The economic and sporting power of Brazilian clubs is much higher than their rivals from other South American countries.
Brazilian dominance is absolute in the Libertadores: four years in a row with the title and three years with a final between Brasileirao teams
The Copa Libertadores de América has become the Copa Libertadores de Brasil. The dominance of the clubs of the ‘pais do futebol’ is indisputable. This coming Saturday, the 29th, a final between Brasileirao teams will be held for the third consecutive year. On this occasion, Flamengo, who will be a finalist for the third time in the last four seasons, will face Ath. Paranaense, in the Monumental stadium, in Guayaquil (Ecuador).
Despite the devaluation of the Brazilian real during the government of far-right Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s big clubs have maintained a purchasing power that cannot be rivaled by any of the other member countries of Conmebol. And the result of this is an overwhelming sporting dominance within the field of play.
In this final, the two clubs will once again present high-quality teams, with young players who aim very high, as in the case of Vitor Roque either Abnerfrom Furacao, and others with a career already consecrated in Europe, such as the veterans Philip Louis, Arturo vidal either David Luiz, in Flamengo; either Fernandinho, in the Ath. Paranaense.
Regardless of the result of the final in Guayaquil, there will be a Brazilian champion for the fourth time in a rowafter the triumphs of Palmeiras (2020 and 2021) and Flamengo (2019).
What’s more, in the last six editions there will have been five victories for teams from the Brasileiraobecause the Gremio prevailed in 2017. The ‘brasuca’ hegemony was only broken in 2018 with the historic and controversial final in which River Plate defeated Boca Juniors, at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium after the incidents that occurred in Buenos Aires.
A direct consequence of the ‘verdeamarela’ phase in the Libertadores is that the Brazilian clubs have closed the gap in the global tally of champions. The ranking by country is still headed by the Argentines with 25 titles, but this Saturday, the Brazilians will reach 22. At a great distance, there are the Uruguayans with eight conquests who have not won an edition since 1988 with the Nacional.