On Wednesday night, a Flamengo fan was arrested by Brazilian police moments before his team faced Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Libertadores semifinals. His crime? Kissing an ESPN reporter on her cheek without consent.
And while for some this might sound excessive, the truth is that it's not.
The match between Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals on Wednesday night gave us one of the worst tackles we’ve seen in 2022.
After an entertaining first leg where they tied 2-2, the second leg promised more considering the stakes at play. But what we thought would be an interesting match began with a horrible red card.
Former Liverpool and Barcelona forward Luis Suárez has re-joined Uruguayan team Nacional on a free transfer, returning to the Montevideo-based club after 16 years in Europe.
The 35-year-old, who left LaLiga side Atlético Madrid at the end of last season, said on social media on Tuesday he had reached a pre-contract agreement with Nacional, where he started his professional career in 2005.
"Proud to wear my shirt again at @Nacional," Suarez wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. "Thank you all for the support! See you soon."
Después de seis meses, el paso del Antonio Mohamed por Brasil llegó a su fin. El técnico argentino fue despedido por el Atlético Mineiro y de inmediato se activaron los rumores de una posible llegada a la Liga MX.
Con el Turco al mando, el Atlético Mineiro tuvo una marca de 27 partidos ganados, 13 empates y solamente cinco derrotas.
The cast of the Amazon Prime superhero show "The Boys" is visiting Brazil for promotional purposes, and taking advantage of the fact, football club Palmeiras decided to invite the actors to a quintessential Copa Libertadores night, in which Palmeiras destroyed Cerro Porteño 5-0.
The whole night was a blast for Antony Starr, Jack Quaid, Karl Urban, Karen Fukuhara and the rest of the actors that attended Allianz Parque.
Boca Juniors volvió a quedar fuera de la Copa Libertadores, el máximo escenario del fútbol sudamericano. Esta vez, vía penales.
Como suele pasar, mientras la gran mayoría de los países del hemisferio norte preparan sus respectivo torneos y empiezan la pretemporada, la acción en Sudamérica no se detiene. Esta semana se están definiendo las series de octavos de final del torneo de clubes a nivel continental más antiguo del mundo y este martes fuimos testigos de tres de los ocho partidos de la ronda:
The road to the 2022 Copa Libertadores Final at El Monumental in Guayaquil, Ecuador, gets serious this week with the start of the Round of 16 across South America.
The first team to get a shot at back-to-back champion Palmeiras is Paraguay's Cerro Porteño, but they'd need one of the tournament's greatest ever upsets to knock out Abel Ferreira's side. Atlético Mineiro is probably up next for Palmeiras in the quarterfinals, although the Galo must first overcome Ecuador's Emelec.
Deportivo Táchira became the first Venezuelan team to win a game in Bolivia for Copa Libertadores after beating Independiente Petrolero 2-1 on Tuesday night, in Sucre, at 9,219 feet above the sea level. Of course, all of Táchira's players need to be credited for the feat but especially the goalkeeper Christopher Varela who scored the first goal of the match from his own box.
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.
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