CBF may cut Brazilian teams in Libertadores after talks with Conmebol | OneFootball

Brazilian football has been dominating the Libertadores in recent years

The Copa Libertadores da América has always been a 'dream' for Brazilian teams. However, in recent years, the tournament has become a 'Copa do Brasil 2.0', due to the dominance of Brazilian teams. Amid this, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is negotiating with Conmebol to reduce the number of clubs in the competition.

The CBF's proposal is to eliminate the participation of Brazilian clubs in the preliminary phase of the Libertadores. With this, Brazil would no longer have seven representatives in total (two in the pre-Libertadores) and would have six direct spots in the group stage. That is, all qualified Brazilian teams would go directly to the main stage of the competition, without having to compete in the initial qualifiers.

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF BRAZILIAN TEAMS?

The president of the CBF, Samir Xaud, opened negotiations based on the entity's planning to alleviate the Brazilian football calendar. It is worth mentioning that the leader also assured that the State Championships will be reduced, going from 16 to 11 dates.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE LIBERTADORES?

While the negotiations are taking place, Flamengo remains focused on winning another Libertadores title. At this moment, Filipe Luís's team is in the round of 16 and faces Internacional for a spot in the next round. In the first leg, in fact, Mengão won 1-0 and, therefore, can even draw in the return match to guarantee qualification.

WHEN DO FLAMENGO AND INTERNACIONAL PLAY?

Flamengo returns to the field to face Internacional this Wednesday (20), for the return of the round of 16 of the Libertadores. The match takes place at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre. As tradition dictates, the Coluna do Fla will bring the best coverage on the internet, through YouTube, the website and social networks.

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