CONMEBOL celebró este viernes el sorteo de la edición 2022 de la Copa Libertadores, el torneo al que muchos fans del fútbol mexicano desean volver algún día.
El azar de la tómbola y las bolillas arrojó un par de clásicos que de seguro remecerán el continente.
Sin necesidad de rodeos, los grupos quedaron así:
Argentinian club Newell's Old Boys have always dreamed of seeing Messi wearing its No. 10 jersey. And that dream is kind of a reality these days.
The only thing is this Messi is not the global superstar Lionel but a young fellow named Joaquín. And that's the catch.
Joaquín Messi is part of the Newell's Old Boys team currently playing Copa Libertadores U-20, and his last name has promptly caught the attention of all those involved in the competition. And one of the first questions he is asked is if they are related.
The tuxedo is out of the closet once again. This time it's to welcome a new edition of Copa Libertadores. Palmeiras (Brazil) has won the last two championships, and the logical question is who will be the team that will challenge its dominance?
The tournament will kick off Tuesday, Feb. 8, with the match between Montevideo City Torque (Uruguay) vs. Barcelona SC (Ecuador) for the first of three qualifying rounds before the group stage.
Soccer fans have a different circadian rhythm than others. They're up early to see what's going on in Europe, they're in bed late to follow along with Liga MX, they reach an emotional peak on Wednesday afternoons and frequently block off entire month-long periods in the summer for international festivals of footie. It's a delicate balance, but the 2022 soccer tournaments calendar is a disruptive year with the Qatar World Cup falling between Nov. 21 and Dec. 18.
Here's all the major action between January and December of 2022.
SAO PAULO - The new president of Brazilian club Palmeiras appealed to fans to stop sending money to her personal bank account on Thursday, a day after the details were revealed at her inauguration ceremony.
Leila Pereira, who was last month elected Palmeiras’ first female president, was surprised when her social security number and home address were read out at Wednesday’s event.
A few hours later, Pereira said supporters were sending her money to buy a new striker, using a popular direct transfer application called PIX.
Palmeiras revalidó su corona como rey de Sudamérica, luego de vencer a Flamengo en la final de la Copa Libertadores.
Sin embargo, si nos centramos en las cosas que son realmente importantes, el verdadero campeón de la final 2021 fue el amor, simbolizado en una peculiar propuesta de matrimonio.
Deyverson, a 30-year-old forward who has played in Portugal, Germany, Spain and Brazil, may have scored the biggest goal of his career on Saturday in Montevideo, Uruguay. Deyverson pounced on a horrible miscue from the Flamengo defense to help Palmeiras lift the 2021 Copa Libertadores trophy after a 2-1 win in extra time.
There’s no disputing the fact that the game’s brightest young talent is heavily localized in South America. If you’re looking for the best young players in FIFA 22 Career Mode, chances are you’ll just send a scout off to Brazil to find a technically gifted phenom that’ll recreate Ronaldinho’s impact at PSG.
But thanks to a historic Copa Libertadores final four that includes three clubs from Brazil — Palmeiras, Atlético Mineiro, Flamengo — and Ecuador’s Barcelona SC, it’s an easy enough exercise to pinpoint the prodigies that’ve shone brightest in 2021.
Matías Zaracho and Atletico Mineiro booted River Plate out of the Copa Libertadores in style Wednesday night. This Zaracho goal vs. River Plate was the opening strike of the game and is one of the best seen in 2021 so far.
A silky move from Hulk, the Chinese Super League legend, gave him space to cross it in toward Zaracho, who pulled off one of the most amazing goals ever seen.
WHAT A GOAL!
Boca Juniors fue eliminado en los octavos de final de Copa Libertadores, en un duelo contra el Atlético Mineiro que incluyó polémica con el VAR, lanzamientos penales, una batalla campal en los vestuarios, gas pimienta y seis jugadores del equipo argentino declarando en una comisaría brasileña en calidad de imputados.
Para muchos una noche de escándalo, para tantos otros una noche clásica de Libertadores.
¡ESCÁNDALO EN BRASIL! ¡LA POLICÍA TIRÓ GASES CONTRA LOS JUGADORES DE BOCA!