Brazil and Argentina continue to lead the way
Since the change of format in 2017, when the competition began to be stretched out over the year, South America’s Copa Libertadores has been almost entirely dominated by Brazil and Argentina – and this pattern was clear in the 2022 group phase.
Twelve of the teams who go into the last16 are drawn from the big two. Both Brazil and Argentina have six representatives each. Of the favourites, only two had to break
