Copa Libertadores resumes this week as SouthAmerica tries to go back to normal during the COVID era, and the reality of the football leagues in the continent is very different; while some countries like Brazil barely stopped for a couple of months and have resumed playing their tournaments long ago, others like Bolivia still didn’t start …read more →
La Copa Libertadores se reanuda esta semana mientras Sudamérica intenta volver a la normalidad durante la era COVID, y la realidad de las ligas de fútbol en el continente es muy diferente; mientras algunos paÃses como Brasil apenas pararon por un par de meses y han retomado sus torneos hace mucho tiempo, otros como Bolivia …read more →
Defending Copa Libertadores’ champions River Plate are back in the competition’s final following their 1-0 away defeat to Boca Juniors on October 22nd (2-1 on aggregate). Their last competitive game was a week ago, when they beat second-tier side Estudiantes Buenos Aires 2-0 to advance to the Copa Argentina’s final. In the league, they lost …read more →
Flamengo were close to beating Gremio away from home three weeks ago, but they eventually had to settle for a 1-1 draw. They only need to keep a clean sheet at home to advance to the Copa Libertadores’ final. On Sunday, coach Jorge Jesus rotated his players, but the team were still able to beat …read more →
River Plate arrived in their third consecutive Copa Libertadores’ semi-finals after beating Cerro Porteno from Paraguay 3-1 on aggregate (1-1 away a month ago in the return leg). Last Saturday, El Millonario’s alternative XI beat Gimnasia LP 2-0 to reach 14 points in the league table, four behind leaders Boca Juniors. The team suffered a …read more →