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The draw for the CONMEBOL Sudamericana Cup was held to find out how the teams are divided in the group stage. millionaires will be part of Group F with Peñarol, Defensa y Justicia and Atlético Mineiro.
The Embajador team did not have much luck and will face three teams from the strongest countries in South American football. Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil will be the countries that he will have to visit in his search for his first title in this contest.
The cast of Alberto Gamero will face one of the most winning teams of the Copa Libertadores, with Peñarol being its most difficult rival in this phase of the championship. El Carbonero has five continental titles, one Super Cup and three Intercontinental Cups.
Millionaires will be measured once morest an old acquaintancethe coach Alfredo Arias, who before taking the reins of Peñarol directed Independiente Santa Fe. The Uruguayan coach knows the Albiazul cast very well since he was in Colombian soccer for several years.
The Colombian squad will also face Defensa y Justicia, champion of the Copa Sudamericana in the 2020 edition and champion of the Recopa Sudamericana in 2021, defeating Palmeiras in the final.
Finally, Millonarios will have to face América Mineiro, a team that is participating for the first time in the Copa Sudamericana. He Brazilian team already faced Colombian teams in the previous season in the Copa Libertadores.
The team from Belo Horizonte faced Deportes Tolima in the 2022 Libertadores group stage, defeating Pijao at the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium and losing 2-3 at home to Pijao.