The four semifinalists of the South American Cup are defined. Among the living teams in the fight for the title, only Atletico-MG has not yet been champion of the competition.
The best campaign was in 2019, when it reached the semifinal. At the time, the alvinegro faced Argentina’s colon and was eliminated on penalties inside Mineirão.
Atletico rival in the semifinal, Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle has two titles. The first was in 2019, against Colón himself, and in 2022, against São Paulo.
The other semifinal will have the duel between Lanús, from Argentina, and Universidad de Chile. The Argentine team was champion in 2013, in the decision against Ponte Preta. The following year, the Granate He was defeated in the South American Recopa for the Minas Gerais team.
Already La U, was champion under the command of Jorge Sampaoli, current coach of Atletico-MG, in 2011. There were two wins about LDU, Quito, in the decision, with a 4-0 aggregate score.
The semifinals
Atletico-MG will decide the confrontation against Del Valle at the MRV Arena. In the confrontation between Lanús and La U, the Argentine team will play the decisive duel at home.
The semifinals game will take place from October 21 to 23. The return will be immediately the following week, between the 28th and 30th.
