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So it appears the Libertadores is adopting an entirely new format. Instead of 27 weeks, it is now 42 and will go from February to November. Where as the Copa Sudamericana is from June to December. I prefer the Libertadores 100 times over the Sudamericana but the Sudamericana is still a very fun tournament and I feel now all the fun will be taken away from that tournament.
10 clubs that failed to make it to the Libertadores round of 16 will now go into the Sudamericana.
Mexican teams will no longer be "guests". They are now officially part of the competition. They can host the second leg now in the tournament. This probably also means that they qualify for the Club World Cup by winning the competition now, although no confirmation on this yet.
Apparently the idea is to try and raise the level of South American clubs as well as the Libertadores.
So basically they are trying to make it like the UEFA Champions League.
Its a gamble but as long as the final isn't a neutral venue, I can actually see some positives in this. The quarter to semi final break can prove to cost some teams to lose in the semi final unfairly and is a joke overall, I don't know how much it will change that but its one of the main flaws in the format. The positive is that it can raise the level of South American football although I highly doubt it will be world class ever again due to the money in Europe.
http://www.cbssports...a-libertadores/
I can't say I'm 100% fond of the change but it could work. Just don't have a final on a neutral venue.
10 clubs that failed to make it to the Libertadores round of 16 will now go into the Sudamericana.
Mexican teams will no longer be "guests". They are now officially part of the competition. They can host the second leg now in the tournament. This probably also means that they qualify for the Club World Cup by winning the competition now, although no confirmation on this yet.
Apparently the idea is to try and raise the level of South American clubs as well as the Libertadores.
So basically they are trying to make it like the UEFA Champions League.
Its a gamble but as long as the final isn't a neutral venue, I can actually see some positives in this. The quarter to semi final break can prove to cost some teams to lose in the semi final unfairly and is a joke overall, I don't know how much it will change that but its one of the main flaws in the format. The positive is that it can raise the level of South American football although I highly doubt it will be world class ever again due to the money in Europe.
http://www.cbssports...a-libertadores/
I can't say I'm 100% fond of the change but it could work. Just don't have a final on a neutral venue.
