2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The 2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from 21 August to 12 December 2018.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.[2]

Qualified teams

The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16.

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to the second stage draw, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 corresponding to the tie they win (O1–O16) (Regulations Article 22.c).[2]

Seed Match Second stage winners
1 O1 Millonarios
2 O2 Botafogo
3 O3 Nacional
4 O4 Colón
5 O5 Banfield
6 O6 Fluminense
7 O7 Atlético Paranaense
8 O8 Deportivo Cali
9 O9 LDU Quito
10 O10 Caracas
11 O11 Deportivo Cuenca
12 O12 Defensa y Justicia
13 O13 Junior
14 O14 San Lorenzo
15 O15 Bahia
16 O16 Santa Fe

Format

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 22.d).
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 28).

Bracket

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

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Quarterfinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semifinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 4 June 2018.

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
16 Santa Fe (p) 0 0 0 (5)  
1 Millonarios 0 0 0 (3)  
  16 Santa Fe 1 2 3  
  8 Deportivo Cali 1 1 2  
9 LDU Quito 1 0 1 (1)
8 Deportivo Cali (p) 0 1 1 (3)  
  16 Santa Fe 0 0 0  
  13 Junior 2 1 3  
13 Junior 1 1 2  
4 Colón 0 1 1  
  13 Junior (a) 2 1 3
  12 Defensa y Justicia 0 3 3  
12 Defensa y Justicia 0 2 2
5 Banfield 0 0 0  
  13 Junior 1 1 2 (3)
  7 Atlético Paranaense (p) 1 1 2 (4)
15 Bahia (p) 2 1 3 (5)  
2 Botafogo 1 2 3 (4)  
  15 Bahia 0 1 1 (1)
  7 Atlético Paranaense (p) 1 0 1 (4)  
10 Caracas 0 1 1
7 Atlético Paranaense 2 2 4  
  7 Atlético Paranaense 2 2 4
  6 Fluminense 0 0 0  
11 Deportivo Cuenca 0 0 0  
6 Fluminense 2 2 4  
  6 Fluminense 1 1 2
  3 Nacional 1 0 1  
14 San Lorenzo 3 0 3
3 Nacional (a) 1 2 3  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 21–22 August, 18–20 and 26 September, and the second legs were played on 19, 25, 27 September, and 2–4 October 2018.[3][4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Fe 0–0 (5–3 p) Millonarios 0–0 0–0
Bahia 3–3 (5–4 p) Botafogo 2–1 1–2
San Lorenzo 3–3 (a) Nacional 3–1 0–2
Junior 2–1 Colón 1–0 1–1
Defensa y Justicia 2–0 Banfield 2–0 0–0
Deportivo Cuenca 0–4 Fluminense 0–2 0–2
Caracas 1–4 Atlético Paranaense 0–2 1–2
LDU Quito 1–1 (1–3 p) Deportivo Cali 1–0 0–1

Match A
Santa Fe 0–0 Millonarios
Report
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Millonarios 0–0 Santa Fe
Report
Penalties
 3–5
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B
Bahia 2–1 Botafogo
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Bahia won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C
San Lorenzo 3–1 Nacional
 Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Nacional 2–0 San Lorenzo
 Report

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Nacional won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D
Junior 1–0 Colón
 Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Colón 1–1 Junior
 Report
  • Moreno  81'
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Junior won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E
Banfield 0–2 Defensa y Justicia
Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Defensa y Justicia won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F
Deportivo Cuenca 0–2 Fluminense
Report
Fluminense 2–0 Deportivo Cuenca
 Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Fluminense won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G
Caracas 0–2 Atlético Paranaense
Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Atlético Paranaense 2–1 Caracas
 Report
  • Garcés  48'
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)

Atlético Paranaense won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H
LDU Quito 1–0 Deportivo Cali
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportivo Cali won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 23–25 October, and the second legs were played on 30–31 October and 1 November 2018.[5][6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Fe 3–2 Deportivo Cali 1–1 2–1
Bahia 1–1 (1–4 p) Atlético Paranaense 0–1 1–0
Fluminense 2–1 Nacional 1–1 1–0
Junior 3–3 (a) Defensa y Justicia 2–0 1–3

Match S1
Santa Fe 1–1 Deportivo Cali
 Report
Deportivo Cali 1–2 Santa Fe
 Report
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Santa Fe won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S2
Bahia 0–1 Atlético Paranaense
Report
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Atlético Paranaense won on penalties and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3
Nacional 0–1 Fluminense
Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Fluminense won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S4
Junior 2–0 Defensa y Justicia
 Report
Defensa y Justicia 3–1 Junior
 Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Junior won on away goals and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 7–8 November, and the second legs were played on 28–29 November 2018.[9][10]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Fe 0–3 Junior 0–2 0–1
Atlético Paranaense 4–0 Fluminense 2–0 2–0

Match F1
Santa Fe 0–2 Junior
Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Junior won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Match F2
Atlético Paranaense 2–0 Fluminense
 Report

Atlético Paranaense won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals
Main article: 2018 Copa Sudamericana Finals

In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 28).[2]

The first leg was played on 5 December, and the second leg was played on 12 December 2018.

Junior 1–1 Atlético Paranaense
 Report
Attendance: 38,094
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Atlético Paranaense 1–1 (a.e.t.) Junior
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 40,263
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Paranaense won on penalties.

Notes
  1. Deportivo Cuenca played their home match against Fluminense at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca.
  2. Fluminense played their home match against Nacional at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, instead of their regular stadium Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.[7]
  3. Defensa y Justicia played their home match against Junior at Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, Florencio Varela.[8]

References
  1. "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "Programación de Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 31 August 2018.
  4. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - OCTAVOS DE FINAL" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  5. "Fíxture de los cuartos de final". CONMEBOL.com. 5 October 2018.
  6. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - CUARTOS DE FINAL" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  7. "Cambio de estadio en partido Fluminense vs Nacional". CONMEBOL.com. 18 October 2018.
  8. "Cambio de estadio en el partido Defensa y Justicia vs. Atlético Junior". CONMEBOL.com. 29 October 2018.
  9. "Fixture de las semifinales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 7 November 2018.
  10. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - SEMIFINALES" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
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