10/21/2020 9:14 AM
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Updated 10/21/2020 9:14 AM
Speculation is over.
There will be no Superclásico in the round of 16 of the 2020 Copa Libertadores and those who wanted another Boca-River immediately will have to wait.
It is that the team of Marcelo Gallardo and that of Miguel Russo will not be able to cross in the next instance, since both finished first in their groups and will share the ciborium in the draw that will be held on Friday, at 12, in Asunción and will define the start of the final stretch of the most important club competition in South America.
This Tuesday three groups were closed and River, Santos and Jorge Wilstermann secured a place among the first, while Liga de Quito, Delfín and Athletico Paranaense took the second place.
Although there are still several places to be defined, there are already many who took their passport to the next phase and the first and second ciboriums that will define the keys to the round of 16 are already outlined.
There a first against a second will always cross and the one who won his group will have the benefit of defining as a local.
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It must be remembered that later, the key to eighths is armed crossing the first of groups with seconds, closing the crosses in the leader's stadium.
The sum of points in the group stage also serves to determine the locality in the quarterfinals and in the semis.
The final, as has happened since the 2019 edition, when Flamengo beat River in Lima, will be a single match.
The headquarters, in this case, will be Rio de Janeiro and the date, not yet defined, is estimated for the end of January 2021.
Below is a detail of the situation table of the eight groups.
Group A
Flamengo (12, + 4).
He will almost certainly finish in the top.
You can reach 15 points if you beat Junior from Barranquilla, who needs a draw in Rio de Janeiro to finish third and enter the South American.
With a victory, the defending champion will also be one of the best leaders.
Independent of the Valley (9, + 4).
The Quito team, which beat Flamengo at home, is virtually classified as second.
Unless they beat Barcelona de Guayaquil at home and Flamengo lose at home.
It also appears as a potential rival for an Argentine team in the round of 16 (Boca, River and even Racing).
Be careful, the team that has the Argentine Hernán Pellerano as leader in the field of play can still be eliminated: they must lose at home and Junior beat Flamengo by deducting the six goals difference, in addition to the three points, which gives margin to Independent of the Valley.
B Group
Palmeiras (13, +10).
It is the team that has garnered the most points so far in the group stage and is already classified virtually as first, except that it loses to Tigre - who needs a miracle to get into the South American - and that Guaraní scores at the height of La Paz against Bolivar.
If the logic is given and they beat the Victoria team, they will be the best of all with 16 points and it will be guaranteed to define as a local until the semifinals.
Guarani (10, +5).
Gustavo Costas' team is already classified and almost certainly second.
It closes at the height of La Paz against Bolívar.
A rival that Argentine teams would not see with bad eyes and that also brings the bonus of a short trip that does not imply so much wear and tear.
Group C
First: Jorge Wilstermann (10, +3).
The group was defined on Tuesday night and Jorge Wilstermann made the big blow and took first place on goal difference after his huge 1-0 victory as a visitor to Colo Colo.
Second: Athletico Paranaense (10, +2).
The Brazilian team arrived as a comfortable leader, but finished second after losing to Peñarol (who finished third and will go to the Copa Sudamericana).
Athletico Paranaense, beyond his irregularity, is a risky rival for Argentine teams in the round of 16.
Group D
First: River (13, +15).
Marcelo Gallardo's team beat Liga de Quito 3-0 on the last date of Group D and was first ahead of the draw.
Although you may have several upstairs and difficulties to define as local in the following instances in case you keep moving forward.
Second: Quito League (12, +4).
The Ecuadorians, dangerous rivals for anyone - it was visible on Tuesday in Avellaneda beyond the bulky final result - go to the hype of the seconds.
San Pablo thrashed Binational 5-1 and finished third and went on to South America.
Group E
Guild (10, +3).
The gaucho team is already among the 16 best.
He closes at home against América de Cali and with a draw and even with a defeat he would close as leader if Inter does not beat Universidad Católica in Chile.
Another group with a leader of not so many points,
Inter (8, +3).
Chacho Coudet's team is almost in.
He can even qualify with a loss, since his chaser, América de Cali, comes with three points less and has 5 goals less difference.
Almost certainly he will be second, unless he beat Ariel Holan's Catholic University in Chile and Gremio does not add three against América de Cali.
Inter will be another risk rival for the Argentines in the round of 16.
Group F
Racing (12, +4).
He is already classified and with chances of being a leader, although it will not be easy: he must beat Estudiantes de Mérida and, if possible, by many goals so as not to depend on what Nacional de Montevideo does, as a local, against Alianza Lima, one one of the worst in the group stage who has not won a lot of matches.
National (12, +4).
Already classified, they seek to be the leader, winning by better goal difference than Racing, against one of the weakest teams in the Cup such as Alianza Lima.
Group G
First: Santos (16, +5).
The Brazilian team was already a leader and may be the best of the first after the 2-1 against Defense and Justice.
Varela's men were achieving a historic step in Brazil with Braian Romero's goal, but they turned it around and stayed out of the eighth, although with a passage to the Copa Sudamericana.
Second: Dolphin (7, -1).
The team from the coastal city of Manta, in Ecuador, gave the great blow to stay with second place after the victory against Olimpia by Daniel Garnero.
A long journey for the Argentines, although a good rival on paper due to their irregular level.
Group H
Mouth (11, + 6).
Boca has already passed as leader, but must add three points to climb among the leaders and guarantee the locality in the following phases.
He can be the fourth or fifth best leader (before, possibly Palmeiras, Santos, Racing or Nacional and Flamengo remain).
Libertad or Caracas (both 7, -1).
Libertad has the upper hand because he defines home against an eliminated team and because Boca is supposed to beat Caracas.
If the Paraguayans win and Caracas does not add to the Bombonera, also inside.
Another rival that involves a short trip and not too many complexities, at least a priori, in the round of 16.
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