2018 Copa Libertadores

2018 Copa Libertadores

Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018
La Bombonera in Buenos Aires (top) and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid (bottom), venues for the final
Tournament details
Dates	22 January – 9 December 2018
Teams	47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	River Plate (4th title)
Runners-up	Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played	156
Goals scored	353 (2.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Miguel Borja Wilson Morelo (9 goals each)
Best player(s)	Gonzalo Martínez
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The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 59th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

River Plate defeated Boca Juniors in the finals by an aggregate score of 5–3 to win their fourth tournament title. ^[1] As champions, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana. ^[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage. Grêmio were the defending champions, but were defeated by River Plate in the semifinals.

The first leg of the final was played at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11 November 2018, while the second leg took place outside South America at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain (a neutral venue) on 9 December 2018. ^{[3] [4]} The New York Times reported that the second leg was referred to as the "Final to End All Finals" and the biggest game in Argentine sport history but it was postponed and moved due to violence against the Boca Juniors team. ^[5]

Teams

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament: ^[6]

• Copa Libertadores champions
• Copa Sudamericana champions
• Brazil: 7 berths
• Argentina: 6 berths
• All other associations: 4 berths each

Teams from Mexico, as they did in 2017, withdrew from the 2018 Copa Libertadores, citing schedule conflicts. ^[7]

The entry stage was determined as follows: ^[6]

• Group stage: 28 teams
  • Copa Libertadores champions
  • Copa Sudamericana champions
  • Teams which qualified for berths 1–5 from Argentina and Brazil
  • Teams which qualified for berths 1–2 from all other associations
• Second stage: 13 teams
  • Teams which qualified for berths 6–7 from Brazil
  • Team which qualified for berth 6 from Argentina
  • Teams which qualified for berths 3–4 from Chile and Colombia
  • Teams which qualified for berths 3 from all other associations
• First stage: 6 teams
  • Teams which qualified for berths 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

Association	Team (Berth)	Entry stage	Qualification method
Argentina (6 + 1 berths)	Independiente (Argentina 1; Copa Sudamericana)	Group stage	2017 Copa Sudamericana champions
	Boca Juniors (Argentina 2)		2016–17 Primera División champions [8]
	River Plate (Argentina 3)		2016–17 Primera División runners-up [8]
	Atlético Tucumán (Argentina 4)		2016–17 Copa Argentina runners-up [8]
	Estudiantes (Argentina 5)		2016–17 Primera División 3rd place [8]
	Racing (Argentina 6)		2016–17 Primera División 4th place [8]
	Banfield (Argentina 7)	Second stage	2016–17 Primera División 5th place [8]
Bolivia (4 berths)	The Strongest (Bolivia 1)	Group stage	2016 Apertura champions [9]
	Bolívar (Bolivia 2)		2017 Apertura champions [9]
	Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia 3)	Second stage	2017 Clausura best team not yet qualified [9]
	Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 4)	First stage	2016–17 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified [9]
Brazil (7 + 1 berths)	Grêmio (Brazil 1; Title holders)	Group stage	2017 Copa Libertadores champions
	Corinthians (Brazil 2)		2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions [10]
	Cruzeiro (Brazil 3)		2017 Copa do Brasil champions [10]
	Palmeiras (Brazil 4)		2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up [10]
	Santos (Brazil 5)		2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place [10]
	Flamengo (Brazil 6)		2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place [10]
	Vasco da Gama (Brazil 7)	Second stage	2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place [10]
	Chapecoense (Brazil 8)		2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place [10]
Chile (4 berths)	Universidad de Chile (Chile 1)	Group stage	2017 Clausura champions [11]
	Colo-Colo (Chile 2)		2017 Transición champions [12]
	Santiago Wanderers (Chile 3)	Second stage	2017 Copa Chile champions [12]
	Universidad de Concepción (Chile 4)		2017 Primera División runners-up playoff winners [12]
Colombia (4 berths)	Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1)	Group stage	2017 Apertura champions [13]
	Millonarios (Colombia 2)		2017 Finalización champions [13]
	Santa Fe (Colombia 3)	Second stage	2017 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified [13]
	Junior (Colombia 4)		2017 Copa Colombia champions [13]
Ecuador (4 berths)	Emelec (Ecuador 1)	Group stage	2017 Serie A champions [14]
	Delfín (Ecuador 2)		2017 Serie A runners-up [14]
	Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 3)	Second stage	2017 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified [14]
	Macará (Ecuador 4)	First stage	2017 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified [14]
Paraguay (4 berths)	Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1)	Group stage	2017 Primera División tournament champions with better record in aggregate table [15]
	Libertad (Paraguay 2)		2017 Primera División tournament champions with worse record in aggregate table [15]
	Guaraní (Paraguay 3)	Second stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified [15]
	Olimpia (Paraguay 4)	First stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified [15]
Peru (4 berths)	Alianza Lima (Peru 1)	Group stage	2017 Torneo Descentralizado champions [16]
	Real Garcilaso (Peru 2)		2017 Torneo Descentralizado runners-up [16]
	Melgar (Peru 3)	Second stage	2017 Torneo de Verano winners [16]
	Universitario (Peru 4)	First stage	2017 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table best team not yet qualified [16]
Uruguay (4 berths)	Peñarol (Uruguay 1)	Group stage	2017 Primera División champions [17]
	Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 2)		2017 Primera División runners-up [17]
	Nacional (Uruguay 3)	Second stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified [17]
	Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 4)	First stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified [17]
Venezuela (4 berths)	Monagas (Venezuela 1)	Group stage	2017 Primera División champions [18]
	Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 2)		2017 Primera División runners-up [18]
	Carabobo (Venezuela 3)	Second stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified [18]
	Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 4)	First stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified [18]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. ^[19] The first stage matches were played on Monday and Friday, instead of the usual midweek of Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. The finals were initially scheduled for 7 and 28 November, but were moved to 10 and 24 November after the finalists were confirmed. ^[3]

Stage	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
First stage	20 December 2017 (Luque, Paraguay) [20]	22 January 2018	26 January 2018
Second stage		30 January – 1 February 2018	6–8 February 2018
Third stage		13–15 February 2018	20–22 February 2018
Group stage		Week 1: 27 February – 1 March 2018 Week 2: 13–15 March 2018 Week 3: 3–5 April 2018 Week 4: 11 & 17–19 April 2018 Week 5: 24–26 April 2018 Week 6: 1–3 May 2018 Week 7: 15–17 May 2018 Week 8: 22–24 May 2018
Round of 16	4 June 2018 (Luque, Paraguay)	7–9 & 21 August 2018	28–30 August 2018
Quarterfinals		18–20 September 2018	2–4 October 2018
Semifinals		23–25 October 2018	30 October – 1 November 2018
Finals		10 November 2018 (postponed to 11 November)	24 November 2018 (postponed to 9 December)

Draws

Buenos Aires

Atlético Tucumán

Estudiantes

La Paz

Oriente Petrolero

J. Wilstermann

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Chapecoense

Cruzeiro

Grêmio

Santos

Santiago

S. Wanderers

U. de Concepción

Bogotá

Atlético Nacional

Junior

Macará

Indep. del Valle

Emelec

Delfín

Asunción

Lima

Melgar

Real Garcilaso

Montevideo

Dep. Táchira

Carabobo

Dep. Lara

Monagas

Bogotá teams
Millonarios
Santa Fe

Lima teams
Alianza Lima
Universitario

La Paz teams
Bolivar
The Strongest

Santiago teams
Colo-Colo
Universidad de Chile

Rio de Janeiro teams
Flamengo
Vasco da Gama

São Paulo teams
Corinthians
Palmeiras

Asunción teams
Cerro Porteño
Guaraní
Libertad
Olimpia

Montevideo teams
Defensor Sporting
Montevideo Wanderers
Nacional
Peñarol

Greater Buenos Aires teams
Banfield
Boca Juniors
Independiente
Racing
River Plate

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Location of teams of the 2018 Copa Libertadores.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C;
Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F;
Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H; White: Play-off rounds.

The draw for the qualifying stages and group stage was held on 20 December 2017, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. ^{[21] [22]}

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (shown in parentheses), taking into account of the following three factors: ^[23]

1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2008–2017
2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2007
3. Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years

For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. ^[24]

First stage draw

Seeded	Unseeded
Olimpia (9) Universitario (40) Deportivo Táchira (46)	Montevideo Wanderers (70) Oriente Petrolero (76) Macará (208)

For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the winners of the first stage, which were unseeded and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association. ^[24]

Second stage draw

Seeded	Unseeded
Nacional (5) Santa Fe (21) Guaraní (28) Independiente del Valle (29) Jorge Wilstermann (43) Vasco da Gama (54) Junior (60) Melgar (82)	Chapecoense (89) Banfield (91) Santiago Wanderers (126) Carabobo (161) Universidad de Concepción [†] (193) First stage winner E1 First stage winner E2 First stage winner E3

Notes

1. ^† The identity of the team Chile 4 was not known at the time of the draw, and was unseeded in the second stage draw.

For the third stage, no draw was made, and the eight teams were allocated into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg. ^[25] As the identity of the winners of the second stage was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association. ^[24]

• Second stage winner C1 vs. Second stage winner C8
• Second stage winner C2 vs. Second stage winner C7
• Second stage winner C3 vs. Second stage winner C6
• Second stage winner C4 vs. Second stage winner C5

For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H, also denoted as Groups 1–8) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group, excluding the winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association. ^[24]

Group stage draw

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Grêmio [†] (3) River Plate (1) Boca Juniors (2) Atlético Nacional (4) Peñarol (6) Santos (11) Corinthians (12) Cruzeiro (13)	Independiente [‡] (31) Emelec (14) Estudiantes (17) Cerro Porteño (18) Palmeiras (22) Bolívar (23) Libertad (24) Universidad de Chile (25)	The Strongest (26) Colo-Colo (27) Racing (33) Flamengo (35) Defensor Sporting (36) Alianza Lima (58) Millonarios (65) Real Garcilaso (68)	Atlético Tucumán (88) Deportivo Lara (105) Delfín (206) Monagas (207) Third stage winner G1 Third stage winner G2 Third stage winner G3 Third stage winner G4

Notes

1. ^† Defending Copa Libertadores champion, automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to Group A in the group stage draw.
2. ^‡ Defending Copa Sudamericana champion, automatically seeded into Pot 2 in the group stage draw.

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 June 2018, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. ^{[26] [27]} 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. ^[28]

Qualifying stages

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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 winner (Regulations Article 29). ^[2] The qualifying stages were structured as follows:

• First stage (6 teams): The three winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 13 teams which were given byes to the second stage.
• Second stage (16 teams): The eight winners of the second stage advanced to the third stage.
• Third stage (8 teams): The four winners of the third stage advanced to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants. The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

First stage

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Montevideo Wanderers	0–2	Olimpia	0–0	0–2
Macará	1–1 (a)	Deportivo Táchira	1–1	0–0
Oriente Petrolero	3–3 (a)	Universitario	2–0	1–3

Second stage

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Deportivo Táchira	2–3	Santa Fe	2–3	0–0
Chapecoense	0–2	Nacional	0–1	0–1
Oriente Petrolero	3–4	Jorge Wilstermann	1–2	2–2
Carabobo	1–6	Guaraní	1–0	0–6
Olimpia	2–3	Junior	1–0	1–3
Universidad de Concepción	0–6	Vasco da Gama	0–4	0–2
Banfield	3–3 (a)	Independiente del Valle	1–1	2–2
Santiago Wanderers	2–1	Melgar	1–1	1–0

Third stage

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Santiago Wanderers	1–5	Santa Fe	1–2	0–3
Banfield	2–3	Nacional	2–2	0–1
Vasco da Gama	4–4 (3–2 p)	Jorge Wilstermann	4–0	0–4
Junior	1–0	Guaraní	1–0	0–0

Copa Sudamericana qualification

The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage. Only matches in the third stage were considered for the ranking of teams.

Pos	Third stage losers v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jorge Wilstermann	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3	Copa Sudamericana
2	Banfield	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
3	Guaraní	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
4	Santiago Wanderers	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 21). ^[2]

Group stage

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28). ^[2]

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GRE	CPO	DEF	MON
1	Grêmio	6	4	2	0	13	2	+11	14	Round of 16		—	5–0	1–0	4–0
2	Cerro Porteño	6	4	1	1	8	8	0	13			0–0	—	2–1	3–2
3	Defensor Sporting	6	1	1	4	5	7	−2	4	Copa Sudamericana		1–1	0–1	—	3–1
4	Monagas	6	1	0	5	5	14	−9	3			1–2	0–2	1–0	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ATN	CCL	BOL	DEL
1	Atlético Nacional	6	3	1	2	9	3	+6	10	Round of 16		—	0–0	4–1	4–0
2	Colo-Colo	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8			0–1	—	2–0	0–2
3	Bolívar	6	2	2	2	6	9	−3	8	Copa Sudamericana		1–0	1–1	—	2–1
4	Delfín	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7			1–0	1–2	1–1	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LIB	ATU	PEÑ	STR
1	Libertad	6	4	1	1	10	4	+6	13	Round of 16		—	0–0	2–1	3–0
2	Atlético Tucumán	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10			0–2	—	1–0	3–0
3	Peñarol	6	3	0	3	8	5	+3	9	Copa Sudamericana		2–0	3–1	—	2–0
4	The Strongest	6	1	0	5	3	13	−10	3			1–3	1–2	1–0	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RIV	FLA	SFE	EME
1	River Plate	6	3	3	0	6	3	+3	12	Round of 16		—	0–0	0–0	2–1
2	Flamengo	6	2	4	0	7	4	+3	10			2–2	—	1–1	2–0
3	Santa Fe	6	1	4	1	5	3	+2	7	Copa Sudamericana		0–1	0–0	—	1–1
4	Emelec	6	0	1	5	3	11	−8	1			0–1	1–2	0–3	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CRU	RAC	VAS	UCH
1	Cruzeiro	6	3	2	1	15	5	+10	11	Round of 16		—	2–1	0–0	7–0
2	Racing	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11			4–2	—	4–0	1–0
3	Vasco da Gama	6	1	2	3	3	10	−7	5	Copa Sudamericana		0–4	1–1	—	0–1
4	Universidad de Chile	6	1	2	3	2	11	−9	5			0–0	1–1	0–2	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SAN	EST	NAC	RGA
1	Santos	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10	Round of 16		—	2–0	3–1	0–0
2	Estudiantes	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	8			0–1	—	3–1	3–0
3	Nacional	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8	Copa Sudamericana		1–0	0–0	—	4–0
4	Real Garcilaso	6	1	3	2	2	7	−5	6			2–0	0–0	0–0	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		COR	IND	MIL	LAR
1	Corinthians	6	3	1	2	11	5	+6	10	Round of 16		—	1–2	0–1	2–0
2	Independiente	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10			0–1	—	1–0	2–0
3	Millonarios	6	2	2	2	7	4	+3	8	Copa Sudamericana		0–0	1–1	—	4–0
4	Deportivo Lara	6	2	0	4	5	16	−11	6			2–7	1–0	2–1	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAL	BOC	JUN	ALI
1	Palmeiras	6	5	1	0	14	3	+11	16	Round of 16		—	1–1	3–1	2–0
2	Boca Juniors	6	2	3	1	8	4	+4	9			0–2	—	1–0	5–0
3	Junior	6	2	1	3	5	8	−3	7	Copa Sudamericana		0–3	1–1	—	1–0
4	Alianza Lima	6	0	1	5	1	13	−12	1			1–3	0–0	0–2	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Final stages

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

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

• Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 23).
• In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, 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 winner (Regulations Article 29).
• In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 30).

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 in round of 16 draw) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2 in round of 16 draw) seeded 9–16. ^[29]

Seed	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Round of 16 draw
1	H	Palmeiras	6	5	1	0	14	3	+11	16	Pot 1
2	A	Grêmio	6	4	2	0	13	2	+11	14
3	C	Libertad	6	4	1	1	10	4	+6	13
4	D	River Plate	6	3	3	0	6	3	+3	12
5	E	Cruzeiro	6	3	2	1	15	5	+10	11
6	G	Corinthians	6	3	1	2	11	5	+6	10
7	B	Atlético Nacional	6	3	1	2	9	3	+6	10
8	F	Santos	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10
9	A	Cerro Porteño	6	4	1	1	8	8	0	13	Pot 2
10	E	Racing	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11
11	D	Flamengo	6	2	4	0	7	4	+3	10
12	G	Independiente	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10
13	C	Atlético Tucumán	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10
14	H	Boca Juniors	6	2	3	1	8	4	+4	9
15	F	Estudiantes	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	8
16	B	Colo-Colo	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8

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]

Bracket

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 4 June 2018.

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	14	Boca Juniors	2	4	6
	3	Libertad	0	2	2
								14	Boca Juniors	2	1	3
								5	Cruzeiro	0	1	1
	11	Flamengo	0	1	1
	5	Cruzeiro	2	0	2
															14	Boca Juniors	2	2	4
															1	Palmeiras	0	2	2
	16	Colo-Colo (a)	1	1	2
	6	Corinthians	0	2	2
								16	Colo-Colo	0	0	0
								1	Palmeiras	2	2	4
	9	Cerro Porteño	0	1	1
	1	Palmeiras	2	0	2
																						14	Boca Juniors	2	1	3
																						4	River Plate	2	3	5
	12	Independiente	3	0	3
	8	Santos	0	0	0
								12	Independiente	0	1	1
								4	River Plate	0	3	3
	10	Racing	0	0	0
	4	River Plate	0	3	3
															4	River Plate (a)	0	2	2
															2	Grêmio	1	1	2
	13	Atlético Tucumán	2	0	2
	7	Atlético Nacional	0	1	1
								13	Atlético Tucumán	0	0	0
								2	Grêmio	2	4	6
	15	Estudiantes	2	1	3 (3)
	2	Grêmio (p)	1	2	3 (5)

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Racing	0–3	River Plate	0–0	0–3
Colo-Colo	2–2 (a)	Corinthians	1–0	1–2
Flamengo	1–2	Cruzeiro	0–2	1–0
Estudiantes	3–3 (3–5 p)	Grêmio	2–1	1–2
Atlético Tucumán	2–1	Atlético Nacional	2–0	0–1
Boca Juniors	6–2	Libertad	2–0	4–2
Cerro Porteño	1–2	Palmeiras	0–2	1–0
Independiente	3–0	Santos	3–0 [A]	0–0 [B]

Notes

1. ^
   CONMEBOL awarded Independiente a 3–0 win as a result of Santos fielding the ineligible player Carlos Sánchez. The match originally ended 0–0. ^[30]
2. ^
   Match abandoned after 81 minutes due to crowd trouble, with the score 0–0 at the time. ^[31]

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Independiente	1–3	River Plate	0–0	1–3
Colo-Colo	0–4	Palmeiras	0–2	0–2
Boca Juniors	3–1	Cruzeiro	2–0	1–1
Atlético Tucumán	0–6	Grêmio	0–2	0–4

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
River Plate	2–2 (a)	Grêmio	0–1	2–1
Boca Juniors	4–2	Palmeiras	2–0	2–2

Finals

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) ^{[note 1]}

16:00  UTC−3

Boca Juniors	2–2	River Plate
Ábila 34' Benedetto 45+1'	Report	Pratto 35' Izquierdoz 61' (o.g.)

Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 49,000

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

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9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) ^{[note 2]}

20:30  UTC+1

River Plate	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Boca Juniors
Pratto 68' Quintero 109' G. Martínez 120+2'	Report	Benedetto 44'

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid ^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 62,282

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

River Plate won 5–3 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	1Q1	1Q2	2Q1	2Q2	3Q1	3Q2	GS1	GS2	GS3	GS4	GS5	GS6	⅛F1	⅛F2	QF1	QF2	SF1	SF2	F1	F2	Total
1	Miguel Borja	Palmeiras							1	1			1	3	2			1					9
	Wilson Morelo	Santa Fe			2		2	2	1		1			1
3	Jádson	Corinthians								x	1	1	3			1							6
4	Ramón Ábila	Boca Juniors							x					2	1	x	x			1	1		5
	Darío Benedetto	Boca Juniors							x	x	x	x	x	x	x			x	2	1	1	1
	Óscar Cardozo	Libertad							x	x	1		2			2
	Éverton	Grêmio								1		2	x	x	x	1	1		x
	Lautaro Martínez	Racing							3		1	1
	Lucas Pratto	River Plate										1	1			1					1	1
	Sassá	Cruzeiro							x			2	2		x	x	x	1
	Thiago Neves	Cruzeiro										2	1	1	1

Source: CONMEBOL.com ^[35]

Top assists

Rank	Player	Team	Assists
1	Egídio	Cruzeiro	6
2	Cristian Pavón	Boca Juniors	5
	Serginho	Jorge Wilstermann
4	Anderson Plata	Santa Fe	4
	Moisés	Palmeiras
6	Alisson	Grêmio	3
	Antonio Bareiro	Libertad
	Ricardo Centurión	Racing
	Yimmi Chará	Junior
	Luan	Grêmio
	Gonzalo Martínez	River Plate
	Pablo Pérez	Boca Juniors
	Sebastián Villa	Boca Juniors
	Matías Zunino	Nacional

Source: CONMEBOL.com ^[36]

Notes

1. The Boca Juniors v River Plate match, originally scheduled on 10 November 2018, 17:00  UTC−3, was postponed to the following day due to a waterlogged pitch. ^[32]
2. The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled on 24 November 2018, 17:00  UTC−3, was postponed to 9 December 2018 due to an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus when several players were injured. ^[33]
3. The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled to be hosted by River Plate at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, took place in Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid due to safety concerns. ^[34]

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External links

• CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018, CONMEBOL.com