Leaders of Brazilian football teams pointed to the lack of concrete action against racism on the part of Conmebol, which, according to them, had not applied adequate punishment to the offenders that harassed and called monkeys two players from Palmeiras. They suggested that Brazilian teams boycott the Libertadores competition. In an interview after the draw, the president of Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguez, said that the Libertadores without Brazil is like ‘Tarzan without Cheetah’, a phrase also considered racist.