News of copa libertadores

Another chaotic Copa Libertadores clash? Normal service has been resumed.

23-07-2021 16:12 Boca’s brawl in Brazil stole headlines across the continent this week...

by Dan Edwards

Boca Juniors players released by Brazilian police after attack

21-07-2021 21:35 Boca Juniors players and officials were released by Brazilian police on Wednesday after 12 hours being questioned following a brawl at the end of their clash with local side Atlético Mineiro.

Covid outbreak threatens River Plate's Libertadores game

17-05-2021 22:23 River Plate reported six more Covid-19 cases among players and staff on Monday, leaving the club struggling to raise a side for this week's Copa Libertadores group clash with Colombia's Sante Fe.

Uruguay's Centenario to host Libertadores-Sudamericana double

13-05-2021 16:13 Montevideo's Centenario stadium, which hosted the first World Cup final, will make history again when it hosts the finals of both the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana later this year.

Boca thrash River to claim Argentina's inaugural women's pro football title

20-01-2021 08:07 Boca Juniors thrash arch-rivals River Plate 7-0 to claim inaugural professional women's football championship title.

Libertadores: River's heroics fall just short, timid Boca fail to get going

15-01-2021 01:25 Any hopes (or fears) of a repeat of 2018's Superclásico Copa Libertadores were extinguished over the course of 48 hours this week.

by Dan Edwards

What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2021

02-01-2021 08:57 Your (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) guide to what lies ahead for Argentine football in the next 12 months.

by Dan Edwards

Argentine sides remain in running as Copa Libertadores nears end

12-12-2020 10:00 By the time the Libertadores finally bids farewell to 2020 on the eve of Christmas Eve, there will be at least one Argentine team among South America's four top sides.

by Dan Edwards

Copa Libertadores restarts despite coronavirus risks

16-09-2020 15:19 Six months after it was stopped by the coronavirus pandemic, the Copa Libertadores restarted on Tuesday with teams at different levels of readiness.

Libertadores ties in doubt as 18 Boca players test positive for virus

05-09-2020 09:34 Wth Boca's first match against Paraguay’s Libertad less than two weeks away, serious doubts have emerged over how the club will be able to fulfil their fixtures.

by Dan Edwards

South American World Cup qualifiers, Copa Libertadores match postponed

13-03-2020 09:01 FIFA postpones upcoming South American World Cup qualifiers due to the coronavirus crisis, while CONMEBOL pulls Libertadores matches.

Lollapalooza among shows postponed by officials due to coronavirus

12-03-2020 14:13 Football, concerts, and public demonstrations are being cancelled and suspended as public officials advise against gathering of large crowds.