Atlético Mineiro y Botafogo qualified for the grand final of the Copa Libertadores 2024. In the semifinals the group of Gabriel Milito eliminated River. While the team Thiago Almada left on the road Penarol. As a colorful fact, four of the last five finals featured teams from Brazil.
When will the final be played?
The summit meeting of the Copa Libertadores 2024 will take place on Saturday, November 30. The time has yet to be confirmed although it is estimated to be 5:00 p.m. The final will take place at the Más Monumental. In recent days, a rumor arose that the venue could change due to River’s low chances of playing in the final.
There was even talk of the Libertadores de América. The fact is that there was fear of not selling all the tickets without the Millionaire, especially now that his elimination was confirmed. But finally it will be played in Núñez as agreed.
The Argentine campaign in 2024
With the elimination of River against Mineiro, there are no Argentine clubs left in Libertadores 2024. In total, six teams from the Professional League competed in this 2024 edition: San Lorenzo, Godoy Cruz, Talleres, Estudiantes, Rosario Central and Millonario. 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 as shared above.
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 it 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 He was eliminated in the groups although at least he played in the Sudamericana, where he lost in the round of 16 with Fortaleza.