After beating Sportivo Trinidense, Colo Colo became the fourth national team present at the continental tournament. Huachipato, Cobresal and Palestino will also be there.
This Wednesday Colo Colo managed to reach another important milestone in the season. The team under the technical leadership of Jorge Almirón managed to beat Sportivo Trinidense 2-1 and entered the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.
Thus, the albos joined the already classified Huachipato and Cobresal as champion and vice-champion of the 2023 season. He will also be present there Palestinian who, like the Cacique, managed to overcome the previous rounds of the continental tournament.
An unprecedented step has thus been taken for national football, since For the first time, four Chilean teams will be in the groups of the Copa Libertadores . Until this edition, no more than three Creole representatives had reached this stage.
All of them will be part of Pot 4, so the possibility of avoiding the strongest teams from South America becomes much more complicated. Among them, those who make up Pot 1, is Fluminense, current champion of the 2023 edition. River Plate, Flamengo and Palmeiras also stand out. .
In Pot 2, they appear as possible rivals Atlético Mineiro, Cerro Porteño, Independiente del Valle and Junior . On the other hand, in Pot 3 there is Rosario Central, Workshops, University and Millionaires among others.
So far, only the definition of a team is missing to join the group stage which will emerge from the definition this Thursday between Always Ready and Nacional de Uruguay (9:30 p.m.). The Bolivian team won the first leg 1-0, so they have the sporting advantage. Whoever enters will be part of Pot 4 with the Chileans, Caracas, Liverpool and Botafogo.
The draw is scheduled for Monday, March 18 at a time to be defined at the Conmebol headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. Once the rivals are defined, the first date of the group stage will begin on April 2 and last until May 30.
Bass drum 1
- Fluminense
- Palmeiras
- River
- Flamengo
- Guild
- Penarol
- Sao Paulo
- Quito League
Drum 2
- Atlético Mineiro
- Valley Independent
- Freedom
- Cerro Porteño
- Students
- Barcelona of Ecuador
- Bolivar
- Junior
Drum 3
- San Lorenzo
- The Strongest
- academic
- Tachira
- Central Rosary
- Lima Alliance
- Millionaires
- Workshops
Bass drum 4
- Caracas
- Liverpool of Uruguay
- Huachipato
- Cobresal
- Palestinian
- Colo Colo
- Botafogo
- Always ready / National of Uruguay
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