River He started his path on the right foot Libertadores Cup 2024 by beating Deportivo Táchira 2-0 in Venezuela. And the victory is celebrated in triplicate. The fact is that, in addition to quickly settling into his group, the victory brought him great benefit in the race to qualify for the Club World Cup 2025. On top of that, she was one step away from overthrowing Boca ahead of the event that will be played in the United States.
The three points added on Tuesday night by those led by Martín Demichelis not only added to the Libertadores zone, but were also included in the ranking Conmebol. This way, River reached 70 points and was just one behind Boca, which leads the list with 71.
The ranking methodology works under the same logic as any party: three points for each match won, one for a tie and three extra units for each round passed in the Libertadores. It is worth remembering that the first two teams in the ranking, added to the champions of the 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 editions, will be those that receive Conmebol tickets to participate in the mega 32-team Club World Cup, to be held in the United States, mid-2025.
Although Boca still continues to lead the ranking, it would be practically impossible for River not to surpass it. The thing is The participants of the Copa Sudamericana do not add points, so Xeneize lost the possibility of increasing its score this year.
And, from the ranking in which Boca and River fight, only two enter.
In conclusion, With just a tie, the Millionaire will share first position with mouth and if they win any of their remaining matches, they will occupy first position alone. Likewise, the change of locations would not change much because both teams would continue to qualify for the Club World Cup.
The next date, River will receive Nacional of Uruguay in the Monumental. It will be on Thursday, April 11, from 11 p.m.
Boca’s possible complications for the Club World Cup
Palmeiras, Flamengo and Fluminense are classified for being the champions of the last three editions of the tournament. The champion of this edition will win a place, while the other two will be awarded by position in the CONMEBOL ranking.
The others that would be classified so far are Boca (71 points) and River (70), with Olimpia (57), Nacional (43) behind, although the 2024 edition still has to be played.
Olimpia no longer presents itself as a threat because it will not participate in international competitions this year and, therefore, will not add points in the ranking. In this way, Boca should only focus on Nacional having the worst possible group stage.
In that sense, Xeneize will be extremely attentive to what happens between River and Nacional next week.. The thing is that if Bolso advances from the group stage and reaches the quarterfinals, winning a good part of its matches, it could surpass Boca in the ranking.
This is how brothers, no matter how much history marks them as opponents, can be united for a moment.: If Núñez’s men beat Nacional, they will lead the ranking and do their homework in the group, although they will also complicate the chances of the Purse leaving Boca without the Club World Cup.
How is the Conmebol ranking?
- 71p: Mouth
- 70p: River
- 57p: Olympia
- 43p: National
- 41p: Independent of the Valley
- 40p: Barcelona
- 40p: Cerro Porteño
- 33p: The Strongest
- 30p: Students
- 30p: Freedom