An Uruguayan club team is competing in tonight's Copa Libertadores final. The match will take place at the opponent's home, in the Brazilian city of Pacaembu. Although the city is not Maracana, where Uruguay stunned Brazil in 1950, it's still fun to recall historical antecedents.
The Brazilian stadium was built nine years after the Centenario in Montevideo and was the site of a 1961 Penarol victory against Palmeiras.
The field is known as an estancia for its large size.
But historical baggage is left at the door. Emotions will run furiously on the field. Penarol has no choice but to implement its disciplined defensive line like the visitor that it is against a side that includes two of Brazil's best.
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