The winner of the 2020 Copa Libertadores, which will be defined this Saturday between the Brazilian teams Palmeiras and Santos, will pocket an unprecedented prize of 15 million dollars for the title, while the runner-up 6 million, announced this Friday the Conmebol.
To that figure we must add what was distributed throughout the tournament in the phases prior to this unique final in Rio de Janeiro, for which the champion will total $ 22,550,000, the highest amount in the history of the largest South American competition.
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“Within the framework of its strategic axis of reinvesting in football what football generates, the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) increased the volume of prizes from all its competitions by more than 300% since 2016,” the organization said in a press release.
But the economic expectations for the champion are unbeatable since he can add 1,250,000 dollars more if he wins the Recopa to the winner of the South American (Defense and Justice, ARG), although in the worst case he will be entitled to 750,000 for being in the final .
The Libertadores title guarantees the last champion his presence in the next edition from the group stage, where each of the teams is insured for three million dollars if it is fired in that instance.
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Another source of secure income is the FIFA Club World Cup, in which the representative of Conmebol will be awarded an extra 5 million dollars if he wins it, although if he is second he will add 4 million to his account, 2.5 million if he wins. third or two million for fourth place.
“Assuming that the Libertadores champion obtained the best possible results -something for which it would have more than enough sporting merits- it would reach a total of USD 31,800,000, in around 12 months, “the report highlighted.
Conmebol “made strong increases in the prizes of all its competitions as of 2016, going in global numbers from USD 71,190,000 in 2015 to USD 229,300,000 by 2021,” said the agency.
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