2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

The last four stages of the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.

Main article: 2008 Copa Libertadores

Format

The remaining stages of the tournament constitute a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, the teams will play an opponent in a two-legged tie on a home-away basis. Each team will earn three (3) points for a win, one (1) point for a draw, and zero (0) points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of each tie will advance.

Tie-breaking

The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. Penalty shoot-out

Seeding

The 16 qualified teams in the knockout round will be seeded according to their results in the group stage. The top teams from each group are seeded 1–8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group are seeded 9–16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Teams with a higher seed will play the second leg of each tie at home.

Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1 Fluminense13+8112
2 Flamengo13+483
3 River Plate12+6145
4 Atlas11+5112
5 Cruzeiro11+4112
6 Estudiantes11+495
7 Cúcuta Deportivo11+376
8 São Paulo11+262
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Nacional12+492
10 Santos10+7133
11 LDU Quito10+5102
12 Boca Juniors10+3122
13 Lanús10+393
14 San Lorenzo10+184
15 América90101
16 Atlético Nacional8+383

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
1 Fluminense 2 1 3  
16 Atlético Nacional 1 0 1  
  1 Fluminense 0 3 3  
  8 São Paulo 1 1 2  
8 São Paulo 0 2 2
9 Nacional 0 0 0  
  1 Fluminense 2 3 5  
  12 Boca Juniors 2 1 3  
5 Cruzeiro 1 1 2  
12 Boca Juniors 2 2 4  
  12 Boca Juniors 2 3 5
  4 Atlas 2 0 2  
4 Atlas 1 2 3
13 Lanús 0 2 2  
  1 Fluminense 2 3 5 [1]
  11 LDU Quito (p) 4 1 5 [3]
6 Estudiantes 0 2 2  
11 LDU Quito 2 1 3  
  11 LDU Quito (p) 1 1 2 [5]
  14 San Lorenzo 1 1 2 [3]  
3 River Plate 1 2 3
14 San Lorenzo 2 2 4  
  11 LDU Quito (a) 1 0 1
  15 América 1 0 1  
7 Cúcuta Deportivo 0 0 0  
10 Santos 2 2 4  
  10 Santos 0 1 1
  15 América 2 0 2  
2 Flamengo 4 0 4
15 América 2 3 5  

Round of 16

The Round of 16 was played between April 29 and 30, and May 1, 6, and 8.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense 6–0 Atlético Nacional 2–1 1–0
Flamengo 3–3 (gd) América 4–2 0–3
River Plate 1–4 San Lorenzo 1–2 2–2
Atlas 4–1 Lanús 1–0 2–2
Cruzeiro 0–6 Boca Juniors 1–2 1–2
Estudiantes 3–3 (gd) LDU Quito 0–2 2–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 0–6 Santos 0–2 0–2
São Paulo 4–1 Nacional 0–0 2–0

First leg
Lanús 0 – 1 Atlas
Report Marioni  37'
Attendance: 6,104
LDU Quito 2 – 0 Estudiantes
Guerrón  63'
Manso  77'		 Report
Attendance: 17,540
Boca Juniors 2 – 1 Cruzeiro
Riquelme  6'
Dátolo  65'		 Report Fabrício  78'
Attendance: 35,137
América 2 – 4 Flamengo
Cervantes  45'
Esqueda  72'		 Report Marcinho  44', 70'
Tardelli  89'
Moura  90'
San Lorenzo 2 – 1 River Plate
Silvera  27'
González  87' (pen.)		 Report Falcao  30'
Attendance: 25,337
Atlético Nacional 1 – 2 Fluminense
Arrué  53' Report Neves  22' (pen.)
Conca  72'
Nacional 0 – 0 São Paulo
Report
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
Santos 2 – 0 Cúcuta Deportivo
Lima  18'
Molina  71'		 Report
Attendance: 17,282

Second leg
Fluminense 1 – 0 Atlético Nacional
Roger  53' Report
Attendance: 31,700

Fluminense advanced 6–0 on points.

Estudiantes 2 – 1 LDU Quito
Alayes  46'
Maggiolo  66'		 Report Bolaños  25'

LDU Quito 3–3 Estudiantes on points. LDU Quito advanced on better goal difference (+1).

Atlas 2 – 2 Lanús
Marioni  29'
Mendivil  78'		 Report Sand  64'
Acosta  90'

Atlas advanced 4–1 on points.

Cruzeiro 1 – 2 Boca Juniors
Wágner  56' Report Palacio  36'
Palermo  44'
Attendance: 61,471

Boca Juniors advanced 6–0 on points.

Flamengo 0 – 3 América
Report Cabañas  20', 77'
Esqueda  38'
Attendance: 47,115

América 3–3 Flamengo on points. América advanced on better goal difference (+1).

São Paulo 2 – 0 Nacional
Adriano  37'
Dagoberto  89'		 Report
Attendance: 42,050

São Paulo advanced 4–1 on points.

River Plate 2 – 2 San Lorenzo
Abelairas  12'
Abreu  62' (pen.)		 Report Bergessio  69', 72'
Attendance: 56,938

San Lorenzo advanced 4–1 on points.

Santos advanced 6–0 on points.

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals were played on May 14, 15, and May 21 and 22.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense (gd) 3–3 São Paulo 0–1 3–1
Santos 3–3 (gd) América 0–2 1–0
LDU Quito 2–2 (5–3 p) San Lorenzo 1–1 1–1
Atlas 1–4 Boca Juniors 2–2 0–3

First leg
Boca Juniors 2 – 2 Atlas
Ayala  36' (o.g.)
Cáceres  75'		 Report Flores  5'
Torres  88'
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires[2]
Attendance: 51,000
São Paulo 1 – 0 Fluminense
Adriano  19' Report
Attendance: 61,593
San Lorenzo 1 – 1 LDU Quito
González  38' Report Bieler  36'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
América 2 – 0 Santos
Cabañas  25', 62' Report
Attendance: 105,000

Second leg
Atlas 0 – 3 Boca Juniors
Report Palermo  20', 34', 38'
Attendance: 56,713
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

Boca Juniors advanced 4–1 on points.

Fluminense 3 – 1 São Paulo
Washington  11', 90+1'
Dodô  71'		 Report Adriano  70'
Attendance: 68,191

Fluminense and São Paulo tied 3–3 on points. Fluminense advanced on goal difference (+1).

LDU Quito and San Lorenzo tied 2–2 on points, and tied 0 on goal difference. LDU Quito advanced 5–3 on penalties.

Santos 1 – 0 América
Pereira  62' Report
Attendance: 19,539

América and Santos tied 3–3 on points. América advanced on goal difference (+1).

Semifinals

The Semifinals were played between May 27, 28, and June 3, 4.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense 4–1 Boca Juniors 2–2 3–1
LDU Quito (a) 2–2 América 1–1 0–0

First leg
América 1 – 1 LDU Quito
Esqueda  72' Report Bolaños  62'
Attendance: 105,000
Boca Juniors 2 – 2 Fluminense
Riquelme  12', 65' Report Silva  16'
Neves  77'

Second leg
LDU Quito 0 – 0 América
Report
Attendance: 55,336
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

LDU Quito 2–2 América on points. LDU Quito advanced on away goals.

Fluminense 3 – 1 Boca Juniors
Washington  63'
Ibarra  71' (o.g.)
Dodô  90+3'		 Report Palermo  58'
Attendance: 78,856

Fluminense advanced 4–1 on points.

Finals
Main article: 2008 Copa Libertadores Final
Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
LDU Quito 3–3 a.e.t.
(3–1 p)		 Fluminense 4–2 1–3

First leg
LDU Quito 4 – 2 Fluminense
Bieler  2'
Guerrón  29'
Campos  34'
Urrutia  45'		 Report Conca  12'
Neves  52'
Attendance: 55,359

Second leg
Fluminense 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) LDU Quito
Neves  12', 28', 56' Report Bolaños  6'
Penalties
Conca
Neves
Cícero
Washington 		1 – 3 Urrutia
Campos
Salas
Guerrón
Attendance: 86,027

References
  1. "The 2008 Santander Libertadores Cup is already in play". conmebol.com. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  2. "Boca to play home game vs Atlas at Estadio Jose Amalfitani, home of Velez Sarzfield". 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  3. "Boca to play home game vs Fluminense at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, home of Racing". 2008-05-27. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
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