With the assumption of Leo XIV as the new leader of the Catholic Church, a new era begins. Within that framework, find out the football teams that benefited from this appointment.
The American Robert Francis Prevost was chosen as the new Dad of the Catholic Church and chose the name of Leo XIV. The last time he had chosen a new Dad It was in 2013, when the Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio It became the first South American Pontiff.
The teams that won the Copa Libertadores and the Champions League every time a new Pope was chosen:
– 1958: San Juan XXIII
- Champions League: Real Madrid
- Copa Libertadores: It was not played yet
– 1963: Saint Paul VI
- Champions League: Milan
- Copa Libertadores: Santos
– 1978: Juan Pablo I and Juan Pablo II
- Copa Libertadores: Boca
- Champions League: Liverpool
– 2005: Benedict XVI
- Copa Libertadores: San Pablo
- Champions League: Liverpool
– 2013: Francisco
- Copa Libertadores: Atlético Mineiro
- Champions League: Bayern Munich
– 2025 Leo XIV
- Copa Libertadores 😕
- Champions League: Inter de Milan or Paris Saint Germain
Source: Ambito
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