Voyage into the unknown

One of the great joys of South American competition is that nobody knows anything.

Teams are in such a state of flux that there is no consistency. Nobody can ever build a dynasty and, at the same time, any side could shake the kaleidoscope and come up with a devastating combination.

Universidad de Chile were the stand-out side of last year, winning both the apertura and clausura in Chile and going on to lift the Copa Sudamericana in thrilling style, sweeping all before them with their Marcelo Bielsa-inspired high line, hard-pressing and vertical football.