
Only 10 days after Botafogo and Atlético Mineiro met in the domestic Brazilian league. Both teams travel to Argentina to take part in the biggest game of the year in South American soccer: The 2024 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores final.
Both teams took down favorites in the knockout rounds on their road to the final. Atlético Mineiro triumphed over San Lorenzo, reigning champion, Fluminense and continent giant, River Plate, to reach the final. Botafogo on the other hand, dispatched its domestic title rival, Palmeiras, Sao Paulo and historic Uruguayan side, Peñarol, to make it to its first ever Copa Libertadores final.