The winner of the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020 Cup, 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, Conmebol announced this Friday.
To this figure must be added the one distributed throughout the tournament in the stages prior to this unique final in Rio de Janeiro, so the champion will total $ 22,550,000, the highest sum in the history of the largest southern competition. American.
“As part of its strategic axis of reinvesting in football what generates football, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) increased by more than 300% the volume of awards in all its competitions since 2016 “, The agency noted in a press release.
But the economic expectations for the champion are unbeatable as he can add $ 1,250,000 more if he wins the Recopa to the winner of the South American (Defense and Justice, ARG), although in the worst case will be 750,000 to be in the end.
The title of the Libertadores guarantees the last champion its presence in the next edition from the group stage, where each of the teams has three million dollars insured if it is fired in this instance.
Another secure source of income is the FIFA Club World Cup, in which the CONMEBOL representative will be awarded an extra $ 5 million if he wins, although if he is second he will add 4 million to his account, 2.5 million if it is third or two million for fourth place.
“Assuming the Libertadores champion got the best possible results – something for which he would have more than enough sporting merit – he would get a total of $ 31,800,000, in about 12 months,” he said. highlighted the report.
the CONMEBOL “It made strong increases in the prizes of all its competitions from 2016, going into global numbers of USD 71,190,000 in 2015 to USD 229,300,000 by 2021”, Sentenced the body.