Fluminense discover Libertadores group rivals this Thursday, watch the draw | OneFootball

The group stage draw for the Copa Libertadores will be held this Thursday and will determine Fluminense's opponents in the competition. The event is scheduled for 8 PM (Brasília time) at the Conmebol headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. The broadcast will be available on ge TV, ESPN, and Disney+.

The Tricolor will be a top seed in its group and is therefore in Pot 1. The distribution of teams in the pots follows the Conmebol ranking. In total, there are four pots, with one representative from each in every group.

According to the regulations, teams from the same country can only be in the same group if one of them comes from the preliminary phase — which will not happen with the Brazilian teams in this edition, after the eliminations of Bahia and Botafogo in the Pre-Libertadores.

Besides Fluminense, Brazil will be represented by Flamengo, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Cruzeiro, and Mirassol.

The group stage is set to begin in the week of April 8. The round of 16 matches will be played on August 12 and 19; the quarterfinals on September 9 and 16; the semifinals on October 14 and 21; while the grand final, held as a single match, is scheduled for November 28 at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay.

On the Road to the Second Title

Fluminense's last participation in the Libertadores was in 2024, when the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Atlético-MG. After a year away from the competition, the Tricolor returns to the tournament to begin a new journey in pursuit of their second continental championship.

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