The 2021Copa Libertadoreswill take place for the 62nd time under the governing bodyofCONMEBOLLibertadores, the first CONMEBOL soccer club competition in South America.
The champions of Copa Libertadores 2021 will qualify for theFIFAClub World Cup inJapan in 2021 and will secure the right to compete in theCopa Sudamericana2022. They will also qualify for the 2022 Copa Libertadores Group Stage automatically.
This is the first season whereif the clubs want to compete in South American club competition, they have to bein the top tier of their membership group, except for teams who are winners of the qualification tournaments or the cups.The defending champions are Brazilian clubPalmeiras.
Copa Libertadores 2021: When and where is the grand final?
General view of Centenario Stadium. (Getty)
The Copa Libertadores 2021 Finalis the last game of the Copa Libertadores of 2021 which determines the winner of the tournament. It will take place onNovember 20, 2021.The CentenarioStadium will be hosting the Copa Libertadores finale and the Copa Sudamericana tournaments in November in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.Supporters may be allowed to attend the games despite the ongoing pandemic.
CONMEBOL have explainedthat Uruguay is the home to the final because of their greatbattle against the coronavirus because of its good history. About 3,200 deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in South American countries, which are approximately 3.5 million inhabitants. The death rate of COVID-19 has been more than5.000 individuals in the country of about 3.5 million people, one of the lowest rates in South America.
The CentenarioStadiumin Montevideo was built for Uruguay’s hosting of the inaugural World Cup in 1930. Uruguay havefiled a joint candidacy alongside Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile to host the 2030 World Cup. According to CONMEBOL, the Uruguayan soccer administrators intend to do a “major refurbishment” of the Centenario in the next years.
