Libertadores group-stage draw set for 19 March, Corinthians in Pot 2 | OneFootball

Conmebol confirmed on Friday that the 2026 Copa Libertadores group-stage draw will take place on Thursday 19 March at 20:00 in Luque, Paraguay.

Corinthians will be in Pot 2 based on the South American ranking. Dorival Júnior’s side booked their spot by winning a fourth Copa do Brasil against Vasco da Gama in December.

Pot 1: Flamengo, Palmeiras, Boca Juniors-ARG, Peñarol-URU, Nacional-URU, LDU-EQU, Fluminense, Independiente de Valle-EQU. Pot 2: Lanús-ARG, Libertad-PAR, Estudiantes-ARG, Cerro Porteño-PAR, Corinthians, Bolívar-BOL, Cruzeiro, Universitario-PER.

Pot 3: Junior Barranquilla-COL, Universidad Católica-CHI, Independiente Santa Fe-COL, Rosário Central-ARG, Always Ready-BOL, Coquimbo Unido-CHI, Deportivo La Guaira-VEN, Cusco-PER. Pot 4: Universidad Central-VEN, Platense-ARG, Independiente Rivadavia-ARG, Mirassol, plus four teams from the preliminary phase.

Corinthians cannot be drawn against another Brazilian club, except teams that come through the preliminaries and sit in Pot 4. The group stage is scheduled for 7 April to 28 May.

The final is set for 28 November, with the venue still to be determined. The 2012 champions are looking to improve on 2024, when they fell in the last preliminary round to Barcelona de Guayaquil of Ecuador.

Before the draw, Corinthians face Portuguesa in the Paulistão quarter-finals on Sunday at 20:30 at Canindé.

Source: Meu Timao