You wouldn’t have thought it, but South America’s oldest club competition is about to hit its Quarterfinal stage. Yet, with lack of coverage, some savages don’t even know what the Copa Libertadores is all about!

Perhaps with the early elimination of teams like River Plate and Internacional, the tournament just didn’t seem to be as power-packed as usual, but don’t be fooled because there are still some quality sides in the hunt for South America’s best.

Still the trend has been the same, even in the Round of 16, as Brazilian clubs Sao Paulo and Flamengo have also been dumped out of the tournament, leaving the likes of Boca Juniors, Santos FC, and club America as the last standing traditional powerhouses.

The other clubs still fighting it out at the closing stages are the modests: Defensor Sporting (Uruguay), Gremio (Brazil), Cucuta Deportivo (Columbia), Libertad (Paraguay), and Nacional de Montevideo (Uruguay).

Boca is definitely the favorite as they have something to prove since their last trophy slip at the hands of Estudiantes in their domestic league, but at this stage anything can happen–America hopes to follow Pachuca’s lead as the 1st Mexican club to claim the prize.

If you want to keep up with the Last stages of the Cup, then you’ll need to find the nearest ESPN or Fox Deportes; otherwise, you’ll be left in the cold.

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