Many trips, the last champion and a spicy crossing between two former mouth

After the recognition of four champions of America (the Argentines Francisco Pancho Sá and Sebastián Battaglia, the Brazilian Felipe Melo and the Uruguay (Felipemelo and Battaglia were in charge) to make the groups of the Copa Libertadores 2025. Botafogo, for being the last champion of America went straight to group A, for which the first team to be drawn was that of Group B’s standard and that was River.

To the team of Marcelo Gallardo Three rivals touched him that although they are not the strongest, they are still careful since it can be a rough zone, which should not be trusted. You will have to travel several kilometers since there is a trip to Quito to play with the always complicated Independiente del Vallethat becomes strong as a local and fights as a visitor. In fact, eliminated the millionaire in the round of 16 of the 2016 edition And it was runner -up. In addition, he won the South Americans in 2019 and 2022. It will not be the only journey to Ecuador. He must also go to Guayaquil to face Barcelona, ​​who can integrate that group even though there is another Ecuadorian because it comes from the initial phases. In the last one dispatched Ramón Díaz’s Corinthians, nothing less. And another to Lima against University, two -time champion in Peru.

RacingMeanwhile, he was also in the first copon, he went to Group E and has a short trip to Chile to face Colo-Colo, led by Argentine Jorge Almirón, who last year led him to the quarterfinals and was eliminated with River, and two longer, north of Brazil (strength) and northern Colombia (Atlético Bucaramanga). The fight seems to be with the first two rivals, although the Colombian team won his league.

Copa Libertadores 2025

Group phase.

Fuente: Conmebol
Infographic: Clarion

Students will face the last champion of AmericaBotafogo, in Group A. it can have a raided road to the classification since University of Chile and Carabobo of Venezuela do not appear as strong rivals.

Vélez will integrate Group H, in which he will face two historical teams such as Peñarol (5 times champion) and Olimpia (3) and the debutant San Antonio Bulo Bulo de Bolivia. A particularity: the clash between Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Martín Palermo, Olimpia DT, Boca Boca.

Workshops will have to fight it a lot to dream of the round of 16 as it will be measured with a historical one like San Pablo, a team like freedom accustomed to playing this competition and the Lima Alianza of Pipo Gorosito, which arrives with the high moral after eliminating Boca.

Finally, Central Córdoba will have its debut in the Libertadores, in a spicy group, in which the powerful Flamengo is and will have two long trips: at the height of Quito and Venezuela.