In the draw made by CONMEBOL this Monday (3), Leão met his possible opponents in the round of 16 of the competition.
CONMEBOL held this Monday (3), the draw for the knockout phase of the Copa Sudamericano, in an event that took place at the entity’s headquarters, in Paraguay. And Fortaleza, leader of group D of the competition, met their possible opponents, who will emerge as winners of the playoff 7.
The Ceará team secured first place in their group, which included Boca Juniors, Sportivo Trinidense and Nacional Potosí, with a solid season, suffering just one defeat and adding 13 points in total. And so he won a direct place in the round of 16 of the international competition.
Just as Grêmio and Internacional postponed their Libertadores and Sul-Americana matches respectively due to the Rio Grande do Sul floods. And Leão do Pici still awaits eight clubs as possible rivals in the international tournament, namely: Delfín and Racing do Uruguay, Estudiantes and Rosario Central from Argentina, Always Ready from Bolivia and LDU from Ecuador.
The playoff 7 clash will be between the fifth best third-placed team from the Copa Libertadores and the fourth best second-placed team from the Copa Sudamericano, and will be decided between the teams mentioned above. The team that wins this round will face Fortaleza.
The round of 16 phase of the tournament is scheduled for 14 to 21 August, yet to be defined by the competent institutions. Until then, Leão do Pici will play the matches of the Brazilian Championship and the Copa do Nordeste, to maintain its rhythm during the period.
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And next Wednesday (5), Tricolor de Aço will face CRB at Arena Castelão, at 9.30pm (Brasilia time). The match will be the first meeting between the teams in the big decider of the Nordestão.
Source: Terra
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