The group stage of the
Copa Libertadores
begins .
And with her, the passion, the emotion, the nerves, the copera nights.
And before going out on the field, it is already throbbing who may be the candidates to win the maximum continental tournament.
Two Brazilian clubs are the main favourites, but what about the Argentines?
Flamengo
and
Palmeiras
continue to be the clubs that set the pulse of the continent.
Sure, they are the last champions of America.
Fla
won the 2019 and 2022 editions and
Verdão
those of 2020 and 2021. For the current one, their chances of lifting the trophy again pay between 4 and 5 pesos for each one wagered, respectively
.
And another strong Brazilian team is
Atlético Mineiro
, whose quota is 7.75 to 10 pesos.
Above Mineiro, in any case, to complete the podium of the main candidates, along with Flamengo and Palmeiras, River appears, the best positioned Argentine.
To become champion again,
Núñez's team
, now led by Martín Demichelis,
pays between 6.5 and 7 pesos
.
The data comes from the averages of the algorithms carried out between Codere, BetWarrior and Bplay, three of the bookmakers that legally operate in Argentina.
Flamengo, the favorite in the betting houses to win the Cup. Photo: EFE/ Adriano Machado POOL
And the rest of the Argentine teams?
To get the seventh, Boca pays from 8.75 to 10 pesos
;
Racing, who wants to conquer America again after 56 years, from 22 to 26 pesos;
Argentinos Juniors (champion in 1985), between 40 and 57 pesos;
and Board of Trustees, from 70 to 125 pesos.
This time, among the contenders for the titles, there is no room for surprises.
At least, for now, before the start of the tournament.
The greats of the continent are the ones who set the pace of the bets.
Behind Flamengo, Palmeiras, River, Atlético Mineiro and Boca, there are teams that have already been American champions such as Corinthians (pays 12 pesos), Inter (15), Racing (25) and Atlético Nacional de Medellín (40).
And among them there are also others of good present such as Fluminense (20), Athletico Paranaense (last runner-up, with 25) and Independiente del Valle (champion of the Copa Sudamericana and the Recopa, with 35).
Not only are the numbers measured to bet on who will win the glory at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro (the final will be played there), on November 11.
There are also quotas for the debut matches, which will be this week.
In this case, four of the five Argentine teams are wide favorites to stay with their duels.
Despite the fact that he has to travel to La Paz and play at 3,600 meters above sea level, with the difficulty that this entails, River pays better than his rival, The Strongest.
The victory of the Demichelis team pays from 2.10 to 2.17, while that of the Bolivian team, from 3.25 to 3.30. For its part, a victory for Boca in Venezuela pays 1.5, while that of Monagas from 6 to 7.2;
Racing against Ñublense delivers from 1.90 to 2, and the victory of the Chilean team, from 3.60 to 4;
Argentines on Independiente del Valle, pay from 1.85 to 1.90 and the Ecuadorian team, from 4.2 to 4.5.
As a counterpart, a victory for Patronato, which will play Libertadores for the first time in its history, pays from 3.65 to 4 pesos, while that of Atlético Nacional de Medellín (twice champion of the contest), from 2.05 to 2.17.
