Internacional

Adenor Bacchi Corinthians face an uphill battle to progress to the quarter-finals, while Internacional are well placed to advance.

Marcelo de Oliveira Santos Cruzeiro, River Plate, Internacional, Santa Fe, Emelec, Racing Club, Emelec and Tigres UANL are all vying for a spot in the semi-finals.

After upstaging bitter rivals Boca Juniors for a fourth Copa Libertadores crown, River Plate were drawn in Group A for the 2019 edition.

Internacional and Cruzeiro were among the teams to advance to the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals.

Alisson Becker Alisson, 23, is set to swap Brazil's Internacional for Italian giants Roma.

Internacional Abel Braga has not given up hope of overseeing Internacional's passage into the last 16 of the Copa Sudamericana.

Cruzeiro Cruzeiro have claimed Brazil's Serie A title with a 3-1 win away to Vitoria, wrapping up the championship with four games remaining.

Jose Guerrero Paolo Guerrero will serve the remaining eight months of his anti-doping ban following a ruling by the highest court in Switzerland.

Cruzeiro Cruzeiro gained sole possession of top spot in Brazil Serie A after coming from behind to beat title rivals Internacional on Sunday.