2019 Copa Libertadores final stages

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The 2019 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 23 July to 23 November 2019. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages deciding the champions of the 2019 Copa Libertadores, [2] with the final played in Lima, Peru at the Estadio Monumental. [3]

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Qualified teams

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

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
B Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec
C Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia Flag of Argentina.svg Godoy Cruz
D Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito
E Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
F Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo
G Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors Flag of Brazil.svg Athletico Paranaense
H Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are 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. [4]

SeedGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRound of 16 draw
1 F Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 6501131+1215Pot 1
2 B Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 6501112+915
3 A Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 6420116+514
4 E Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 6411105+513
5 H Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 6402117+412
6 G Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 6321116+511
7 D Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 6312115+610
8 C Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 623196+39
9 E Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 641152+313Pot 2
10 A Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 6240105+510
11 D Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito 6312128+410
12 H Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio 631284+410
13 F Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 631242+210
14 G Flag of Brazil.svg Athletico Paranaense 6303116+59
15 C Flag of Argentina.svg Godoy Cruz 623153+29
16 B Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec 623165+19
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i). [2]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: [2]

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 May 2019, 20:30 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. [5] 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.

Bracket

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

RoundMatchups
Round of 16(Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
  • Match A
  • Match B
  • Match C
  • Match D
  • Match E
  • Match F
  • Match G
  • Match H
Quarter-finals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H
  • Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
  • Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F
  • Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E
Semi-finals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
  • Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3
Finals(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 13 May 2019.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (23 November – Lima)
                  
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio 2 3 5
5 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 0 0 0
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio (a) 0 2 2
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 1 1 2
15 Flag of Argentina.svg Godoy Cruz 2 0 2
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 2 4 6
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio 1 0 1
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1 5 6
16 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec 2 0 2 (2)
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo (p) 0 2 2 (4)
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 2 1 3
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 0 1 1
9 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 0 0 0
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 1 2 3
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 2
10 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 1
10 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate (p) 0 0 0 (4)
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 0 0 0 (2)
10 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 2 1 3
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 0 1 1
13 Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 0 1 1
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 0 2 2
10 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 2 0 2
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 0 1 1
11 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito 3 1 4
8 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 1 1 2
11 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito 0 0 0
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 3 0 3
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Athletico Paranaense 0 0 0
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 1 2 3

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 23–25 July, and the second legs were played on 30–31 July and 1 August 2019. [6] [7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 (4–2 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 0–0 0–0
Godoy Cruz Flag of Argentina.svg 2–6 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 2–2 0–4
Emelec Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–2 (2–4 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 2–0 0–2
LDU Quito Flag of Ecuador.svg 4–2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 3–1 1–1
Athletico Paranaense Flag of Brazil.svg 0–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 0–1 0–2
Nacional Flag of Uruguay.svg 0–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 0–1 0–2
Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg 5–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 2–0 3–0
San Lorenzo Flag of Argentina.svg 1–2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 0–0 1–2

Match A

River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
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Tied 0–0 on aggregate, River Plate won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Match B

Godoy Cruz Flag of Argentina.svg 2–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
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Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 4–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Godoy Cruz
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Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Attendance: 35,666
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Palmeiras won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match C

Emelec Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
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Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Flamengo won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match D

LDU Quito Flag of Ecuador.svg 3–1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
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Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 1–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito
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LDU Quito won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match E

Athletico Paranaense Flag of Brazil.svg 0–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
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Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 38,230
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)

Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Athletico Paranaense
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Boca Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match F

Nacional Flag of Uruguay.svg 0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional
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Internacional Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
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Internacional won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match G

Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad
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Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 39,572
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Libertad Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
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Grêmio won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match H

San Lorenzo Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
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Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–1 Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo
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Cerro Porteño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 20–22 August, and the second legs were played on 27–29 August 2019. [8] [9]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 3–1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 2–0 1–1
Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 0–1 2–1
Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 3–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 2–0 1–1
LDU Quito Flag of Ecuador.svg 0–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 0–3 0–0

Match S1

River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 2–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
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Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay.svg 1–1 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
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River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Match S2

Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg 0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
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Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 1–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
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Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Grêmio won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S3

Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional
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Internacional Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
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Flamengo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S4

LDU Quito Flag of Ecuador.svg 0–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
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Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito
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Boca Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 1–2 October, and the second legs were played on 22–23 October 2019. [10] [11]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 2–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 2–0 0–1
Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg 1–6 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1–1 0–5

Match F1

River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 2–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
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Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 1–0 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
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River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Match F2

Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
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Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 55,013
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 5–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
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Flamengo won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final

The final was played on 23 November 2019 at the Estadio Monumental in Lima. [12]

Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 2–1 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Gabriel Barbosa Soccerball shade.svg 89', 90+2' Report Borré Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Estadio Monumental, Lima
Attendance: 78,573
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Notes

  1. Olimpia played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción.
  2. Libertad played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz, Asunción.
  3. Palmeiras played their home match against Grêmio at Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, instead of their regular stadium Allianz Parque, São Paulo.

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