2020 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2020 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 24 November 2020 to 30 January 2021.[1][2] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2020 Copa Libertadores,[3] with the final played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Maracanã Stadium.[4]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Flamengo Independiente del Valle
B Palmeiras Guaraní
C Jorge Wilstermann Athletico Paranaense
D River Plate LDU Quito
E Grêmio Internacional
F Nacional Racing
G Santos Delfín
H Boca Juniors Libertad

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.[5]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 B Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 17 2 +15 16 Pot 1
2 G Santos 6 5 1 0 10 5 +5 16
3 A Flamengo 6 5 0 1 14 8 +6 15
4 F Nacional 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15
5 H Boca Juniors 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 14
6 D River Plate 6 4 1 1 21 6 +15 13
7 E Grêmio 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
8 C Jorge Wilstermann 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
9 F Racing 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 Pot 2
10 B Guaraní 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
11 A Independiente del Valle 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12
12 D LDU Quito 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12
13 C Athletico Paranaense 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
14 E Internacional 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8
15 G Delfín 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
16 H Libertad 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i).[3]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[3]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by the CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 October 2020, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3).[6] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[3]

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners hosted second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarter-finals (Higher-seeded team hosted second leg)
Semi-finals (Higher-seeded team hosted second leg)
Final (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 23 October 2020.

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (30 January 2021 – Rio de Janeiro)
                                                     
13 Athletico Paranaense 1 0 1  
6 River Plate 1 1 2  
  6 River Plate 2 6 8  
  4 Nacional 0 2 2  
11 Independiente del Valle 0 0 0 (2)
4 Nacional (p) 0 0 0 (4)  
  6 River Plate 0 2 2  
  1 Palmeiras 3 0 3  
16 Libertad 3 2 5  
8 Jorge Wilstermann 1 0 1  
  16 Libertad 1 0 1
  1 Palmeiras 1 3 4  
15 Delfín 1 0 1
1 Palmeiras 3 5 8  
  1 Palmeiras 1
  2 Santos 0
9 Racing (p) 1 1 2 (5)  
3 Flamengo 1 1 2 (3)  
  9 Racing 1 0 1
  5 Boca Juniors 0 2 2  
14 Internacional 0 1 1 (4)
5 Boca Juniors (p) 1 0 1 (5)  
  5 Boca Juniors 0 0 0
  2 Santos 0 3 3  
10 Guaraní 0 0 0  
7 Grêmio 2 2 4  
  7 Grêmio 1 1 2
  2 Santos 1 4 5  
12 LDU Quito 1 1 2
2 Santos (a) 2 0 2  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 24–26 November and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 1–3 and 9 December 2020.[7][8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guaraní 0–4 Grêmio 0–2 0–2
Independiente del Valle 0–0 (2–4 p) Nacional 0–0 0–0
Delfín 1–8 Palmeiras 1–3 0–5
Internacional 1–1 (4–5 p) Boca Juniors 0–1 1–0
Racing 2–2 (5–3 p) Flamengo 1–1 1–1
Libertad 5–1 Jorge Wilstermann 3–1 2–0
Athletico Paranaense 1–2 River Plate 1–1 0–1
LDU Quito 2–2 (a) Santos 1–2 1–0

Match A
Guaraní 0–2 Grêmio
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
Grêmio 2–0 Guaraní
 Report
Attendance: 0

Grêmio won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Match B
Independiente del Valle 0–0 Nacional
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Nacional 0–0 Independiente del Valle
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Nacional won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match C
Delfín 1–3 Palmeiras
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Palmeiras 5–0 Delfín
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Palmeiras won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match D
Internacional 0–1 Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match E
Racing 1–1 Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Racing won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match F
Libertad 3–1 Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Jorge Wilstermann 0–2 Libertad
Report
Attendance: 0

Libertad won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match G
Athletico Paranaense 1–1 River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
River Plate 1–0 Athletico Paranaense
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match H
LDU Quito 1–2 Santos
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Santos 0–1 LDU Quito
Report
Attendance: 0

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Santos won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 8–10 and 16 December, and the second legs were played on 15–17 and 23 December 2020.[11][12]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 2–5 Santos 1–1 1–4
River Plate 8–2 Nacional 2–0 6–2
Libertad 1–4 Palmeiras 1–1 0–3
Racing 1–2 Boca Juniors 1–0 0–2

Match S1
Grêmio 1–1 Santos
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
Santos 4–1 Grêmio
 Report
Attendance: 0

Santos won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Match S2
River Plate 2–0 Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Nacional 2–6 River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

River Plate won 8–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S3
Libertad 1–1 Palmeiras
  • Espinoza  62'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Palmeiras 3–0 Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Palmeiras won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S4
Racing 1–0 Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Boca Juniors 2–0 Racing
 Report
Attendance: 0

Boca Juniors won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 5 and 6 January 2021, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 January 2021.[13]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boca Juniors 0–3 Santos 0–0 0–3
River Plate 2–3 Palmeiras 0–3 2–0

Match F1
Boca Juniors 0–0 Santos
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Santos 3–0 Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 0

Santos won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Match F2
River Plate 0–3 Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Palmeiras 0–2 River Plate
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Palmeiras won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final
Main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores Final

The final was played on 30 January 2021 at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.[14]

Palmeiras 1–0 Santos
 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Notes
  1. Guaraní played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres, Asunción which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  2. Independiente del Valle played their home match at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito,[9] instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rumiñahui, Sangolquí which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  3. The two legs of the round of 16 match D, originally scheduled for 25 November & 2 December 2020, 21:30 local time, were re-scheduled to 2 & 9 December 2020, 21:30 local time due to the death of Diego Maradona on 25 November 2020 and his link to the club Boca Juniors.[10]
  4. Libertad played their home match against Jorge Wilstermann at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción,[9] and played their home match against Palmeiras at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Dr. Nicolás Leoz, Asunción which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  5. River Plate played their home matches at Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda instead of their regular stadium Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, which is closed for remodeling works.

References
  1. "CALENDÁRIO 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. "Clubes reciben informe detallado sobre torneos de la CONMEBOL" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 November 2020.
  3. "Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  4. "El Maracaná (Río) y el Mario Kempes (Córdoba) sedes de las Finales Únicas de Libertadores y Sudamericana 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 17 October 2019.
  5. "Los 16 mejores equipos que irán por la Gloria Eterna" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 October 2020.
  6. "Se sortean los Octavos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la Segunda Fase de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 12 October 2020.
  7. "Calendario de cruces de los Octavos de Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 October 2020.
  8. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - OCTAVOS DE FINAL" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 October 2020.
  9. "Cambios de escenarios en cruces de Octavos de Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 27 October 2020.
  10. "Comunicado oficial sobre partido de Internacional vs Boca Juniors" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 25 November 2020.
  11. "Calendario de partidos de los Cuartos de Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 4 December 2020.
  12. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - CUARTOS DE FINAL" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 4 December 2020.
  13. "El camino de las Semifinales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 18 December 2020.
  14. "La final única de la CONMEBOL Libertadores se jugará el 30 de enero a las 17:00" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 12 January 2021.
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