Exciting Quarterfinals in South America's Top Tournament

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00:00so always very excited to cover South America we have the quarterfinals with

00:07eight teams that are some of the favorites in South America seven of them

00:11have won the the finals before unfortunately no Boca Juniors but we

00:16have their big opponents their big rivals I see you're smiling I know why

00:19River Plate. River Plate vs Colo Colo what a match 1-1 defensive resilience

00:24midfield battles I think is what ultimately defined this match we had

00:28River Plate and Colo Colo in a 1-1 draw obviously showcasing both teams

00:32tactical brilliance but also the intensity the intensity that we saw in

00:36each and each one of their players but this isn't the only game making waves as

00:41you said a lot of exciting football coming out of the tournament. Exactly

00:44how about Brazilian matchup between two big teams in the region Botafogo and

00:48Sao Paulo. Botafogo the most insistent team and how about an old Brazilian

00:52matchup two giants in the region Botafogo the most insistent team with

00:5622 shots against Sao Paulo a game that ended up scoreless at Olympic Stadium at

01:02the Nilton Santos Stadio Olimpico but then again the future of this

01:07series will be fine in Sao Paulo. Going to our next game the champions of the

01:11tournament Fluminense got a chance to face off against Atlético Mineiro.

01:15They did indeed with only three shots on target and possession more or less I

01:19would say split down the middle pretty much you know midway we saw big names

01:24people like John Arias, Thiago Silva, Hulk, Marcelo, Paulinho all household names

01:30great footballers kind of not performing as we thought you would we would see

01:35you know in a match with so many amazing players legends. So plenty more coming up

01:39then again in this edition of Copa Libertadores seven of the eight teams in

01:43this round have won the tournament from one of my favorite competitions to my

01:48favorite competition. There you go. Liga MX you see I'm happy right? I can see it

01:52You know why? I know why. One word. America. Yes I have two words. Club America.

01:58Finally getting back on track. So the league's competition was rough for them

02:02that unfortunate exit against Colorado Rapids they lost two games in a row but

02:08there it seems that they're back in track and they took care of the derby

02:11El Gran Classico against Chivas de Guadalajara then against Atlas it seems

02:15that they're getting back on track. For sure America definitely the team to beat.

02:19Another interesting match we saw Toluca versus Tijuana. Big scoreline there

02:24Toluca taking home four goals.