On the night of this Monday (22), Botafogo learned who will be their first opponent in the Conmebol Libertadores 2026.
It will be Nacional Potosí, who became Copa Bolivia champions by beating Bolívar 4-1 in La Paz, after losing the first leg 2-0.
Thus, the Glorioso will begin their journey towards a second Libertadores title at 4,090 meters above sea level on February 17. The return match will take place on February 24, at the Nilton Santos stadium.
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The winner of this phase 2 will face either Barcelona de Guayaquil, of Ecuador, or Argentinos Juniors in phase 3, the last stage before the group stage of the tournament.
On the other side of the table, Bahia already knew its first opponent, the Chileans of O’Higgins.
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