Conmebol’s most prestigious tournaments are entering their crucial stages. This week we had the first leg matches of both the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana round of 16, with many representatives of Brazil in both competitions. However, it wasn’t a great week for all of them.
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Flamengo and Palmeiras, the only ones who smiled in the Libertadores
Flamengo and Palmeiras were the only Brazilian teams still in the Libertadores who won this week. Bruno Henrique’s header gave Mengao the edge against Olimpia of Paraguay at the Maracana, while Raphael Veiga secured the victory for Verdao against Atletico Mineiro in Belo Horizonte.
Fluminense’s match gave a lot to talk about during the week, but not because of the 1-1 draw itself. Marcelo saw the red card for accidentally breaking Luciano Sanchez’s leg in one of the ugliest injuries football fans can remember.
📌 ¡Los resultados de la semana en la CONMEBOL #Libertadores!#GloriaEterna pic.twitter.com/zKrXveDBVd
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) August 4, 2023
Athletico Paranaense suffered a huge blow in their trip to Bolivia, having lost 3-1 to Bolivar in La Paz. Internacional had taken the lead against River Plate in Buenos Aires thanks to Enner Valencia, but the Argentine champions turned things around.
Libertadores round of 16: First leg results
Argentinos Juniors 1-1 Fluminense
Bolívar 3-1 Athletico Paranaense
River Plate 2-1 Internacional
Atlético Mineiro 0-1 Palmeiras
Flamengo 1-0 Olimpia
Second leg matches
August 8
Fluminense vs. Argentinos Juniors – 19:00 (local time)
Athletico Paranaense vs. Bolívar – 21:00 (local time)
Internacional vs. River Plate – 21:00 (local time)
August 9
Palmeiras vs. Atlético Mineiro – 21:30 (local time)
August 10
Olimpia vs. Flamengo – 20:00 (local time)
Fortaleza, Corinthians and Botafogo get the victory in Sudamericana
Fortaleza needed just one goal to beat Libertad in Paraguay. In Brasil, Corinthians came from behind to beat Newell’s ahead of the rematch in Argentina, where Goiás were destroyed by Estudiantes in La Plata the day before Sao Paulo lost to San Lorenzo in Buenos Aires.
In Río de Janeiro, Tiquinho Soares gave Botafogo a dramatic win over Guaraní from the penalty spot. América Mineiro and Bragantino left things wide open in their series with a 1-1 draw in Belo Horizonte.
📌 ¡Los resultados de la semana en la CONMEBOL #Sudamericana!#LaGranConquista pic.twitter.com/g5KeH4Cwod
— CONMEBOL Sudamericana (@Sudamericana) August 4, 2023
Sudamericana round of 16: First leg results
Libertad 0-1 Fortaleza
Corinthians 2-1 Newell’s
Estudiantes 3-0 Goiás
Botafogo 2-1 Guaraní
San Lorenzo 1-0 Sao Paulo
América Mineiro 1-1 Bragantino
Second leg games
August 8
Fortaleza vs. Libertad – 19:00 (local time)
Newell’s vs. Corinthians – 21:30 (local time)
August 9
Guaraní vs. Botafogo – 18:00 (local time)
Goiás vs. Estudiantes – 19:00 (local time)
August 10
Sao Paulo vs. San Lorenzo – 19:00 (local time)
Bragantino vs. América Mineiro – 21:00 (local time)
