CONMEBOL president says Montevideo will host 2026 Libertadores final

The Uruguayan capital will once again host the decider of the major club championship in America, after hosting, at Centenario Stadium, in 2021, the Brazilian confrontation that gave Palmeiras the title over Flamengo.

– Next year, the Libertadores final will be held in Montevideo – Dominguez announced to ESPN, without specifying the stadium in which the title match will be held.

The director also informed that three countries had applied to host the final of the 2027 edition: Argentina, with the city of La Plata; Brazil, with Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia; And Paraguay, with Assuncao, the final stage of the Copa Sudamericana, which Lanús won over Atletico Mineiro.

– Now we need to start the selection process – he stressed.