Brasil · Sport

Key Facts

—Six clubs, one squeeze. Brazil sends six teams into the Copa Libertadores last 16: Flamengo, Cruzeiro, Fluminense, Palmeiras, Corinthians and Mirassol.

—The first legs. Those knockout matches begin on August 11, just over three weeks after the World Cup final on July 19.

—A crowded restart. Brazil’s league returns on July 22 and the Copa Sudamericana playoffs begin on July 21, all within days of each other.