Conmebol director warns Brazilians in Libertadores, Flamengo champs | OneFootball

Brazilian Dominance in the Copa Libertadores da América Worries Conmebol

Flamengo has won three of the last seven Libertadores tournaments. In this period, only Brazilian teams have lifted the trophy. The country’s dominance is a concern for the competition’s organizer, Conmebol. The legal director and deputy secretary-general of the entity, Montserrat Jiménez, did not mince words when stating that she prefers more ‘rotation’ at the top of the continent.

— Marcos (Motta, lawyer and vice president of Flamengo) was telling me that by 2029 only one club in Brazil’s Serie A will not be a SAF (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol). Just one! That means Brazilian clubs will be entering MCOs (the English acronym for multi-club ownership networks) at 500 km/h — she began.

— Today there is already an economic difference between Brazil and the other nine South American countries. And that means the gap will become much larger, no matter how much the legal director says “I don’t like it” and would love to be able to say that this is not the path for South America — commented the executive.

— I think there is a lot of work to be done. Because if Brazil distances itself much more than it already has, we really will continue to have all-Brazilian finals. Or are we going to leave the rest of the clubs behind? — questioned the Conmebol director.

HOW DOMINANT ARE BRAZILIAN TEAMS IN THE LIBERTADORES?

In addition to the last seven champions, Brazil also had five runners-up in the Libertadores during this period. In other words, the only finals that weren’t 100% Brazilian were in 2019, when Flamengo beat River Plate (ARG), and in 2023, when Fluminense overcame Boca Juniors (ARG).

WILL CONMEBOL TRY TO PREVENT ANOTHER BRAZILIAN TITLE IN THE LIBERTADORES?

In summary, Flamengo will try to sidestep Conmebol’s wishes and go after their fifth Libertadores title starting in April. The current champion will be the top seed in Group A. Their opponents will be revealed on March 19, when the entity holds the group stage draw at 8 p.m. (Brasília time) in Luque, Paraguay.

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