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00:00Historic moment, and great memories of the Sudamericana.
00:11Gustavo Costas, then, will start us off, drawing from pot 1.
00:16The first name out of the hat.
00:23It's Independiente.
00:24So, the Racing Manager draws out their fierce rivals.
00:26Independiente, the King of Cups,
00:28the seven-time Libertadores winner,
00:31a record amount, two-time Sudamericana winners.
00:37They will go into Group A.
00:42The second name out from pot 1
00:45will be another Argentinian side, Defensa y Justicia.
00:50The 2020 Sudamericana champions,
00:52when they beat Lanús by three goals to nil.
00:56A final that was delayed due to COVID.
00:58They played, actually, at the start of 2021,
01:00but Defensa y Justicia go into Group B.
01:06The third team from pot 1,
01:09América de Cali.
01:12The Colombians, who obviously have had to come through
01:15a qualifying round already.
01:16The Brazilians and Argentinian teams didn't.
01:19As a Colombian, they had to beat Junior on penalties
01:22in the last round.
01:26América de Cali into Group C.
01:30Gremio into Group D.
01:34The Imortal Tricolor,
01:36the three-time Libertadores champions,
01:38last time back in 2017.
01:42Reached the round of 16 last year in the Libertadores.
01:47And Gremio into Group D.
01:49Into Group E will go Cruzeiro,
01:53another one of the big boys from Brazil.
01:56A two-time Libertadores champion themselves.
01:58And, of course, the team that lost in last year's final
02:02of the Sudamericana 2, Racing in Asunción.
02:05Cruzeiro will be hoping to go one better this year round.
02:11In Group F, Fluminense.
02:15Huge side that won the Libertadores
02:18only back in 2023 when they beat Boca their first title.
02:22Beaten finalists in the Sudamericana as well
02:24back in 2009 when they lost to Liga de Quito.
02:31Group G, it's Lanús, another of the Argentinian sides.
02:35The Granate, 2013 Sudamericana champions.
02:39Finalists in 2020 when they lost to Defensiva Justicia.
02:42And Libertadores finalists as well in 2017.
02:46They reached the semifinals of the Sudamericana last year.
02:50And, lastly, Atlético Mineiro.
02:53Go into Group H, Atlético Mineiro.
02:58The Sudamericana. Now we'll move to Group 2.
03:02Or Pot 2, I should say.
03:04And the first name out of Pot 2 is Huracán
03:07from Argentina, El Globo.
03:10Finalists in the Sudamericana back in 2015
03:13when they lost on penalties to Independiente Santa Fe.
03:19But Huracán will go into Group C.
03:21They couldn't go into Group A or Group B
03:22because of other Argentinian sides.
03:24They'll go into Group C along with América de Cali.
03:27Guaraní of Paraguay will then go into Group A
03:33with Independiente.
03:36The Paraguayans coming through against Dos de Mayo
03:40in the first round of this year's competition.
03:44Universidad Católica of Ecuador
03:48beat AUKAS on penalties in the first round.
03:53And they will go into Group B with Defensa y Justicia.
04:02Next out, it's Godoy Cruz of Argentina.
04:09Only their third appearance in the Comboble Sudamericana.
04:13And they go into Group D alongside Gremio.
04:19Palestino of Chile.
04:21The next one's out of the hat
04:23after their win over Universidad Católica on penalties last time.
04:31Reached the round of 16 last year in the Sudamericana.
04:34And Palestino up against Cruzeiro in Group E.
04:38Vasco da Gama will go into Group G.
04:43They can't go into Group A.
04:45They will go into Group G.
04:47They can't go into Group F due to Fluminense being there.
04:50So they go into Group G with Lanus.
04:55Tricky one for Lanus to get Vasco da Gama.
05:04Unión Española of Chile will then go into Group F with Fluminense.
05:09La Furia Rojo.
05:13Their 13 appearances in the Libertadores.
05:15Fifth appearance in the Sudamericana.
05:18They have struggled recently,
05:21but they will have a stern test against Fluminense.
05:24And lastly, Caracas from Venezuela.
05:28Regulars in Comboble competition.
05:31Went out in the group stage of the Libertadores last year.
05:36So we will now go across to José Pepe Rojas
05:39for POP3 and POP4.
05:44First name out from POP3 then.
05:49And it's Nacional Potosí of Bolivia into Group A
05:52along with Independiente and Guaraní.
05:57La Banda Roja, one of Bolivia's oldest clubs.
06:00Never won a top-flight title, however.
06:09Cerro Lago of Uruguay, next out.
06:14To go into Group B alongside Defensa Justicia
06:17and Universidad Católica.
06:20Cerro Lago also never won a top-flight title in Uruguay.
06:24Their fifth appearance in the Sudamericana.
06:26Their first time going beyond the first round.
06:31Racing of Uruguay, not Racing of Argentina.
06:35Next out into Group C with América de Cali and Huracán.
06:39The second consecutive year, the Colombian Sudamericana
06:42has defeated Montevideo Wanderers in the penalty shoot-out.
06:46Defeated Montevideo Wanderers on penalties in the first round.
06:53Sportivo Luqueño of Paraguay
06:56into Group D with Gremio and Goroy Cruz.
07:02Were semi-finalists in the competition back in 2015.
07:05They lost to Independiente Santa Fe.
07:07Beat Sportivo Emiliano in the first round.
07:13Unión de Santa Fe from Argentina.
07:20We'll go into Group E with Cruzeiro and Palestino.
07:26El Tatengue reached the round of 16 in 2020 and in 2022.
07:34Once Caldas of Colombia into Group F with Fluminense
07:38and Unión Española.
07:41And Libertadores champion back in 2004, Once Caldas.
07:45But haven't been in Combo Ball competition
07:47since the first round exit in the Sudamericana in 2019.
07:54Academia Puerto Cabello of Venezuela
07:57will join Lanús and Vasco da Gama in Group G.
08:01It's the third appearance in the Sudamericana
08:03for the Venezuelans.
08:09And lastly, from Peru, it will be Cienciano.
08:19Where 2003 Sudamericana champions,
08:23when they defeated Riva,
08:26and they go into Group H alongside Alex Gominero.
08:29So we're almost there.
08:31Just one name to add to all of the groups.
08:33We now move to Pot 4,
08:36where those four teams from the Libertadores are.
08:39And where's one of them? Boston River.
08:42Lost in Round 3 of the Libertadores,
08:44qualifies against Bahia of Brazil.
08:50And Boston River are into Group A.
08:57Group B, Vitória of Brazil.
09:00Their fifth appearance in the Sudamericana,
09:04twice reaching the round of 16.
09:09They're into Group B.
09:15Atlético Grau from Peru,
09:19even after they beat Cusco on penalties.
09:22The Albos just won prior Sudamericana appearance
09:25back in 2020.
09:30Atlético Grau will go into Group C.
09:40Muyuk Runa.
09:47The next out of the draw.
09:49The Bolivians beating Orense by two goals to one in the last round.
09:54And Ponchito making their third appearance in the tournament
09:58into Group E with Cruzeiro Palestino and Unión.
10:01San José from Bolivia.
10:11Into Group F.
10:20Melgar, who came into the competition
10:24after losing to Cerro Corteño.
10:28In the Libertadores, Round 3.
10:31So, Melgar are into Group G.
10:41Deportes Equique from Chile.
10:45They also lost in the Libertadores,
10:48losing to Alianza Lima in Round 3.
10:52Los Dragones Celestes into Group H.
10:56And lastly, it will be Corinthians,
10:59one of the biggest names in this year's competition,
11:02after they lost to Barcelona in the Libertadores, Round 3.
11:092012 Libertadores winners.
11:13Semi-finalists in the last two Sudamericanas
11:15and they go into Group C.
11:17So, Group A, Independiente of Argentina,
11:26Guarani of Paraguay, Nacional, Potosí of Bolivia
11:28and Boston River of Uruguay.
11:31B, Defensa Justicia, Universidad Católica,
11:34Cerro Largo and Vitoria.
11:37In Group C, América de Cali, Huracán of Argentina,
11:40Racing Club of Uruguay and Corinthians of Brazil.
11:45And in Group D, Grêmio of Brazil,
11:47Goroy Cruz of Argentina, Esportivo Luqueño of Paraguay
11:52and Vitoria, also of Brazil.
11:57In Group E, Cruzeiro, joined by Palestino,
12:01Urión, Dos Santa Fe and Música Ruta.
12:04In Group F, Fluminense with Unión Española,
12:07Once Caldas and San José.
12:10In Group G, Lanús with Vasco da Gama,
12:14Academia Puerto Cabello and Melgar.
12:17And finally, in Group H, let's go Minero,
12:20joined by Caracas, Cienciano and Deportes Equique.