Who will be the champion? ALL about the Libertadores group stage 🏆
Who will be the champion? ALL about the Libertadores group stage 🏆
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
The group stage of the Libertadores 2025 starts this week with STRONG competition, newcomers, and other novelties.
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Brazil has SIX representatives: Bahia, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fortaleza, Internacional, Palmeiras, and São Paulo.
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Botafogo is the current champion and enters as one of the favorites. Fla, Palmeiras, and São Paulo - with three titles each - also enter strong in the fight.
Internacional - champion in 2006 and 2010 - tries to match this trio. Meanwhile, Bahia and Fortaleza are looking for their first trophy.
With Boca Juniors OUT of the competition, River Plate appears as the main threat to the Brazilians.
Racing, champion of the South American 2024, and Estudiantes, owner of four trophies, can also surprise.
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Who will be the champion of the Libertadores 2025? Leave your guess!
Newcomers 🦓
The Libertadores features two new faces in the 2025 edition.
San Antonio Bulo Bulo, from Bolivia, and Central Córdoba, from Argentina, are the newcomers among the 32 clubs in the group stage.
Bulo Bulo is in the Libertadores for having been the champion of the Bolivian Apertura. And Central Córdoba, for having won the Argentina Cup.
Central Córdoba, in fact, will face a Brazilian. The Argentines are in Group C, with Flamengo, LDU, and Deportivo Táchira.
Where to watch? 📺
The Libertadores will be broadcast by four outlets: Globo, ESPN, Paramount, and Disney+.
First round ⚔️
Check dates, times (always in Brasília time) and broadcasts of the first round - with Brazilian teams in bold:
Tuesday, 1
7:00 PM - Carabobo x Estudiantes (Paramount)
7:00 PM - Cerro Porteño x Bolívar (Paramount)
9:30 PM - Bucaramanga x Colo-Colo (Paramount)
9:30 PM - Fortaleza x Racing (Paramount)
11:00 PM - Barcelona-EQU x Independiente del Valle (Disney+)
11:00 PM - Alianza Lima x Libertad (Paramount)
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Wednesday 2
7:00 PM - Vélez x Peñarol (Disney+)
7:00 PM - San Antonio Bulo Bulo x Olimpia (Disney+)
9:30 PM - Talleres x São Paulo (Disney+ and Globo)
9:30 PM - Universidad de Chile x Botafogo (Paramount and Globo)
9:30 PM - Universitario x River Plate (Paramount)
11:00 PM - Atlético Nacional x Nacional-URU (Disney+)
Thursday, 3
7:00 PM - Central Córdoba x LDU (Disney+)
7:00 PM - Bahia x Internacional (Disney+)
7:00 PM - Sporting Cristal x Palmeiras (Paramount)
9:30 PM - Deportivo Táchira x Flamengo (Disney+)
📸 LUIS ROBAYO - AFP or licensors
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