Conmebol defined the venues for the finals of the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) defined which will be the venues for the finals of the Libertadores Cup and the South American Cup, which since 2019 have been played in a single match. These are two South American temples and worldwide, since World Cup finals were played in both and have a rich history. Its mystique will give added value to each defining encounter.

The president of the governing body in South America, Alejandro Dominguez, reported it on his Twitter account and indicated that “by decision of the Conmebol Council”, the final of the Libertadores will be in Rio de Janeiro at the Maracaná stadium and the final of the South American in Montevideo. “Two unique matches that inspire us to Believe Big in 2023!”.

In the case of the Libertadores, the Rio de Janeiro venue will once again host a final for the region’s main event, as happened with the 2020 edition, which was held in January 2021 as a result of complications from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, November 11, the mythical stadium will be the host.

While the Centennial of Montevideo after its remodeling hosted the final of the Libertadores in 2021 and will now receive the last match of the South American. The duel is scheduled for Saturday, October 28.

Both tournaments will start in April and in the case of the Libertadores, the preliminary phases that will end on March 16 are still being played. In this instance there is an Argentine team, Huracán, which will define its passage against Sporting Cristal. The first leg will be this Thursday at Parque Patricios and the return seven days later in Lima. They will be a total of 47 clubs. Once all the teams are confirmed, the draw will be held to assemble the groups and the event will take place on Monday, March 27 at the Conmebol headquarters in Asunción.

While the South American this week will start with its qualifying instances and on Wednesday, March 22, the draw will be held to assemble its zones that will begin in the week of April 5 and end in the last week of June. In the weeks of July 12 and 19, the play-offs for the round of 16 will be held, an instance that opens in this contest. There will be 56 participants since it should be remembered that for the second round the best third parties of the Libertadores groups will join.

In this way, the fans whose teams are part of these competitions already know where the most important matches of each tournament will be played and those who have to cross the borders can prepare a trip full of illusion that it is about being champion in the region.

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