The end of the Copa Libertadores 2024 was defined. The same will be between Atlético Mineiro y Botafogo. As an extra fact, four of the last five had Brazilian teams in the summit match. The only exception was Boca in the 2023 season, when Xeneize fell against Fluminense a Rio de Janeiro.
The Argentinian campaign
With the elimination of River against Mineiro there are no Argentine clubs left. In total six teams from the Professional League competed in the 2024 edition of the Libertadores: San Lorenzo, Godoy Cruz, Workshops, Students, Rosario Central and the Millionaire. It is worth adding that Tomba was eliminated in the qualifiers so they did not even reach the group stage.
Analyzing the campaign of the others, the best was River who reached the semifinals of the Libertadores. Although he was finally defeated by Milito’s team. Several sectors consider that the Millionaire wasted a historic chance because the final will take place at the Most Monumental.
On the other hand Workshops had an excellent group stage, qualifying for the round of 16 in 2nd place behind Sao Pablo only by goal difference. Although he was later eliminated by River. While Students On the contrary, they only harvested 5 units and did not even “go down” to the Copa Sudamericana.
Finally San Lorenzo They suffered a lot in the group stage although they advanced to the round of 16, where they were eliminated by Mineiro. It is worth adding that the series throughout the 180 minutes was highly contested. While Rosario Central was eliminated in the groups although at least he played in the Sudamericana, where he fell in the second round with Fortaleza.
Brazilian dominion
Three of four Brazilian clubs will compete in the finals of the Copa Sudamericana and Libertadores this season. The confirmed ones are Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro and Botafogo, who dreams of being champion of America for the first time in its history.
The grand final of the Copa Libertadores will take place on Saturday, November 30 at the Más Monumental. Thiago Almada will face Gabriel Milito. While Cruzeiro will have to wait for Corinthians or Racing. The other semifinal of the Sudamericana will be played tonight from 9:30 p.m. at the Cilindro.