⚠️ CBF president pushes for sixth direct Copa Libertadores spot | OneFootball

Brazilian football currently has five direct spots to the group stage of the Copa Libertadores: the top four from the Brasileirão + the champion of the Copa do Brasil.

But the CBF's wish is for an additional guaranteed spot in the tournament via the Brasileirão.

Which would mean the end of the two current spots in the preliminary stages for the competition.

Samir Xaud, president of the CBF, spoke about the issue on Tuesday (19), in an interview with SporTV.

It is not yet a formal proposal to Conmebol, but it tends to be officialized.

He used as an argument the fact that the draws of such preliminary stages can put the two representatives of the country face to face.

Which happened in 2024, when the future champion Botafogo eliminated Red Bull Bragantino in the third and final preliminary stage.

There is also the fact that a direct spot means four fewer dates on the calendar, as Brazilian teams need to eliminate two teams to reach the "noble" phase of the tournament.

Brazil has been placing eight representatives in the Libertadores - including the preliminary stages - since the 2017 edition uninterruptedly.

This number is possible due to the victories of the Copa Sudamericana by Chapecoense (2016) and Athletico (2018), and the Libertadores by Grêmio (2017), Flamengo (2019 and 2022), Palmeiras (2020, 2021), Fluminense (2023) and Botafogo (2024).

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