Conmebol reveals date and time for the Pré-Libertadores draw | OneFootball

Conmebol announced, this Wednesday, the date and time for the draw that will determine the matchups for the Pre-Libertadores. The event is scheduled for next Thursday (18th) at 12 PM (Brasília time). Besides Bahia, already guaranteed in the preliminaries of the continental tournament, Botafogo and São Paulo will follow the draw, as depending on the winner of the Copa do Brasil, they may participate in this stage of the competition.

The Pre-Libertadores will begin on February 3rd, with the first phase, which includes teams with the lowest Conmebol ranking from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

In the second phase, the teams are divided into two pots, again according to the Conmebol ranking. This stage will feature 16 teams, and those who lose will be eliminated from South American competitions for the season.

The eight clubs that advance will compete for the last four spots in the group stage of the Libertadores. The four eliminated teams will be directed to the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana. In all stages of the Pre-Libertadores, the matches are played in a home-and-away format.

All the dates for the Pre-Libertadores will be set next Thursday, and the groups will be drawn on March 18th. The group stage is scheduled to begin on April 7th.

So far, only 10 out of 19 teams in the Pre-Libertadores are confirmed. Besides Bahia, Argentinos Juniors-ARG, O’Higgins-CHI, Guaraní-PAR, Liverpool-URU, and Carabobo-VEN are guaranteed in the second phase of the preliminaries. The teams secured in the first phase are: 2 de Mayo-PAR, Alianza Lima-PER, Juventud-URU, and Deportivo Táchira-VEN.

There are still two spots to be determined for Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador. In Brazil, in Chile, and in Peru, one of the Pre-Libertadores spots is still being contested.

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