AI simulates the next 100 years of the Libertadores: Which Brazilian clubs will lift the trophy again?

An AI prediction about the next 99 winners of the South American tournament went viral
by
Martín O'Donnell
2024-04-17 15:37:41

Since the rise of its popularity, Artificial Intelligence has been used to answer all kinds of questions, even some related to the future. For football fans, this meant an opportunity to imagine how the coming years could unfold, for instance, in the Libertadores.

In fact, a prediction made by ChatGPT about the future 99 champions of the tournament went viral on social media, with Brazilian sides taking center stage. According to the AI, there won’t be new Brazilian clubs lifting the trophy, but several teams that have already triumphed at the continental level will celebrate again.

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Flamengo were named as the predicted winner of the current edition, while São Paulo would emerge victorious in 2027.

Mengao are the Brazilian team that appears most on the list, with 12 titles according to the simulation. On the other hand, the Tricolor paulista are expected to triumph three times. The other Brazilian clubs predicted to win the competition are Palmeiras (eight times), Santos (four), Atlético Mineiro (three), Gremio (two), and Cruzeiro (one).

The next 99 Libertadores champions, according to AI

2024: Flamengo (Brazil)
2025: River Plate (Argentina)
2026: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2027: São Paulo FC (Brazil)
2028: Atlético Nacional (Colombia)
2029: Peñarol (Uruguay)
2030: Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)
2031: River Plate (Argentina)
2032: River Plate (Argentina)
2033: Palmeiras (Brazil)
2034: Palmeiras (Brazil)
2035: Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
2036: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2037: Flamengo (Brazil)
2038: Flamengo (Brazil)
2039: São Paulo FC (Brazil)
2040: River Plate (Argentina)
2041: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2042: Atlético Nacional (Colombia)
2043: Flamengo (Brazil)
2044: Palmeiras (Brazil)
2045: Peñarol (Uruguay)
2046: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2047: River Plate (Argentina)
2048: Gremio (Brazil)
2049: Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)
2050: River Plate (Argentina)
2051: Flamengo (Brazil)
2052: Santos (Brazil)
2053: Nacional (Uruguay)
2054: Independiente (Argentina)
2055: Corinthians (Brazil)
2056: Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
2057: Palmeiras (Brazil)
2058: Flamengo (Brazil)
2059: River Plate (Argentina)
2060: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2061: Peñarol (Uruguay)
2062: Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)
2063: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2064: River Plate (Argentina)
2065: Palmeiras (Brazil)
2066: Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela)
2067: Flamengo (Brazil)
2068: Club Bolívar (Bolivia)
2069: San Lorenzo (Argentina)
2070: Atlético Nacional (Colombia)
2071: Sporting Cristal (Peru)
2072: Palmeiras (Brazil)
2073: Alianza Lima (Peru)
2074: Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
2075: River Plate (Argentina)
2076: Club Bolívar (Bolivia)
2077: Flamengo (Brazil)
2078: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2079: The Strongest (Bolivia)
2080: Nacional (Uruguay)
2081: Colo-Colo (Chile)
2082: Universidad de Chile (Chile)
2083: Santos (Brazil)
2084: Olimpia (Paraguay)
2085: Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)
2086: Millonarios (Colombia)
2087: Caracas FC (Venezuela)
2088: Peñarol (Uruguay)
2089: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2090: Flamengo (Brazil)
2091: River Plate (Argentina)
2092: Barcelona SC (Ecuador)
2093: Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)
2094: Deportivo Lara (Venezuela)
2095: Cruzeiro (Brazil)
2096: Universidad Católica (Chile)
2097: Gremio (Brazil)
2098: San Lorenzo (Argentina)
2099: Nacional (Uruguay)
2100: Flamengo (Brazil)
2101: Palmeiras (Brazil)
2102: Palmeiras (Brazil)
2103: Atlético Nacional (Colombia)
2104: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2105: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2106: River Plate (Argentina)
2107: River Plate (Argentina)
2108: Peñarol (Uruguay)
2109: Flamengo (Brazil)
2110: Flamengo (Brazil)
2111: Colo-Colo (Chile)
2112: São Paulo FC (Brazil)
2113: Olimpia (Paraguay)
2114: Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)
2115: Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
2116: Club Bolívar (Bolivia)
2117: Santos (Brazil)
2118: Santos (Brazil)
2119: Nacional (Uruguay)
2120: Universidad de Chile (Chile)
2121: Independiente (Argentina)
2122: Independiente (Argentina)
2123: River Plate (Argentina)

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