This Monday, March 19, the draw for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores 2024 was held at the Conmebol headquarters located in Luque, Paraguay. Alianza Lima and Universitario, Peruvian representatives, met their rivals with whom they will compete to qualify for the round of 16 and break the nine-year spell.
The ‘blanquiazul’ club coincided with the current champions Fluminense, Cerro Porteño and Colo Colo. Precisely, a reference of the latter gave his opinion about his painting. This is Arturo Vidal, who reacted live to the event through his Twitch account. The ‘cacique’ midfielder approved of his opponents and was very optimistic about advancing to the next stage.
The Chileans were the first to leave ball 4. “Now we come,” shouted the ‘King’, announcing that his squad would fall into Group A. “Come on,” he immediately exclaimed, celebrating the news and immediately applauded. “Rich group, rich group, let’s go fight my people,” he added.
Vidal also noted that he “loved” his series and thought it would coincide with Flamengo instead of Fluminense. Immediately, he put emphasis on the other teams with which he will fight for the ticket to the round of 16. “Cerro Porteño and Alianza Lima, the Peruvians,” he said with clear signs of happiness.
Finally, the 36-year-old footballer used his Instagram stories to make a speech about the Copa Libertadores 2024. “Just come on, I said it my people,” he wrote along with the general photograph of all the groups of the highest club competition in the country. continent.
Arturo Vidal’s publication about the Colo Colo group with Alianza Lima in Copa Libertadores 2024.
Subsequently, Arturo Vidal continued analyzing the draw for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores 2024 and guessed the Botafogo team from Brazil, which was placed in Group D along with LDU Quito, Junior de Barranquilla and Universitario de Deportes. “I bet you it’s Botafogo, (laughs) I guessed it right,” he said.
The former Chilean national team stated that “that group is tough” and mentioned its members, highlighting the ‘U’. “University of Peru is difficult, Junior guarantees, LDU height and Botafogo qualified without a coach.”
Arturo Vidal described Universitario as a good rival during the broadcast of the 2024 Copa Libertadores draw.
There is still no confirmed schedule of group stage matches; However, it is known that the matches of each day will also start in the first week of April. For example, Alianza Lima will clash with Arturo Vidal’s Colo Colo on date 3 and date 5. First, they will go to Chile and, later, they will play in Lima.
It will be a very special confrontation due to many factors. Firstly, the ‘blue and white’ club with the ‘cacique’ have a brotherhood formed years ago as a result of the transfer of players by the Chileans after the Peruvian ‘fokker’ tragedy occurred.
Secondly, there will be a season of controversy, since Carlos Zambrano and Vidal will meet again, this time at the club level. The two had a tense confrontation in Peru vs Chile in the Copa América that ended with the ‘Kaiser’ being expelled for aggression.
Finally, Gabriel Costa, who has been starting in Alejandro Restrepo’s team, will return to the Monumental in Santiago to face his former club. As is known, the attacker remained in Colo Colo for four seasons, where he won four titles.
Carlos Zambrano and Arturo Vidal were involved in controversy in Peru vs Chile in the 2015 Copa América semi-final.
- Round 1: Alianza Lima vs Fluminense (Local)
- Date 2: Cerro Porteño vs Alianza Lima (Away)
- Date 3: Colo Colo vs Alianza Lima (Away)
- Date 4: Alianza Lima vs Cerro Porteño (Local)
- Date 5: Alianza Lima vs Colo Colo (Local)
- Close 6: Fluminense vs Alianza Lima (Visitor)