Argentine football giants River Plate and Boca Juniors have said goodbye to the Copa Libertadores and their relegations have made way for Brazilian teams that have dominated the tournament in recent years to clinch the title again.

River Plate were eliminated from the tournament after a goalless draw with their colleague Vélez Sarsfield, who won last week’s first leg 1-0, accompanied by Boca Juniors, who were ousted by Brazil’s Corinthians on penalties.

In the quarter-finals, Velez will face Talleres, who beat compatriot Colon 3-1 on aggregate.

Flamengo also beat Colombia’s Tolima 7-1 at the Maracana Stadium in the second leg of the round of 16, winning 8-2 on aggregate and advancing to the 8th round to face the others. “Corinthians”.

Palmeiras easily beat Cerro Porteño 5-0 in the second leg after winning 3-0 in the first leg to advance to last season’s semi-finals to face fellow defending champions Atlético Mineiro.

Matches of the 16th round will end at dawn on Friday with a match between Estudiantes de la Plata from Argentina and Fortaleza from Brazil, with the first match known to end in a 1-1 draw.

And he will have to meet the winner of the match “Atletico Paranaense”, who beat the Paraguayan “Libertad”.

Translation / Donia Haddad