O President of Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguez, gave an interview that fell very badly among Brazilian clubs After the Libertadores draw on Monday (17/03).
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It all started with the case de racism contra luighi, do Palm treesna Under-20 liberators, against Cerro Porteñthe. One Paraguayan team fan made gestures imitating a monkey for the player.
The episode generated many criticism of the president of Verdon, Leila Pereira, stating that Brazilian clubs should leave Conmebol towards Concacaf. In response to the declaration of the agent, Dominguez said that having a Libertadores without Brazilian clubs would be like “Tarzan without the cheetah.”
It is noteworthy that in the history of Tarzan, Chita is a chimpanzee and the Case of racism involving Luighi involved precisely a fan of the Paraguayan team making monkey gestures for the Brazilian athlete.
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According to “UOL”, the statement was very badly received by Brazilian teams, who believed it was even an assembly or something done by artificial intelligence. The interview, however, is true.
Alejandro Dominguez and Conmebol with a whole have been widely criticized for conducting cases of racisms in the entity’s competitions. The latest, in the Libertadores U-20, was punished with Cerro Porteño a fine of $ 50,000 and that the team will act without fans in the tournament.
Leila, president of Palmeiras, even boycotted the Libertadores draw as a form of protest because it considers the punishment too mild.
During a speech in the Libertadores draw, Dominguez stated that he would do joint actions with the governments of the countries of South America and members of the associations and federations to seek other forms of confrontation with racism.
– Racism is a scourge that has no origin in football, originates in society, but affects football. Conmebol is sensitive to this reality. How may not be (sensitive) to Luighi’s pain? Our challenge is to be fair to those who are responsible for these acts. Conmebol applies sanctions and does everything that is available to change this reality. But that’s not enough, ”he said.
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A Liberators group stage starts on April 1st. Cerro Porteño fell into the Palmeiras group in the competition and cases of racism of Paraguayan fans have already been registered on social networks at a game that promises to be very tension.
Libertadores 2025: Groups
Group a
- Botafogo
- Students (ARG)
- Universidad de Chile (Chi)
- Carabobo (Ven)
Group b
- River Plate (ARG)
- Independent del Valle (EQU)
- University (for)
- Barcelona (EQ)
Grup c
- Flemish
- LDU (EQU)
- Deportivo Táchira (Ven)
- Central Cordoba (ARG)
Group d
- São Paulo
- Freedom (Par)
- Talled (arg)
- Aliania Lima (for)
Group and
- Racing (ARG)
- Colo-pol (chi)
- Fortaleza
- Atletico Bucaramanga (Col)
Grup f
- National (URU)
- International
- Atletico Nacional (Col)
- Bahia
Group g
- Palm trees
- Bolívar (was)
- Sporting Cristal (PER)
- Cerro Porteño (Par)
Group h
- Peñarol (Uru)
- Olimpia (par)
- Believes (arg)
- San Antonio (was)
Libertadores 2025: Dates
- Group phase: from April 2 to May 28
- Knockout draw: June 4
- Endowment of Eight: IDA – August 13; Return – August 20
- Wednesdays: IDA – September 17; September 24
- Semifinal: IDA – October 22; Return – October 29
- Final: November 29
South American 2025: groups
Group a
- Independent-Arg
- Guaraní-par
- National Potosí-Bol
- Boston River-URU
Group b
- Defense and Justice-Arg
- Catholic University-Equ
- Cerro Largo-Uru
- Victory
Grup c
- Cali-Col America
- Hurricane-Arg
- Racing-URU
- Corinthians
Group d
- Guild
- Godoy Cruz-Arg
- Sportivo Luqueño-Par
- Atletico Grade-PER
Group and
- Cruise
- Palestine-Chi
- Union-arg
- Mushuc runa-ecu
Grup f
- Fluminense
- Spanish Unión-Chi
- Eleven caldas-col
- GV San José-Bol
Group g
- LANUS-AG
- Vasco
- Puerto Cabello-Ven
- Melgar-Per
Group h
- Atletico-MG
- Caracas-Ven
- Cienciano-Per
- Iquique-Chi Sports
South American 2025: Dates
- Group phase: from 2 April to May 28
- Playoffs: July 16th and July 23rd
- Endowment of Endowments: August 13 and August 20
- FINAL FOUNDERS: September 17 and September 24
- Semifinal: October 22 and October 29
- Final: November 22
