12/16/2020 10:36 PM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 12/17/2020 12:07 AM
First came Palmeiras, leaving
Libertad
de Paraguay on the road last Tuesday.
Already this Wednesday,
Santos
thrashed Gremio 4-1 and also entered the semifinals.
Two Brazilians among the four best in America.
Now, they wait for their rivals.
The first to meet him will be Palmeiras, who awaits the resolution of the key between River and Nacional, which will be resolved this Thursday in Uruguay.
In the first leg, Gallardo's team won 2-0.
As best first in the group stage,
Verdao
will define at home.
The same for Santos, who now looks more attentive to Racing than to Boca since La Academia won 1-0 at the Cilindro de Avellaneda.
The return of this quarterfinal crossing will be next Wednesday 23 at La Bombonera.
And already in semis,
Peixe
will also be local in the second match.
The Libertadores semis will be played between January 5 and 12.
But, as in everything bad there is something good, the Argentineans have something to be excited about.
In the first place, the locations are not what they used to be.
As there is no public because of the coronavirus pandemic, the pressure of the people and the feeling that "the stands are collapsing" does not happen.
You just have to check the crosses: Boca beat Inter in Porto Alegre, and in the rematch the Brazilians prevailed in La Bombonera, to cite one example.
Meanwhile, in the historic crosses by Copa Libertadores, Argentine teams have a slight advantage.
As the official site of the tournament reports on its Instagram account, a total of 64 series were played between Argentine and Brazilian teams.
And those of our country prevailed in 37, against 27 of the northern neighbors.
However, the statistics say that the Brazilian clubs won a total of 103 games, against 97 of the Argentines;
plus 60 draws.
The one that won the most series for Libertadores is Boca, with 17. Among the most remembered are those of Palmeiras in the 2000 final and the 2001 semis;
the final with Santos in 2003;
and the decisive one against Gremio, in 2007. River contributes 6 series won, Independiente 4, Estudiantes and San Lorenzo, 3;
and Rosario Central, Talleres y Vélez, 1. The one in El Fortín is the final of the 1994 Cup against San Pablo.
For their part, the Brazilians who won the most series against Argentine teams are Gremio and San Pablo, with 5 each.
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