ASUNCION, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Reigning champions Flamengo of Brazil will meet Ecuador's Copa Sudamericana title holders Independiente del Valle in the group stage of the 2020 Copa Libertadores.
The clubs will be pitted against Colombian side Junior Barranquilla and a qualifier in Group A, the South American football governing body CONMEBOL said.
The group stage of South American football's top club competition will begin on March 3 following a three-stage qualifying campaign ending on February 20.
Meanwhile, 2019 runners up River Plate of Argentina will confront Brazil's Sao Paulo, Liga Deportiva of Ecuador and Peru's Binacional in Group D.
River's Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors have been drawn in Group H alongside Libertad of Paraguay, Venezuela's Caracas and a qualifier.
The tournament champions will earn 15 million US dollars in prize money. The final will be played at Rio's Maracana stadium on November 21.
Following are the groups, which will be completed following the qualifying phase in late February.
Grupo A
Flamengo
Independiente del Valle
Junior
Grupo B
Palmeiras
Bolivar
Tigre
Grupo C
Penarol
Colo Colo
A. Paranaense
Bolivia 2
Grupo D
River Plate
Sao Paulo
LDU Quito
Binacional
Grupo E
Gremio
Universidad Catolica
America de Cali
Grupo F
Nacional
Racing Club
Alianza Lima
Estudiantes de Merida
Grupo G
Olimpia
Santos
Delfin
Defensa y Justicia
Grupo H
Boca Juniors
Libertad
Caracas
