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    Image of the Copa Libertadores trophy as Palmeiras players celebrate after the 2021 Copa Libertadores final match between Palmeiras and Flamengo. (Photo: Ernesto Ryan/Getty Images)

    (Spanish CNN) — The Copa Libertadores 2023 continues its course and this Wednesday we will know which matches will launch the round of 16 of this edition of the competition.

    On June 29, the last matches of the group stage of the cup were played and, with this, the teams that will play the round of 16 (the first of the tournament’s knockout stages) were decided.

    To define the round of 16, a draw will take place in the city of Luque, Paraguay, headquarters of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).

    The draw will take place on Wednesday 5 July. So that you don’t miss anything, we give you all the details here.

    Which teams will participate in the 2023 Copa Libertadores Round of 16 draw?

    In total, the teams classified for the round of 16 of the Libertadores are 16: eight of these clubs correspond to those who finished first in each of the groups and the remaining eight to those who took second place.

    The eight teams that were in first place in their group go to drum 1 of the coin toss and the eight that were second in their group go to drum 2.

    There is something that many Argentinian fans (and those from other countries, surely) are waiting for: there could be a crossover between Boca and River in the round of 16, since the xeneize finished first in their region, while the millionaire finished second. place.

    Boca Juniors striker Luis Vázquez celebrates after scoring during the Copa Libertadores group stage second leg soccer match between Boca Juniors of Argentina and Monagas of Venezuela. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images)

    The bass drum clubs 1 (first places in the group) are as follows:

    1. Palmeiras (Brazil) – Group C

    2. Olimpia (Paraguay) – Group H

    3. Racing (Argentina) – Group A

    4. Boca Juniors (Argentina) – Group F

    5. Athletico Paranaense (Brazil) – Group G

    6. Independiente del Valle (Ecuador) – Group E

    7. Inter Porto Alegre (Brazil) -Group B

    8. Fluminense (Brazil) – Group D

    The bolillero 2 teams (second places in the group) are:

    9. Bolivar (Bolivia) – Group C

    10. Flamengo (Brazil) – Group A

    11. National (Uruguay) – Group B

    12. Argentinos Juniors (Argentina) – Group E

    13. Atlético Mineiro (Brazil) – Group G

    14. River Plate (Argentina) – Group D

    15. Atlético Nacional (Colombia) – Group H

    16. Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) – Group F

    What time is the draw and how to watch live?

    The round of 16 will be defined as follows: a ball will be drawn from pot 2 then another from pot 1, which will give us the first confrontation of the round of 16 and will be the key A.

    This will be done successively until completing the eighth round of 16 keys (which will have the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H).

    This raffle will take place this Wednesday, July 5 and the schedule will be as follows, depending on the place of residence:

    • At 12:00 p.m. (Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile and Venezuela time)
    • 1:00 p.m. (Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay time)
    • 11:00 a.m. (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru time)
    • 10:00 a.m. (Mexico time)
    • If you are in the United States, the draw will take place at 12:00 p.m. ET

    Flamengo players lift the trophy after winning the 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup Final between Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo on October 29, 2022 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

    In South America, you can follow the Libertadores Round of 16 draw on ESPN and on Fox Sports on TV, or on the Star+ streaming platform or through the DIRECTV Go service for paying users.

    There is also a free option available to everyone. You can watch the draw live on the official Copa Libertadores Facebook page.

    How will the quarter-finals and semi-finals take place?

    As we mentioned earlier, in the Round of 16 there will be eight keys containing letters ranging from A to H.

    Therefore, the quarter-finals will be played like this:

    • Winner of Key A vs. Winner of slice H (S1)
    • Bracket B winner vs. G Bracket Winner (S2)
    • Bracket C winner vs. Winner of Group F (S3)
    • Bracket D winner vs. Winner of slice E (S4)

    In the semi-finals, the same cross pattern will be followed, but with the S in parentheses:

    • S1 vs S4 will be semi-final number one
    • S2 vs S3 will be semi-final two

    The clubs that will face each other in the final will come out of these two meetings.

    When are all Copa Libertadores knockout stages played?

    According to the official Libertadores 2023 calendar, the knockout stages are played on these dates:

    • Round of 16: between August 2 and 9
    • Quarter-finals: between August 23 and 30
    • Semi-finals: between September 27 and October 4
    • End: Saturday, November 4

    Remember that the stage for the final was set on March 8: the venue will be the historic Maracana in Brazil, which hosted the final of this cup for the last time in the 2020 edition.

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