2020 Copa Libertadores final stages

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	Flamengo	Independiente del Valle
B	Palmeiras	Guaraní
C	Jorge Wilstermann	Athletico Paranaense
D	River Plate	LDU Quito
E	Grêmio	Internacional
F	Nacional	Racing
G	Santos	Delfín
H	Boca Juniors	Libertad

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.^[6]

Seed	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Round of 16 draw
1	B	Palmeiras	6	5	1	0	17	2	+15	16	Pot 1
2	G	Santos	6	5	1	0	10	5	+5	16
3	A	Flamengo	6	5	0	1	14	8	+6	15
4	F	Nacional	6	5	0	1	9	3	+6	15
5	H	Boca Juniors	6	4	2	0	10	1	+9	14
6	D	River Plate	6	4	1	1	21	6	+15	13
7	E	Grêmio	6	3	2	1	6	3	+3	11
8	C	Jorge Wilstermann	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10
9	F	Racing	6	5	0	1	9	4	+5	15	Pot 2
10	B	Guaraní	6	4	1	1	13	7	+6	13
11	A	Independiente del Valle	6	4	0	2	14	8	+6	12
12	D	LDU Quito	6	4	0	2	12	8	+4	12
13	C	Athletico Paranaense	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10
14	E	Internacional	6	2	2	2	8	6	+2	8
15	G	Delfín	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7
16	H	Libertad	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	7

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:^[3]

• In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). 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 winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
• The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by the CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 October 2020, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3).^[7] 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 (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).^[3]

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

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 23 October 2020.

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	13	Athletico Paranaense	1	0	1
	6	River Plate	1	1	2
								6	River Plate	2	6	8
								4	Nacional	0	2	2
	11	Independiente del Valle	0	0	0 (2)
	4	Nacional (p)	0	0	0 (4)
															6	River Plate	0	2	2
															1	Palmeiras	3	0	3
	16	Libertad	3	2	5
	8	Jorge Wilstermann	1	0	1
								16	Libertad	1	0	1
								1	Palmeiras	1	3	4
	15	Delfín	1	0	1
																						30 January 2021 – Rio de Janeiro
	1	Palmeiras	3	5	8
																						1	Palmeiras	1
																						2	Santos	0
	9	Racing (p)	1	1	2 (5)
	3	Flamengo	1	1	2 (3)
								9	Racing	1	0	1
								5	Boca Juniors	0	2	2
	14	Internacional	0	1	1 (4)
	5	Boca Juniors (p)	1	0	1 (5)
															5	Boca Juniors	0	0	0
															2	Santos	0	3	3
	10	Guaraní	0	0	0
	7	Grêmio	2	2	4
								7	Grêmio	1	1	2
								2	Santos	1	4	5
	12	LDU Quito	1	1	2
	2	Santos (a)	2	0	2

The first legs were played on 24–26 November and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 1–3 and 9 December 2020.^[8][9]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Guaraní	0–4	Grêmio	0–2	0–2
Independiente del Valle	0–0 (2–4 p)	Nacional	0–0	0–0
Delfín	1–8	Palmeiras	1–3	0–5
Internacional	1–1 (4–5 p)	Boca Juniors	0–1	1–0
Racing	2–2 (5–3 p)	Flamengo	1–1	1–1
Libertad	5–1	Jorge Wilstermann	3–1	2–0
Athletico Paranaense	1–2	River Plate	1–1	0–1
LDU Quito	2–2 (a)	Santos	1–2	1–0

26 November 2020 (2020-11-26)

21:30 UTC−3

Guaraní	0–2	Grêmio
	Report	Jean Pyerre 56' Pepê 86'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 0

Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

3 December 2020 (2020-12-03)

21:30 UTC−3

Grêmio	2–0	Guaraní
Ferreira 3' Rodrigues 90+7'	Report

Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 0

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Grêmio won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

25 November 2020 (2020-11-25)

17:15 UTC−5

Independiente del Valle	0–0	Nacional
	Report

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 0

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)

19:15 UTC−3

Nacional	0–0	Independiente del Valle
	Report
Penalties
Bergessio Castro Yacob Carballo Martínez	4–2	Pellerano Mera Torres Schunke

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 0

Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Nacional won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

25 November 2020 (2020-11-25)

17:15 UTC−5

Delfín	1–3	Palmeiras
Ramires 69' (o.g.)	Report	Menino 18' Rony 36' (pen.) Zé Rafael 60'

Estadio Jocay, Manta

Attendance: 0

Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)

19:15 UTC−3

Palmeiras	5–0	Delfín
Patrick 29' Veron 49', 60' Willian 52' Danilo 90+4'	Report

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Attendance: 0

Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Palmeiras won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)^{[note 3]}

21:30 UTC−3

Internacional	0–1	Boca Juniors
	Report	Tevez 63'

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 0

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

9 December 2020 (2020-12-09)^{[note 3]}

21:30 UTC−3

Boca Juniors	0–1	Internacional
	Report	Fabra 48' (o.g.)
Penalties
Tevez Cardona Salvio Fabra Izquierdoz Jara	5–4	Rodinei Edenílson Lindoso Yuri Alberto Fernández Peglow

Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 0

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24)

21:30 UTC−3

Racing	1–1	Flamengo
Fértoli 13'	Report	Gabriel Barbosa 15'

Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda

Attendance: 0

Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01)

21:30 UTC−3

Flamengo	1–1	Racing
Willian Arão 90+3'	Report	Sigali 65'
Penalties
Filipe Luís Gerson Pedro Willian Arão	3–5	López Rojas Sigali Alcaraz Domínguez

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 0

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Racing won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

25 November 2020 (2020-11-25)

21:30 UTC−3

Libertad	3–1	Jorge Wilstermann
Enciso 46' Cardozo 69' Martínez 90+6'	Report	Osorio 74'

Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 0

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)

20:30 UTC−4

Jorge Wilstermann	0–2	Libertad
	Report	Cardozo 67', 79'

Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba

Attendance: 0

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Libertad won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24)

19:15 UTC−3

Athletico Paranaense	1–1	River Plate
Bissoli 57'	Report	Díaz 90'

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 0

Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01)

19:15 UTC−3

River Plate	1–0	Athletico Paranaense
De La Cruz 84'	Report

Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 0

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24)

17:15 UTC−5

LDU Quito	1–2	Santos
Julio 45+2'	Report	Soteldo 7' Marinho 59' (pen.)

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

Attendance: 0

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01)

19:15 UTC−3

Santos	0–1	LDU Quito
	Report	Zunino 66'

Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos

Attendance: 0

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Santos won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

The first legs were played on 8–10 and 16 December, and the second legs were played on 15–17 and 23 December 2020.^[12][13]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Grêmio	2–5	Santos	1–1	1–4
River Plate	8–2	Nacional	2–0	6–2
Libertad	1–4	Palmeiras	1–1	0–3
Racing	1–2	Boca Juniors	1–0	0–2

9 December 2020 (2020-12-09)

19:15 UTC−3

Grêmio	1–1	Santos
Diego Souza 90+12' (pen.)	Report	Kaio Jorge 36'

Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 0

Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)

19:15 UTC−3

Santos	4–1	Grêmio
Kaio Jorge 1', 54' Marinho 16' Laércio 83'	Report	Thaciano 81'

Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos

Attendance: 0

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Santos won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

10 December 2020 (2020-12-10)

21:30 UTC−3

River Plate	2–0	Nacional
Montiel 67' (pen.) Zuculini 90+6'	Report

Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 0

Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

17 December 2020 (2020-12-17)

21:30 UTC−3

Nacional	2–6	River Plate
Cougo 45+1' Rodríguez 54'	Report	Carrascal 28' De La Cruz 45' Zuculini 50' Borré 67', 73', 80'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 0

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

River Plate won 8–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)

21:30 UTC−3

Libertad	1–1	Palmeiras
Espinoza 62'	Report	Gómez 39'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 0

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

15 December 2020 (2020-12-15)

21:30 UTC−3

Palmeiras	3–0	Libertad
Scarpa 21' Rony 68' Menino 82'	Report

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Attendance: 0

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Palmeiras won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)

21:30 UTC−3

Racing	1–0	Boca Juniors
Melgarejo 60'	Report

Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda

Attendance: 0

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

21:30 UTC−3

Boca Juniors	2–0	Racing
Salvio 23' Villa 61' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 0

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Boca Juniors won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

The first legs were played on 5 and 6 January 2021, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 January 2021.^[14]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Boca Juniors	0–3	Santos	0–0	0–3
River Plate	2–3	Palmeiras	0–3	2–0

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

19:15 UTC−3

Boca Juniors	0–0	Santos
	Report

Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 0

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

13 January 2021 (2021-01-13)

19:15 UTC−3

Santos	3–0	Boca Juniors
Pituca 16' Soteldo 49' Braga 51'	Report

Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos

Attendance: 0

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Santos won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

5 January 2021 (2021-01-05)

21:30 UTC−3

River Plate	0–3	Palmeiras
	Report	Rony 27' Luiz Adriano 47' Viña 62'

Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 0

Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

12 January 2021 (2021-01-12)

21:30 UTC−3

Palmeiras	0–2	River Plate
	Report	Rojas 29' Borré 44'

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Attendance: 0

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Palmeiras won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

The final was played on 30 January 2021 at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.^[15]

30 January 2021 (2021-01-30)

17:00 UTC−3

Palmeiras	1–0	Santos
Breno Lopes 90+9'	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)