This Monday, June 3 in Luque, Paraguay, The draw for the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Libertadores was held at the Conmebol headquarters. Junior, who qualified first in his group, already met his rival in this phase that will close at home.
The draw system was very simple, the same as always, the 16 teams were placed in the pools taking into account the classification position in the group stage. The leaders went to Bolillero 1 and the seconds were located in Bolillero 2, and thus the draw was made.
There is still a group that has not been defined; C, because there is a pending day due to the climate problems that Brazil faced weeks ago. The teams that still have a chance to qualify are: The Strongest / Gremio / Huachipato, and among them will be the rivals of Peñarol and Fluminense.
Junior will travel to Chile
After passing first from his zone, with the bonus of finishing undefeated after two wins and four draws in the Group Stage, Junior met his rival. The Barranquilla team must travel to Chile to face Colo-Colo and seek qualification to the quarterfinals. As the leader of Group D, they will close at home and in front of their fans.
The first match will be played at the Monumental David Arellano stadium in Chile in the week of August 14, while The final game will be played the following week (on the 21st) at the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla.
In case Junior beats Colo-Colo and advances to the quarterfinals, will face the team that wins the key between Talleres and River Plate, so you will undoubtedly have to travel to Argentina, this phase will take place in the week of the 18th (going) and the week of the 25th (return) during the month of September.
This is how the round of 16 crosses were
This is how the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores will be played
- San Lorenzo vs. Atlético Mineiro
- National (U) vs. Sao Paulo
- Flamengo vs. Bolivar
- Colo – Colo vs. Junior
- Workshops vs. River Plate
- Peñarol vs. 1st in Group C
- Botafogo vs. Palmeiras
- 2nd of Groups C vs. Fluminense
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