2010 Copa Libertadores

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The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on January 26 and ended on August 18. During the month of June, the competition was interrupted after the conclusion of the quarterfinals due to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[3]

DatesJanuary 26–August 18[1]
Teams40 (from 11 associations)
ChampionsBrazil Internacional (2nd title)
Runners-upMexico Guadalajara
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2010 Copa Libertadores de América
2010 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 26–August 18[1]
Teams40 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Internacional (2nd title)
Runners-upMexico Guadalajara
Tournament statistics
Matches played138
Goals scored328 (2.38 per match)
Attendance2,377,325 (17,227 per match)
Top scorerBrazil Thiago Ribeiro (8 goals)
Best playerBrazil Giuliano[2]
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Estudiantes were the defending champion, but they were eliminated by Brazilian team Internacional in the quarterfinals.

Internacional won the competition after defeating Guadalajara in both legs of the finals for their second Copa Libertadores title.[4] Internacional qualified for both the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

The qualified teams include the 37 teams who qualified from their league positions and the defending champion Estudiantes of Argentina, plus Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis. Those two Mexican clubs were guaranteed placement in the Round of 16, independent of the other three Mexican clubs, due to the fallout of the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico during the 2009 Copa Libertadores.[5] Twenty-six teams qualified directly to the Second Stage, a group stage:[6]

  • Berths 1 to 4 from Argentina and Brazil;
  • Berths 1 and 2 from the remaining eight South American football associations and Mexico.

The other 12 teams enter the competition in the First Stage, an elimination play-off stage where the winners advance to the Second Stage:[6]

  • Berths 5 and 6 from Argentina;[A]
  • Berth 5 from Brazil;
  • Berth 3 from the remaining eight South American nations and Mexico.
More information Association, Team (berth) ...
Association Team (berth) Qualification method
Argentina Argentina
5 + 1 berths		 Estudiantes (Argentina 1) 2009 Copa Libertadores champion
Vélez Sársfield (Argentina 2) 2009 Clausura champion
Banfield (Argentina 3) 2009 Apertura champion
Lanús (Argentina 4) Best 2009 aggregate among non-champions
Colón (Argentina 5) 2nd best 2009 aggregate among non-champions
Newell's Old Boys (Argentina 6) 3rd best 2009 aggregate among non-champions
Bolivia Bolivia
3 berths		 Bolívar (Bolivia 1) 2009 Apertura champion
Blooming (Bolivia 2) 2009 Clausura champion
Real Potosí (Bolivia 3) 2009 Play-off winner
Brazil Brazil
5 berths		 Corinthians (Brazil 1) 2009 Copa do Brasil champion
Flamengo (Brazil 2) 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Internacional (Brazil 3) 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
São Paulo (Brazil 4) 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
Cruzeiro (Brazil 5) 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
Chile Chile
3 berths		 Universidad de Chile (Chile 1) 2009 Apertura champion
Colo-Colo (Chile 2) 2009 Clausura champion
Universidad Catolica (Chile 3) Best-placed non-champion in the 2009 Clausura classification stage
Colombia Colombia
3 berths		 Once Caldas (Colombia 1) 2009 Apertura champion
Independiente Medellín (Colombia 2) 2009 Finalización champion
Junior (Colombia 3) 2009 Primera A best-placed non-champion
Ecuador Ecuador
3 berths		 Deportivo Quito (Ecuador 1) 2009 Serie A champion
Deportivo Cuenca (Ecuador 2) 2009 Serie A runner-up
Emelec (Ecuador 3) 2009 Serie A 3rd Place
Paraguay Paraguay
3 berths		 Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) 2009 Apertura champion
Nacional (Paraguay 2) 2009 Clausura champion
Libertad (Paraguay 3) 2009 Primera División best-placed non-champion
Peru Peru
3 berths		 Universitario (Peru 1) 2009 Descentralizado champion
Alianza Lima (Peru 2) 2009 Descentralizado runner-up
Juan Aurich (Peru 3) 2009 Descentralizado best-placed non-finalist
Uruguay Uruguay
3 berths		 Nacional (Uruguay 1) 2008–09 Primera División champion
Cerro (Uruguay 2) 2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Racing (Uruguay 3) 2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
Venezuela Venezuela
3 berths		 Caracas (Venezuela 1) 2008−09 Primera División champion
Deportivo Italia (Venezuela 2) 2008−09 Primera División runner-up
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 3) 2008−09 Primera División best-placed non-finalist
Mexico Mexico
(CONCACAF)
3 + 2 invitees		 Morelia (Mexico 1) Best-placed eligible team in the 2009 Apertura classification phase
Monterrey (Mexico 2) 2010 InterLiga winner
Estudiantes Tecos (Mexico 3) 2010 InterLiga runner-up
Guadalajara Special invitee due to withdrawal from the 2009 Copa Libertadores
San Luis Special invitee due to withdrawal from the 2009 Copa Libertadores
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Round and draw dates

The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw. All events occurred in 2010 unless otherwise stated. Dates in italics are only reference dates for the week the matches are to be played.

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Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage November 27, 2009 January 26–28 February 2–10
Second stage February 9–April 22
Third stage N/A April 27–29 May 4–6
Quarterfinals May 12 May 20
Semifinals July 28 August 4
Finals August 11 August 18
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Tie-breaking criteria

At each stage of the tournament teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Based on Article 15 in the CONMEBOL regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:

  1. superior goal difference;
  2. higher number of goals scored;
  3. higher number of away goals scored;
  4. draw.

In the first stage, third stage, quarterfinals, and semifinals, a penalty shootout is carried out instead of a draw.[7]

First stage

Main article: 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage

In the First Stage, twelve 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.[6]

More information Teams, Scores ...
Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Libertad Paraguay 3:3 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 0–1 3–1 +1:−1 — —
Estudiantes Tecos Mexico 0:6 Peru Juan Aurich 0–2 1–2 — — —
Universidad Católica Chile 3:3 Argentina Colón 2–3 3–2 0:0 2:2 5–3
Cruzeiro Brazil 4:1 Bolivia Real Potosí 1–1 7–0 — — —
Emelec Ecuador 4:1 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 0–0 2–1 — — —
Racing Uruguay 4:1 Colombia Junior 2–2 2–0 — — —
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Second stage

Main article: 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

The draw for the second stage was held at the CONMEBOL Conventions Center in Luque, Paraguay on November 27, 2009.[1] Twenty-eight teams were drawn into eight groups with the remaining six spots to be taken by the winners from the first stage. Teams were divided into four pots; the top four Argentine and Brazilian berths were top seeds in the group stage.

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group and the top six second-placed team advanced to the Round of 16.[6]

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Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and six best runners-up advanced to the Round of 16
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Group 1

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COR RCM DIM CER
1 Brazil Corinthians 6 5 1 0 9 3 +6 16 — 2–1 1–0 2–1
2 Uruguay Racing 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8 0–2 — 1–0 2–1
3 Colombia Independiente Medellín 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 1–1 0–0 — 1–0
4 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 0 2 4 3 7 −4 2 0–1 0–0 1–1 —
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Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SÃO ONC MTY NPR
1 Brazil São Paulo 6 4 1 1 9 2 +7 13 — 1–0 2–0 3–0
2 Colombia Once Caldas 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 2–1 — 1–1 1–0
3 Mexico Monterrey 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 0–0 2–2 — 2–1
4 Paraguay Nacional 6 1 0 5 3 10 −7 3 0–2 0–2 2–0 —
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Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ELP ALI JA BOL
1 Argentina Estudiantes 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 — 1–0 5–1 2–0
2 Peru Alianza Lima 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 4–1 — 2–0 1–0
3 Peru Juan Aurich 6 2 0 4 7 13 −6 6 0–2 4–2 — 2–0
4 Bolivia Bolívar 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 4 0–0 1–3 2–0 —
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Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LIB UNI LAN BLO
1 Paraguay Libertad 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 — 1–1 1–1 4–0
2 Peru Universitario 6 2 4 0 5 2 +3 10 0–0 — 2–0 0–0
3 Argentina Lanús 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 0–2 0–0 — 1–0
4 Bolivia Blooming 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1 1–2 1–2 1–4 —
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Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts INT QUI CRR EME
1 Brazil Internacional 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12 — 3–0 2–0 2–1
2 Ecuador Deportivo Quito 6 3 1 2 5 7 −2 10 1–1 — 2–1 1–0
3 Uruguay Cerro 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–0 2–0 — 0–0
4 Ecuador Emelec 6 0 2 4 2 6 −4 2 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
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Source: [citation needed]

Group 6

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts NAC BAN MOR CUE
1 Uruguay Nacional 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 — 2–2 2–0 3–2
2 Argentina Banfield 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 0–2 — 2–1 4–1
3 Mexico Morelia 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 0–0 1–1 — 2–1
4 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 0–0 1–4 2–0 —
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Source: [citation needed]

Group 7

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts VÉL CRU CC ITA
1 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 — 2–0 2–1 4–0
2 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 3–0 — 4–1 2–0
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 1–1 1–1 — 1–0
4 Venezuela Deportivo Italia 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 0–1 2–2 2–3 —
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Source: [citation needed]

Group 8

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UCH FLA UC CAR
1 Chile Universidad de Chile 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 — 2–1 0–0 1–0
2 Brazil Flamengo 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 2–2 — 2–0 3–2
3 Chile Universidad Católica 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7 2–2 2–0 — 1–1
4 Venezuela Caracas 6 0 2 4 5 11 −6 2 1–3 1–3 0–0 —
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Source: [citation needed]

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Peru Alianza Lima 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12
7 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11
6 Argentina Banfield 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11
2 Colombia Once Caldas 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
4 Peru Universitario 6 2 4 0 5 2 +3 10
8 Brazil Flamengo 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
5 Ecuador Deportivo Quito 6 3 1 2 5 7 −2 10
1 Uruguay Racing 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8
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Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stages

Main article: 2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

The last four stages of the tournament (third stage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) form a single-elimination tournament, commonly known as a knockout stage. Fourteen teams will qualify for the knockout competition: the eight group winners, the six group runners-up teams with the best records plus Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis. In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg. In addition, each club will be able to submit a new squad with up to three player changes 24 hours before the start of their first third stage match.[6]

Seeding

The 16 qualified teams were seeded according to their results in the Second Stage. The top teams from each group were 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 were seeded 9–16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Guadalajara and San Luis were given the 13 and 14 seed, respectively, which they had earned in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.

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Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1Brazil Corinthians16+694
2Brazil São Paulo13+793
3Argentina Estudiantes13+6113
4Argentina Vélez Sársfield13+5102
5Paraguay Libertad12+7104
6Brazil Internacional12+681
7Uruguay Nacional12+592
8Chile Universidad de Chile12+4107
Teams qualified as a group runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9Peru Alianza Lima12+5125
10Brazil Cruzeiro11+6123
11Argentina Banfield11+5137
12Colombia Once Caldas11+384
13Mexico Guadalajara
14Mexico San Luis
15Peru Universitario10+353
16Brazil Flamengo10+2114
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Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
2 Brazil São Paulo (p) 0 0 (3)
15 Peru Universitario 0 0 (1)
2 Brazil São Paulo 2 2
10 Brazil Cruzeiro 0 0
7 Uruguay Nacional 1 0
10 Brazil Cruzeiro 3 3
2 Brazil São Paulo 0 2
6 Brazil Internacional (a) 1 1
3 Argentina Estudiantes 1 3
14 Mexico San Luis 0 1
3 Argentina Estudiantes 0 2
6 Brazil Internacional (a) 1 1
6 Brazil Internacional (a) 1 2
11 Argentina Banfield 3 0
6 Brazil Internacional 2 3
13 Mexico Guadalajara 1 2
8 Chile U. de Chile 1 2
9 Peru Alianza Lima 0 2
8 Chile U. de Chile (a) 3 1
16 Brazil Flamengo 2 2
1 Brazil Corinthians 0 2
16 Brazil Flamengo (a) 1 1
8 Chile U. de Chile 1 0
13 Mexico Guadalajara 1 2
5 Paraguay Libertad 0 2
12 Colombia Once Caldas 0 1
5 Paraguay Libertad 0 2
13 Mexico Guadalajara 3 0
4 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 0 2
13 Mexico Guadalajara 3 0

Round of 16

The first match of the Round of 16 began on April 27, with the last match played on May 6. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.

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Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Corinthians Brazil 3:3 Brazil Flamengo 0–1 2–1 0:0 0:1 —
São Paulo Brazil 2:2 Peru Universitario 0–0 0–0 0:0 0:0 3–1
Estudiantes Argentina 6:0 Mexico San Luis 1–0 3–1 — — —
Vélez Sársfield Argentina 2:3 Mexico Guadalajara 0–3 2–0 −1:+1 — —
Libertad Paraguay 4:1 Colombia Once Caldas 0–0 2–1 — — —
Internacional Brazil 3:3 Argentina Banfield 1–3 2–0 0:0 1:0 —
Nacional Uruguay 0:6 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–3 0–3 — — —
Universidad de Chile Chile 4:1 Peru Alianza Lima 1–0 2–2 — — —
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Quarter-finals

The first leg of the quarter-finals took place the week of May 12, while the second leg took place the week of May 19. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.

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Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
São Paulo Brazil 6:0 Brazil Cruzeiro 2–0 2–0 — — —
Estudiantes Argentina 3:3 Brazil Internacional 0–1 2–1 0:0 0:1 —
Libertad Paraguay 2:3 Mexico Guadalajara 0–3 2–0 −1:+1 — —
Universidad de Chile Chile 3:3 Brazil Flamengo 3–2 1–2 0:0 3:2 —
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Semi-finals

After a six-week break because of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals took place the week of July 28, while the second leg took place the week of August 5.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Internacional Brazil 2–2 (a) Brazil São Paulo 1–0 1–2
Guadalajara Mexico 3–1 Chile Universidad de Chile 1–1 2–0
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Finals

Main article: 2010 Copa Libertadores Finals

In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner will be the team with the best goal difference. If they are tied on goal difference, the game will move onto extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule does not apply in this stage.[7] As the last CONMEBOL team in the competition, Internacional has qualified to the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, regardless of the results.

More information Guadalajara, 1–2 ...
Guadalajara Mexico1–2Brazil Internacional
Bautista 45+2' Report Giuliano 72'
Bolívar 76'
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Attendance: 30,870[8]
More information Internacional, 3–2 ...
Internacional Brazil3–2Mexico Guadalajara
Sóbis 61'
Leandro Damião 76'
Giuliano 89'		 Report Fabián 43'
Bravo 90+2'
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Attendance: 56,000[8]

Internacional won the Copa Libertadores on aggregate 5-3.

More information Copa Libertadores de América ...
Copa Libertadores de América
2010 Champion
Brazil
Internacional
Second Title
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Statistics

Top goalscorers

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Pos Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Thiago Ribeiro Brazil Cruzeiro 8
2 Peru José Carlos Fernández Peru Alianza Lima 7
Brazil Kléber Brazil Cruzeiro 7
4 Brazil Giuliano Brazil Internacional 6
Panama Luis Tejada Peru Juan Aurich 6
6 Mexico Omar Bravo Mexico Guadalajara 5
Paraguay Rodolfo Gamarra Paraguay Libertad 5
Uruguay Mario Regueiro Uruguay Nacional 5
Colombia James Rodríguez Argentina Banfield 5
Brazil Washington Brazil São Paulo 5
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Player of the week

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Week Player Team Notes
1 Panama Luis Tejada Peru Juan Aurich [9]
2 Paraguay Pablo Velázquez Paraguay Libertad [10]
3 Argentina Mauro Boselli Argentina Estudiantes [11]
4 Peru Wilmer Aguirre Peru Alianza Lima [12]
5 Argentina Sebastián Blanco Argentina Lanús [13]
6 Brazil Washington Brazil São Paulo [14]
7 Peru Pedro Ascoy Peru Juan Aurich [15]
8 Uruguay Santiago Ostolaza Uruguay Racing [16]
9 Brazil Kléber Brazil Cruzeiro [17]
10 Peru José Carlos Fernández Peru Alianza Lima [18]
11 Uruguay Hernán Rodrigo López Argentina Vélez Sársfield [19]
12 Brazil Andrezinho Brazil Internacional [20]
13 Brazil Thiago Ribeiro Brazil Cruzeiro [21]
14 Paraguay Roberto Gamarra Paraguay Libertad [22]
15 Mexico Omar Bravo Mexico Guadalajara [23]
16 Brazil Hernanes Brazil São Paulo [24]
17 Brazil Giuliano Brazil Internacional [25]
18 Mexico Xavier Báez Mexico Guadalajara [26]
19 Argentina Pablo Guiñazú Brazil Internacional [27]
20 Brazil Tinga Brazil Internacional [28]
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See also

Footnotes

A. ^ Estudiantes, as the defending champion, take the Argentina 1 berth. Therefore the teams with the lowest two berths enter the First Stage

References

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