The Copa Sudamericana draw took place last week.
Countries get the same amount of representatives as last year's edition with Argentina 6 + last champion (Boca Juniors), Bolivia 2, Brasil 8, Chile 2, Colombia 2, Ecuador 2, Paraguay 2, Perú 2, Uruguay 2, Venezuela 2, México 2 and CONCACAF 1.
Teams already qualified are:
Argentina
Boca Juniors (defending champ)
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
River Plate
Bolivia
Bolívar
Brasil
Corinthians
Fluminense
Atlético Paranaense
Paraná
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
Santos FC
Vasco da Gama
Chile
Colo Colo
Huachipato
Colombia
Independiente Medellín
Deportes Tolima
Paraguay
Cerro Porteño
Libertad
Perú
Deportivo Universidad San Martín
Coronel Bolognesi
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FIRST PHASE
Argentina will eliminate amongst themselves (4 teams) and will send 2 teams to
octavos *plus the already automatic berths of defending champions Boca Juniors, invitee River Plate and Gimnasia LP. A total of 5 teams in the round of 16 for Argentina.
Brasil will eliminate amongst themselves (8 teams) and will send 4 teams to the second phase.
The remaining South American countries with two teams each will eliminate within each country (example: Uruguay 1 vs. Uruguay 2) to send one team to the last stage of the first phase of the tournament. On the last stage of the first phase, Chile vs. Perú, Bolivia vs. Ecuador, Uruguay vs. Paraguay, and Colombia vs. Venezuela will eliminate each other to send only one freaking team from each bracket to
octavos de final.
The Concacaf team and the 2 mexican teams get an automatic berth to
octavos
SECOND PHASE
The first knockout round (
octavos, last 16) would look like this:
Vasco da Gama/Corinthians vs. ARG IV (TBA)
ARG IV (TBA) vs. Vasco da Gama/Corinthians
(Winner: Quarterfinalist 4)
ARG III (TBA) vs. Santos/Cruzeiro
Santos/Cruzeiro vs. ARG III (TBA)
(Winner: Quarterfinalist 2)
Botafogo/Fluminense vs. Gimnasia LP
Gimnasia LP vs. Botafogo/Fluminense
(Winner: Quarterfinalist 3)
River Plate vs. Paraná/Atl. Paranaense
Paraná/Atl. Paranaense vs. River Plate
(Winner: Quarterfinalist 1)
Uruguay/Paraguay bracket vs. Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors vs. Uruguay/Paraguay bracket
(Winner: Quarterfinalist 8)
Colombia/Venezuela bracket vs. Mexico #2 (TBA)
Mexico #2 (TBA) vs. Colombia/Venezuela bracket
(Winner: Quarterfinalist 5)
Mexico #1 (TBA) vs. Bolivia/Ecuador bracket
Bolivia/Ecuador bracket vs. Mexico #1 (TBA)
(Winner: Quarterfinalist 7)
Concacaf team (TBA) vs. Chile/Perú bracket
Chile/Perú bracket vs. Concacaf team (TBA)
(Winner: Quarterfinalist 6)
QUARTERFINALS
Quarterfinalist 8 vs. Quarterfinalist 1
Quarterfinalist 1 vs. Quarterfinalist 8
(Winner: Semifinalist 1)
Quarterfinalist 2 vs. Quarterfinalist 7
Quarterfinalist 7 vs. Quarterfinalist 2
(Winner: Semifinalist 2)
Quarterfinalist 6 vs. Quarterfinalist 3
Quarterfinalist 3 vs. Quarterfinalist 6
(Winner: Semifinalist 3)
Quarterfinalist 4 vs. Quarterfinalist 5
Quarterfinalist 5 vs. Quarterfinalist 4
(Winner: Semifinalist 4)
SEMIFINALS
Semifinalist 1 vs. Semifinalist 4
Semifinalist 4 vs. Semifinalist 1
(Finalist 1)
Semifinalist 3 vs. Semifinalist 2
Semifinalist 2 vs. Semifinalist 3
(Finalist 2)
FINALS
Finalist 1 vs. Finalist 2
Finalist 2 vs. Finalist 1