2020 Copa Sudamericana final stages
# 2020 Copa Sudamericana final stages

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).

| Seed | Match | Second stage winners |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | O1 | Independiente |
| 2 | O2 | Unión |
| 3 | O3 | Unión La Calera |
| 4 | O4 | Universidad Católica |
| 5 | O5 | Deportivo Cali |
| 6 | O6 | Sport Huancayo |
| 7 | O7 | Vasco da Gama |
| 8 | O8 | Lanús |
| 9 | O9 | Bolívar |
| 10 | O10 | Defensa y Justicia |
| 11 | O11 | Coquimbo Unido |
| 12 | O12 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 13 | O13 | River Plate |
| 14 | O14 | Junior |
| 15 | O15 | Bahia |
| 16 | O16 | Fénix |

## Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:

* In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, each tie is 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 will be used. If still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.2).
* The final is 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 will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).

## Bracket

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

| Round | Matchups |
| - | - |
| Round 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 O9 |
| Quarterfinals | (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 E |
| Semifinals | (Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4 Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3 |
| Finals | (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 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final (23 January 2021 – Córdoba) | Final (23 January 2021 – Córdoba) | Final (23 January 2021 – Córdoba) | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Vélez Sarsfield | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cali | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cali | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Universidad Católica | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | River Plate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Universidad Católica | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Universidad Católica (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Universidad Católica (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lanús | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 9 | Bolívar | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lanús | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Lanús | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lanús | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Lanús | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Independiente | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Fénix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Independiente | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Independiente | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Independiente | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lanús | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 3 | |
| 14 | Junior (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 3 |
| 3 | Unión La Calera | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Unión La Calera | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | 14 | Junior | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Coquimbo Unido (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Coquimbo Unido | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Coquimbo Unido (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sport Huancayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sport Huancayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 11 | Coquimbo Unido | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 15 | Bahia | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Unión | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Unión | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Bahia | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

The first legs were played on 24–26 November, and the second legs were played on 1–3 December 2020.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Fénix | 1–5 | Independiente | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Bahia | 1–0 | Unión | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Junior | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Unión La Calera | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| River Plate | 2–2 (a) | Universidad Católica | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 7–1 | Deportivo Cali | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Coquimbo Unido | 2–0 | Sport Huancayo | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2–1 | Vasco da Gama | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Bolívar | 4–7 | Lanús | 2–1 | 2–6 |

### 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.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Lanús | 3–1 | Independiente | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Bahia | 2–4 | Defensa y Justicia | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Junior | 2–2 (a) | Coquimbo Unido | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 4–3 | Universidad Católica | 1–2 | 3–1 |

### 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.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 0–4 | Lanús | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Coquimbo Unido | 2–4 | Defensa y Justicia | 0–0 | 2–4 |

### 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.

