Botafogo and Atletico Mineiro will meet in the 2024 Copa Libertadores final aiming for continental glory.
South American soccer prepares for its biggest game of the year with Brazilian sides Botafogo and Atlético Mineiro meeting in the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores final to crown the new champion of the biggest club competition across the continent.
Botafogo aims to conquer the Copa Libertadores for the first time. Not only that, the Rio de Janeiro based team could win the double. It currently has a three point lead atop the Brazilian league with two games to go and will play its first ever Copa Libertadores final. Botafogo dispatched Uruguayan side, Peñarol convincingly in the semifinals.
Tests conducted after the game revealed a serious injury that will keep him out of the final. Bastos started every game for Botafogo in its 2024 Copa Libertadores campaign., Thiago Almada has been brilliant. Brazilian national team players, Luiz Henrique and Igor Jesus along with Venezuela international, Jefferson Savarino make up one of the most dangerous attacks in all of South America.
Atlético Mineiro's last victory came over a month ago on Oct. 22 in a 3–0 win against River Plate in first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals. Despite the rough stretch, a final of this magnitude makes it a different game that's usually won on the margins; previous form is thrown out the window.
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