Copa Libertadores update
Aug 06, 2021
3 minutes
TIM VICKERY
The quarter-finalists of the Copa Libertadores were defined at a time that was extraordinarily favourable to the Brazilian teams: in mid-July, straight after the Copa America when everyone else was in or just coming out of pre-season, while the Brazilians were in full competitive flow. Absurdly, Brazilian football is being rewarded for having a calendar that pays no heed to FIFA dates.
Had Internacional not surprisingly fallen on penalties to Olimpia of Paraguay, then there could have
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