The 2020 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from 24 November 2020 to 23 January 2021. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana, with the final played in Córdoba, Argentina at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.
The final stages had been originally scheduled to be played from 21 July to 7 November 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualified teams The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16.
Seeding
Starting from the round of 16, the teams are 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 2.2.2.1).
SeedMatchSecond stage winners1O1 Independiente2O2 Unión3O3 Unión La Calera4O4 Universidad Católica5O5 Deportivo Cali6O6 Sport Huancayo7O7 Vasco da Gama8O8 Lanús9O9 Bolívar10O10 Defensa y Justicia11O11 Coquimbo Unido12O12 Vélez Sarsfield13O13 River Plate14O14 Junior15O15 Bahia16O16 Fénix
Format
Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: 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 2.2.2). 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 winner (Regulations Article 2.4.2). The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.2.3). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
Bracket The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:
RoundMatchupsRound of 16(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Match A: Winner O1 vs. Winner O16 Match B: Winner O2 vs. Winner O15 Match C: Winner O3 vs. Winner O14 Match D: Winner O4 vs. Winner O13 Match E: Winner O5 vs. Winner O12 Match F: Winner O6 vs. Winner O11 Match G: Winner O7 vs. Winner O10 Match H: Winner O8 vs. Winner O9Quarterfinals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner ESemifinals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4 Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3Finals(Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team) Winner F1 vs. Winner F2
The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 23 October 2020.
Round of 16 The first legs were played on 24–26 November, and the second legs were played on 1–3 December 2020.
Match A
Independiente won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).
Match B
Bahia won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).
Match C
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Junior won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).
Match D
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Universidad Católica won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).
Match E
Vélez Sarsfield won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).
Match F
Coquimbo Unido won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).
Match G
Defensa y Justicia won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).
Match H
Lanús won 7–4 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).
Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 8–10 December, and the second legs were played on 15–17 December 2020.
Match S1
Lanús won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).
Match S2
Defensa y Justicia won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).
Match S3
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Coquimbo Unido won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).
Match S4
Vélez Sarsfield won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 6 & 12 January 2021, and the second legs were played on 13 & 16 January 2021.
Match F1
Lanús won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Match F2
Defensa y Justicia won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Final
The final was played on 23 January 2021 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba.
Notes
References
External links CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020, CONMEBOL.com