthians
- 5. Saint Paul
- 6. Palm trees
- 7. Saints
- 8. Independent
- 9. Peñarol
- 10. Montevideo National
- 11. Racing Club of Avellaneda
- 12. Vasco da Gama
- 13. Saint Lawrence
- 14. Colo Colo
- 15. Cruzeiro
- 16. Lima Alliance
- 17. National Athletic of Colombia
- 18. Students from La Plata
- 19. Porto Alegre Guild
- 20. Inter from Porto Alegre
- 21. Millionaires from Colombia
- 22. Barcelona, Ecuador
- 23. Fluminense
- 24. Olympia
- 25. Atletico Mineiro
- 26. Botafogo
- 27. Newell’s
- 28. Rosario Central
- 29. University of Peru
- 30. Velez Sarsfield
- 31. America from Cali
- 32. University of Chile
- 33. Caracas
Source: Ambito
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