Over the course of August in the knockout phase of the Copa Libertadores, 16 teams from seven different countries were whittled down to a last four of Boca Juniors against the Brazilians.
This is a familiar pattern. The last four titles have gone to Brazil, and the last three finals have been all-Brazilian affairs. Argentina have been coming a distant second, but well ahead of the rest of the pack; for six years now the rest of
