Both countries occupy the majority of the quotas of the round of 32 of the continental contest. LatinAmerican Post reviews them

Once the Soccer World Cup in Russia is over, the ball will roll again in the Copa Sudamericana at the end of July. Of course, from now, fans expect the round of 32. Actually, 32 teams advanced to this instance, 24 that came from the previous phases and 8 more that finished third in their groups of the Copa Libertadores.

Leer en español: Brasil y Uruguay: Los más opcionados a tener un finalista en la Copa Sudamericana

According to the official website of Conmebol, Brazil and Uruguay have the most teams, since they have 6; while Argentina has with 5, Colombia 4, Paraguay and Ecuador have 3, Bolivia 2, and finally Chile, Peru, and Venezuela have 1. In that order of ideas, Brazil and Uruguay have more possibilities to have a representative in the final or even to have a team as champion.

Of the six Brazilian teams in the round of 32, only Vasco de Gama comes from the Libertadores. There, the team finished third in Group E, with five points, and behind Cruzeiro and Racing de Avellaneda. Ist first hurdle in the South American will be the Liga de Quito of Ecuador.

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Meanwhile, according to Conmebol, Sao Paulo will face Colon of Santa Fe (Argentina), Fluminense to Defensor Sporting (Uruguay), Atlético Paranaense to Peñarol (Uruguay), Bahia to Cerro (Uruguay) and Botafogo to Nacional (Paraguay).

On the side of the Uruguayans, three squads have already played the Libertadores and come to the South American rematch after finishing third in their respective groups. They are: Defensor Sporting, Peñarol, and Nacional de Montevideo. According to FutbolRed, the first will be measured against Fluminense (Brazil), the second against Atlético Paranaense (Brazil) and the third against Sol de América (Paraguay).

Meanwhile, Cerro will face Bahia (Brazil), Rampla Juniors Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia) and Boston River to Banfield (Argentina). The third country in quantity is Argentina that has five clubs as representatives, among them is Lanús, which was already the champion of that event in 2013. The 'garnet' team will face the Junior of Barranquilla after having left on the road to Sporting Cristal of Peru.

Also in that phase is San Lorenzo de Almagro, who already knows what it is like to be a South American champion. San Lorenzo obtained this achievement in 2002, winning the final at Atlético Nacional de Medellín. The other representative 'gauchos' are Colón de Santa Fe, Banfield, and Defensa y Justicia.

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This is how the last sixteen will play:

• General Díaz (PAR vs. Millionaires (COL)
• National (PAR) vs. Botafogo (BRA)
• Sun of America vs. National (URU)
• Sao Paulo (BRA) vs. Colón (ARG)
• Boston River (URU) vs. Banfield (ARG)
• Fluminense (BRA) vs. Defender Sporting (URU)
• Atlético Paranaense (BRA) vs. Peñarol (URU)
• Deportivo Cali (COL) vs. Bolívar (BOL)
• Liga de Quito (ECU) vs. Vasco da Gama (BRA)
• Caracas (VEN) vs. Sport Huancayo (PER)
• Deportivo Cuenca (ECU) vs. Jorge Wilstermann (BOL)
• Defense and Justice (ARG) vs. The National (ECU)
• Lanús (ARG) vs. Junior Athletic (COL)
• San Lorenzo (ARG) vs. Sports Temuco (CHI)
• Bahia (BRA) vs. Cerro (URU)
• Rampla Juniors (URU) vs. Santa Fe (COL)

Latin American Post | Yeinson Fajardo Bohórquez
Translated from “Brasil y Uruguay: Los más opcionados a tener un finalista en la Copa Sudamericana”