2021 Copa Libertadores final stages

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The 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 13 July to 27 November 2021. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, [2] with the final played in Montevideo, Uruguay at Estadio Centenario. [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 Palmeiras Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia
B Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
C Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
D Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
E Flag of Argentina.svg Racing Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
F Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica
G Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield
H Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño

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.

SeedGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRound of 16 draw
1 H Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 6510153+1216Pot 1
2 A Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 6501207+1315
3 E Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 642092+714
4 C Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 6411103+713
5 G Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 6330149+512
6 F Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors 640273+412
7 D Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 6321107+311
8 B Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 6312125+710
9 E Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 632192+711Pot 2
10 C Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 631262+410
11 G Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield 6312108+210
12 H Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 631245−110
13 A Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia 6231118+39
14 D Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 62317709
15 F Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 63036609
16 B Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 63031314−19
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 play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: [2]

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 June 2021, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay. [4] 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). [2] [5]

Bracket

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

RoundMatchups
Round of 16(Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarter-finals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semi-finals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
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 1 June 2021.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (27 November 2021 – Montevideo)
                  
9 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 1 3 4
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 1 1 2
9 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 1 0 1
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 1 3 4
15 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 0 0 0
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 1 1 2
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras (a) 0 1 1
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 0 1 1
14 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 1 2 3
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors 1 0 1
14 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 0 0 0
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 1 3 4
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 0 0 0 (1)
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro (p) 0 0 0 (3)
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras (a.e.t.) 2
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1
16 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia (p) 0 0 0 (5)
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 0 0 0 (4)
16 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 1 1 2
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 4 5 9
13 Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia 0 1 1
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1 4 5
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 2 2 4
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 0 0 0
12 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 0 0 0
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 2 1 3
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 2 1 3
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona (a) 2 1 3
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield 1 1 2
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 0 3 3

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 13–15 July, and the second legs were played on 20–22 July and 3 August 2021. [6] [7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Defensa y Justicia Flag of Argentina.svg 1–5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 0–1 1–4
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 (1–3 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 0–0 0–0
Universidad Católica Flag of Chile.svg 0–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 0–1 0–1
Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 0–2 0–1
Vélez Sarsfield Flag of Argentina.svg 2–3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 1–0 1–3
São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 4–2 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 1–1 3–1
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 3–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors 1–1 2–0
Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–0 (5–4 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 0–0 0–0

Match A

Defensa y Justicia Flag of Argentina.svg 0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Report
  • Michael Soccerball shade.svg21'
Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, Gobernador Costa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 4–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia
Report
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília [note 1]
Attendance: 5,518
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Flamengo won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Match B

Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro
Report
Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

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

Match C

Universidad Católica Flag of Chile.svg 0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
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Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago [note 2]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica
Report
Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Palmeiras won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match D

Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
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Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción
Attendance: 0
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Fluminense Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
Report
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Fluminense won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match E

Vélez Sarsfield Flag of Argentina.svg 1–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona
Report
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Barcelona Flag of Ecuador.svg 3–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield
Report
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match F

São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing
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Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)
Racing Flag of Argentina.svg 1–3 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
Report
Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

São Paulo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match G

Argentinos Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 0–2 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Report
Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match H

Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional
Report
Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Olimpia won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 10–12 August, and the second legs were played on 17–19 August 2021. [12] [13]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–9 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1–4 1–5
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 0–4 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 0–1 0–3
São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 1–4 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 1–1 0–3
Fluminense Flag of Brazil.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 2–2 1–1

Match S1

Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 1–4 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Report
Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 5–1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
Report
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília [note 1]
Attendance: 11,211
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Flamengo won 9–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Match S2

Atlético Mineiro Flag of Brazil.svg 3–0 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
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Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 17,030
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Atlético Mineiro won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S3

São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
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Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 3–0 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
Report
Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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

Match S4

Fluminense Flag of Brazil.svg 2–2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona
Report
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Barcelona Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
Report
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Barcelona won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 21 and 22 September, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 September 2021. [14] [15]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 4–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 2–0 2–0
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 0–0 1–1

Match F1

Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona
Report
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro [note 4]
Attendance: 22,193
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Barcelona Flag of Ecuador.svg 0–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Report
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 11,642
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Match F2

Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 0–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro
Report
Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
Atlético Mineiro Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
Report
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 18,350
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Palmeiras won on away goals and advanced to the final.

Final

The final was played on 27 November 2021 at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.

Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 55,023
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) [17]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Flamengo played their round of 16 and quarter-final home matches at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, instead of their regular stadium Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro. [8] [9]
  2. ↑ The Universidad Católica v Palmeiras match, originally scheduled at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, [7] was re-scheduled at Universidad Católica's regular stadium Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago. [10]
  3. ↑ The Fluminense v Cerro Porteño match, originally scheduled for 20 July 2021, was rescheduled for 3 August 2021 due to the passing of Alexandro Javier Arce, son of Cerro Porteño manager Francisco Arce. [11]
  4. ↑ The Flamengo v Barcelona match, originally scheduled at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, [15] was re-scheduled at Flamengo's regular stadium Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro. [16]

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  17. ↑ "Árbitros designados para la Final Única de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 27 October 2021.
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