The Copa Sudamericana already has its round of 16 clashes defined, but it will have to wait for the playoffs to have all the duels confirmed.
This Wednesday afternoon, the 5th, in Luque, Paraguay, the conmebol defined the draw for the round of 16 matches of the Copa Sudamericana. It is important to note that some matches are not 100% confirmed, as they will need to wait for the playoffs, which will take place between July 11th and 20th. The matches will mark the meeting of the third placed of the group stage of the liberators with the clubs that were the best runners-up in the tournament.
This, for example, is the case of Corinthians, América-MG and Botafogo. They already know who they will face in the South American playoffs and now they also have an idea of which rival they will face in the round of 16 of the continental competition. It is important to remember that Timão arrives from the Libertadores, while Coelho and Glorioso took second place in their respective groups in the tournament.
The situation was a little more comfortable for Red Bull Bragantino, São Paulo, Goiás and Fortaleza, who were already guaranteed in the round of 16 and who just waited for the definition of their opponents. Thus, the Brazilians already knew their possible paths for the sequence of the Sudamericana, while others will still need to leave the playoffs behind to think about the most decisive part of the tournament.
See which are the South American playoff games!
- Independiente Medellin vs San Lorenzo
- Sporting Cristal vs Emelec
- Corinthians vs University
- Libertad x Tigre
- Colo-Colo vs America-MG
- Patronage x Botafogo
- Ñublense vs Audax Italiano
- Barcelona-EQU vs Estudiantes
But what about the round of 16? See how the games turned out!
It is important to remember that the Round of 16 will be played next August and between the 1st and 10th. On these dates, the playoff clashes will already be complete and the matches, which appeared below as undefined, will already have the duels agreed and the Brazilians will be able to meet their next rivals in the South American. See how the duels drawn by Conmebol turned out below:
– Switching 1:
- Winner of Sporting Cristal and Emelec x Defensa y Justicia
- Winner of Patronato and Botafogo x Guaraní
– Switching two
- Winner of Independiente Medellin and San Lorenzo vs Sao Paulo
- Winner of Ñublense and Audax Italiano vs LDU
– Switching 3:
- Winner of Barcelona-EQU and Estudiantes vs Goiás
- Winner of Corinthians and Universitário x Newell’s Old Boys
– Switching: 4
- Winner of Colo-Colo and América-MG x Red Bull Bragantino
- Winner of Libertad and Tigre x Fortaleza
*All teams on the right decide to vacate at home in the round of 16*
Source: sportbuzz
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