Boca Juniors have been ordered by the South American Football Confederation to partially close a section of their stadium for Tuesday's Copa Sudamericana game against Sportivo Trinidense following racist behaviour from some sections of their supporters.
LDU lifted the Copa Sudamericana on Saturday, adding further evidence that Ecuador are the biggest challengers to the Brazilian domination of club football in South America.
Three saves by Alexander Domínguez in a penalty shootout gave Ecuador's Liga de Quito a victory over Brazil's Fortaleza and their second Copa Sudamericana title on Saturday.
Fortaleza are on the cusp of making club history in the Copa Sudamericana final, but will fans miss out due to the vast travel distance and costs?
Europa League champions Sevilla and Copa Sudamericana winners Independiente del Valle will face each other on July 19 in the first edition of the "Club Challenge" tournament.
Argentine fans mistakenly stoned their team Club Atletico Tigre's bus while they were en route to play Sao Paulo in a Copa Sudamericana match.
While Brazilian clubs have won six of the past seven continental crowns, Ecuador's Independiente del Valle earned an upset win in the Sudamericana.
The only thing standing between Brazilian domination of South American club football is a is Ecuador's Independiente del Valle.
Only a model club from Ecuador stands in the way of Sao Paulo's Copa Sudamericana pursuit and extending Brazilian dominance in club competitions.
Luis Suarez went on as a substitute in his first match since returning to Nacional but couldn't help his club avoid a loss to Atletico Goianiense.
With the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana dominated by Brazilian and Argentine teams, Venezuela's Deportivo Tachira is rising above it all.
With their second Copa Sudamericana title in three years, Athletico had staked their claim to join Brazilian football's elite sides.
Athletico Paranaense won their second Copa Sudamericana title on Saturday when they beat Red Bull Bragantino 1-0 in an all-Brazilian final.
Athletico Paranaense and Red Bull Bragantino have the chance to prove they are more than just two of Brazil's 'emerging' clubs.
Argentina has drawn first blood in South America's 2021 calendar of club football, with Defensa y Justicia beating Palmeiras in Wednesday's Recopa.
El sistema de juego del técnico argentino Diego Pablo Simeone puede no ser el más atractivo, pero demuestra ser efectivo y el Atlético Madrid va disparado por el título de LaLiga,
Defensa y Justicia possess a renowned commitment to identity, and manager Hernan Crespo worked with that ideal to win the club's first major trophy.
Defensa y Justicia won their first continental title on Saturday after a comprehensive 3-0 win over Lanus secured them the Copa Sudamericana.
Luis Zubeldia (Lanus) & Hernan Crespo (Defensa y Justicia) are both top young coaches. Saturday they meet in the Copa Sudamericana final.
Hernán Pereyra culpa de la derrota del equipo merengue en la Copa del Rey ante el Alcoyano a Zinedine Zidane, ya que hace mucho que no juegan bien, demasiado estático y posicionado, aunque aclara que no tiene nada en su contra. Además analiza la disputa entre México y EEUU de jugadores como Efren Álvarez, Julián Araujo, David Ochoa, Santiago Muñoz y Johan Gomez que podrían jugar para las dos selecciones, y responde preguntas de sus seguidores.
CONMEBOL called off Thursday's first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinal between Chile's Coquimbo and Argentina's Defensa y Justicia
Hernán Pereyra analiza las semifinales del torneo de campeones de la Concacaf, donde destaca el partido América-LAFC por el enfrentamiento entre las ligas mexicana y estadounidense, y la otra semifinal Tigres-Olimpia, el cual es un buen resultado para Centroamérica. Además las crisis económicas del Real Madrid y el Barcelona, y todo lo ocurrido en la Copa Libertadores y la Copa Sudamericana
Hernán Pereyra analiza las semifinales del torneo Guard1anes 2020 de la Liga MX, donde destaca el triunfo contundente y formidable del Cruz Azul, y analiza las posibilidades de los otros equipos para pasar a la Final. Además comenta de la posibilidad de que Messi termine en el PSG, dado el deseo de Neymar de tenerlo a su lado, y el dominio de los equipos argentinos y brasileños en la Copa Libertadores.
If Diniz can win the Copa Sudamericana it would further establish him as the great hope of Brazilian coaches.
As the appetite for football to restart in South America grows, clubs must consider a future in which they cannot rely on selling stars to Europe.
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independiente Medellín | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 13 |
| Always Ready | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| César Vallejo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 4 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Cruzeiro | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +5 | 12 |
| Universidad Católica (Quito) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 11 |
| Alianza FC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| Unión La Calera | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Belgrano (Córdoba) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +4 | 12 |
| Internacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
| Delfín | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| Real Tomayapo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Fortaleza | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 13 |
| Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
| Nacional Potosí | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 7 |
| Trinidense | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Sportivo Ameliano | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| Athletico-PR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +12 | 12 |
| Danubio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -17 | 1 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 13 |
| Racing | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 9 |
| Nacional | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Lanús | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 13 |
| Cuiabá | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +6 | 12 |
| Deportivo Garcilaso | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Metropolitanos FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -13 | 1 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Racing Club | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 15 |
| Red Bull Bragantino | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 13 |
| Coquimbo Unido | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |
