Juan Fernando Quintero (der.), River Plate flyer, disputes the ball with Gustavo Gómez de Palmeiras, during the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
Photo: EFE – Juan Ignacio Roncoroni
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The names of the four semifinalists of this edition of the Copa Libertadores 2024 will be revealed this week. In Action there are a handful of Colombians with the illusion of lifting the most important club trophy on the continent on November 29 in Lima (Peru).
The 1-2 house defeat against Palmeiras, the 2-0 coup of the League of Quito, the 2-1 fall in the Maracaná against Flamengo and the 0-1 that took Racing from the José Amalfitani have left without much margin to River Plate, Sao Paulo, Students and Vélez Sarsfield.
The results of the first leg of the quarterfinals played between Tuesday and Thursday of last week have left the interests of Argentina, which has populated this phase with four representatives, all with a history of champion.
The only series among Argentine teams favored Racing Club, which beat Vélez at home (1-0). The academy was attended by the Cordoba Duván Vergara as emerging, while goalkeeper Guajiro Álvaro Montero remained in the Bank of Fortín.
Racing, champion of the Liberators of 1967, 58 years ago, conquered the South American Cup last year. In front he has Vélez, who raised the 1994 title. In the Allevaneda cylinder, which of the two will represent Argentine football in the semis will be defined.
The panorama for River Plate is complicated. Luck turned his back on the Monumental and that is why this Wednesday he will have to appeal to the epic to surprise Palmeiras in the Allianz Park and overcome a 1-2 that for now seems blunt.
This match hints at the moment a better present for the Verdiblanco team, which won the titles of 1999, 2020 and 2021, while the history of the Argentine millionaire team is enriched by the conquests of 1986, 1996, 2015 and 2018.
The band has a good quota of tricolor talent among their ranks. In the middle of the court are key pieces the antioqueños Juan Fernando Quintero – idol of the institution – and Kevin Castaño. In the attack Miguel Borja, from Córdoba, is one of Gallardo's options.
On Thursday Students of La Plata, champion of the Libertadores in 1968, 1989, 1970 and 2009, will have to 'win or win' with enough at the Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium to one of the strong candidates for the title, Flamengo, who already raised the Cup in 1981, 2019 and 2022.
In the combined Carioca is the Bolivarian flyer Jorge Carrascal, who comes from scoring his first goal with the Mengão shirt. In the Colombian Platense team it is represented by the Edwuin Cetré end.
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Among the Brazilian Bazas, the Encopeted São Paulo, winner in 1992, 1993 and 2005, gave signs of being the one that has the most lazy present, compared to that of Flamengo and Palmeiras, first and third of the 'Brazileira'. The Paulista tricolor, who now runs the Argentine Hernán Crespo, is seventh of the local tournament.
Palmeiras and Liga de Quito won overwhelming triumphs in the quarterfinals of the quarterfinals. The Ecuadorian team is the only 'foreign' that infiltrated a party that seemed reserved for Argentine and Brazilian teams.
However, League of Quito is not a team outside the international celebrations: in 2025 he seeks to add his second liberators he won in 2008, in his record there are also the 2009 and 2023 versions of the South American Cup, as well as the titles of the 2009 and 2010 Recopa Recopa.
The classification of scorers of the Copa Libertadores heads it with seven the Racing striker, Adrián Emanuel 'Maravilla' Martínez, born 33 years ago in the Argentine city of Campana.
With five goals follow the trail of 'Maravilla' Martínez the Brazilian of International Alan Patrick, the Argentine of Alianza Lima Hernán Barco, his compatriot of the Palmeiras José Manuel 'Flaco' López, the Argentine of Vélez Maher Carrizo and the Bolivian of Bolívar, Ramiro Vaca.
Back of the quarterfinals:
MARTS 23 (5:00 PM): Racing (ARG) vs. Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) | 1-0
Wednesday 24 (7:30 pm): Palmeiras (BRA) vs. River Plate (ARG) | 1-2
Thursday 25 (5:00 pm): Sao Paulo (BRA) vs. Quito League (ECU) | 0-2
Thursday 25 (7:30 pm): Students (ARG) – Flamengo (Bra) | 1-2
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