Why watch Copa Libertadores
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00:00 If you have not been watching the 2023 edition of the Copa Libertadores,
00:04 one of the world's most thrilling club soccer competitions,
00:07 then you've missed out.
00:08 The good news is that you're not too late to get on board
00:11 as the Copa Libertadores semifinals are right around the corner.
00:14 If you're now asking what the Copa Libertadores is,
00:17 then take a good hard look at some of your sporting decisions in recent years,
00:20 but you are forgiven.
00:21 The Copa Libertadores is a South American equivalent of the Champions League,
00:25 except it's a heck of a lot older, with the first edition being held in 1960.
00:29 It features the elite of the world's game,
00:31 years before they will ever play in the Champions League or win a World Cup.
00:35 Stand up Enzo Fernandez, Alexis McAllister and Moises Gaisedo,
00:38 who all rose to fame in the Copa Libertadores,
00:41 and hello to Victor Roque and Hendrik for the future.
00:44 Copa Libertadores means the world,
00:46 and more to the fans of the teams which have made it through to the Final Four
00:50 and are set to face off over two legs.
00:52 While the Argentinian national team are top dogs in Copa América and the World Cup,
00:57 the nation's sides have been second best to Brazil for the past five years.
01:01 The last time an Argentinian club won the Copa Libertadores was in 2018.
01:06 Boca Juniors are looking to reset the record
01:08 and are hoping new arrival Edson Cavani can lead Boca
01:11 to their first Copa Libertadores victory since 2007
01:15 and do it in Brazilian soil in the Maracanã.
01:18 Boca are facing the Imperius Palmeiras,
01:20 the Brazilian side that have won two of the last three editions.
01:24 The second semi-final is an all-Brazilian affair
01:27 between Fluminense and Internacional,
01:29 two exciting teams on the rise in South America.
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