without Brazilian duel, group stage is defined; check out

Conmebol held this Monday, 18th, in Luque, Paraguay, the draw for the 2024 Libertadores groups. Just like in the Copa Sudamericana, Brazil will have seven representatives in this phase: Fluminense (current champion), Palm trees, Flamengo, Guild, São Paulo, Atlético-MG It is Botafogo.

At this stage, Glorioso, by guaranteeing classification in the pre-Libertadores, could fall into another group with Brazilians. However, the Rio team fell in bracket D, with LDU (Ecuador), Junior Barranquilla (Colombia) and University (Peru). Group H is the only one without Brazilians.

GROUP DEFINED! 🔥🌎

Meet Fogão’s opponents in the group stage of Conmebol Libertadores! ⚽⚔️ #Come onBOTAFOGOpic.twitter.com/3P25gP3Mqw

— Botafogo FR (@Botafogo) March 19, 2024

Awards

During the event, Alejandro Domínguez, president of Conmebol, announced the change in the Libertadores prize. The champion of the competition will receive 23 million dollars (R$ 115.2 million) just for winning the final; the value represents an increase of 5 million dollars compared to what last year’s winner, Fluminense, earned.

Prizes per stage:

Group stage: 3 million dollars (R$ 15 million)
Round of 16: 1.2 million dollars (R$ 6 million)
Quarterfinals: 1.7 million dollars (R$ 8.5 million)
Semifinal: 2.3 million dollars (R$ 11.5 million)
Runner-up: 7 million dollars (R$ 35 million)
Champion: 23 million dollars (R$ 115.2 million)

Check the definition of Groups

A GROUP

Fluminense
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
Alianza Lima (Peru)
Colo-Colo (Chile)

GROUP B

São Paulo
Barcelona de Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Talleres (Argentina)
Cobresal (Chile)

GROUP C

Guild
Students from La Plata (Argentina)
The Strongest (Bolivia)
Huachipato (Chile)

GROUP D

LDU (Ecuador)
Junior Barranquilla (Colombia)
University (Peru)
Botafogo

GROUP E

Flamengo
Bolívar (Bolivia)
Millionaires (Colombia)
Palestinian (Chile)

GROUP F

Palm trees
Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)
San Lorenzo (Argentina)
Liverpool (Uruguay)

GROUP G

Peñarol (Uruguay)
Atlético-MG
Rosario Central (Argentina)
Caracas (Venezuela)

GROUP H

River Plate (Argentina)
Libertad (Paraguay)
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela)
National (Uruguay)

🔥🏆 Worth it #EternalGlory! The 8⃣ CONMEBOL groups are defined #Libertadores 2024.

🤔 Which is the hardest? pic.twitter.com/sK9MLboOMA

— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) March 19, 2024

Dates

The top two in each group advance to the round of 16. The group stage will be played between April 2nd and 4th (first round) and May 28th and 30th (sixth round).

The round of 16 is scheduled to take place between August 13th and 22nd. The quarterfinals will be from September 17th to 26th. The semi-finals take place from October 22nd to 31st. The Libertadores grand final will be in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 30th; The stage for the single game of the decision has not yet been defined.

How it worked

The 32 classified teams were separated into four pots to divide the brackets. The clubs, previously guaranteed at this stage, were allocated according to their position in the Conmebol ranking.

Eight teams formed pot 1, the next eight occupied pot 2, and so on. The four classified by the pre-Libertadores (Botafogo, Palestino, Nacional and Colo-Colo) were, necessarily, in the last pot, 4.

It is worth remembering that clubs from the same country could not face each other in the group stage. However, there is the exception of teams coming from the preview, such as Botafogo, which could fall into the same bracket as a compatriot.