2010 Copa Sudamericana

In the First Stage, 16 teams played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against another opponent. The winner of each tie advanced to the Second Stage. Team #1 played the second leg at home. The stage began on August 3 and ended on September 2.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Colo-Colo	3–3 (a)	Universitario	0–2	3–1
River Plate	4–4 (a)	Guaraní	0–2	4–2
Barcelona	5–2	Universidad César Vallejo	2–1	3–1
Trujillanos	2–5	Atlético Huila	1–4	1–1
Oriente Petrolero	3–2	Universidad de Chile	2–2	1–0
Olimpia	1–3	Defensor Sporting	0–2	1–1
Universidad San Martín	3–3 (a)	Deportivo Quito	2–3	2–1
Santa Fe	4–2	Deportivo Lara	0–2	4–0

In the Second Stage, 22 teams, along with eight winners from the First Stage, played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against one another. The winner of each tie advanced to the round of 16. Team #1 played the second leg at home. The stage began on August 4 and ended on September 23.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
San José	5–1	Atlético Huila	1–1	4–0
Argentinos Juniors	1–2	Independiente	0–1	1–1
Peñarol	3–1	Barcelona	1–0	2–1
Palmeiras	3–2	Vitória	0–2	3–0
Caracas	1–2	Santa Fe	1–2	0–0
Avaí	3–2	Santos	3–1	0–1
Deportes Tolima	2–1	Oriente Petrolero	0–1	2–0
Unión San Felipe	2–2 (8–7 p)	Guaraní	1–1	1–1
Banfield	2–1	Vélez Sársfield	1–0	1–1
Emelec	6–2	Universidad San Martín	1–2	5–0
Atlético Mineiro	1–0	Grêmio Prudente	0–0	1–0
Cerro Porteño	2–3	Universitario	0–1	2–2
Grêmio	1–3	Goiás	1–1	0–2
Sport Huancayo	2–9	Defensor Sporting	0–9	2–0
Estudiantes	1–2	Newell's Old Boys	0–1	1–1

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	2	Independiente	0	4	4
	15	Defensor Sporting	1	2	3
								2	Independiente (a)	2	0	2
								7	Deportes Tolima	2	0	2
	7	Deportes Tolima	0	3	3
	10	Banfield	2	0	2
															2	Independiente (a)	2	2	4
														8	LDU Quito	3	1	4
	8	LDU Quito	2	6	8
	9	Unión San Felipe	4	1	5
								8	LDU Quito	0	1	1
								16	Newell's Old Boys	0	0	0
	1	San José	0	2	2
	16	Newell's Old Boys	6	0	6
																						2	Independiente (p)	0	3	3 (5)
																						14	Goiás	2	1	3 (3)
	4	Palmeiras	1	3	4
	13	Universitario	0	1	1
								4	Palmeiras	1	2	3
								12	Atlético Mineiro	1	0	1
	5	Santa Fe	0	1	1
	12	Atlético Mineiro	2	0	2
															4	Palmeiras	1	1	2
														14	Goiás (a)	0	2	2
	6	Avaí	1	3	4
	11	Emelec	2	1	3
								6	Avaí	2	0	2
								14	Goiás	2	1	3
	3	Peñarol	0	3	3
	14	Goiás (a)	1	2	3

Note: The bracket was adjusted according to the rules of the tournament so that the two Brazilian teams would face each other in the semifinals.

The round of 16 began on September 28 and ended on October 21. Fifteen teams advanced to the Round of 16 from the Second Stage. LDU Quito, as the defending champion, entered directly into this stage and carries seed O8. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
San José	2–6	Newell's Old Boys	0–6	2–0
Independiente	4–3	Defensor Sporting	0–1	4–2
Peñarol	3–3 (a)	Goiás	0–1	3–2
Palmeiras	4–1	Universitario	1–0	3–1
Santa Fe	1–2	Atlético Mineiro	0–2	1–0
Avaí	4–3	Emelec	1–2	3–1
Deportes Tolima	3–2	Banfield	0–2	3–0
LDU Quito	8–5	Unión San Felipe	2–4	6–1

The quarterfinals began on October 27 and ended on November 11. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
LDU Quito	1–0	Newell's Old Boys	0–0	1–0
Independiente	2–2 (a)	Deportes Tolima	2–2	0–0
Avaí	2–3	Goiás	2–2	0–1
Palmeiras	3–1	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	2–0

The semifinals began on November 17 and ended on November 25. Should two or more teams from a same country reach the semifinals, they were going to be forced to face each other. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Independiente	4–4 (a)	LDU Quito	2–3	2–1
Palmeiras	2–2 (a)	Goiás	1–0	1–2

In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner is the team who scored the most goals. If they are tied on goals, the game moves onto extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule does not apply in the finals. The team with the higher seed played at home in the second leg.

December 1, 2010

22:00 (UTC-2)

Goiás	2–0	Independiente
Rafael Moura  14' Otacílio Neto  22'	Report

Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Dourada), Goiânia

Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)

December 8, 2010

21:00 (UTC-3)

Independiente	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Goiás
J. Velázquez  19' Parra  27', 34'	Report	Rafael Moura  22'
Penalties
M. Velázquez Parra Gracián Matheu Tuzzio	5–3	Rafael Tolói Éverton Santos Felipe Rafael Moura

Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes 2010 Champion
Independiente First Title