2024 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2024 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 13 August to 30 November 2024.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2024 Copa Libertadores,[2] with the final played at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3][4]

Qualified teams

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 Fluminense Colo-Colo
B São Paulo Talleres
C The Strongest Grêmio
D Junior Botafogo
E Bolívar Flamengo
F Palmeiras San Lorenzo
G Atlético Mineiro Peñarol
H River Plate Nacional

Seeding

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.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 H River Plate 6 5 1 0 12 3 +9 16 Pot 1
2 G Atlético Mineiro 6 5 0 1 14 6 +8 15
3 F Palmeiras 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14
4 A Fluminense 6 4 2 0 9 5 +4 14
5 B São Paulo 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
6 E Bolívar 6 4 1 1 13 9 +4 13
7 D Junior 6 2 4 0 7 4 +3 10
8 C The Strongest 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
9 B Talleres 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13 Pot 2
10 G Peñarol 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 12
11 E Flamengo 6 3 1 2 11 4 +7 10
12 C Grêmio 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
13 H Nacional 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
14 D Botafogo 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
15 F San Lorenzo 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
16 A Colo-Colo 6 1 3 2 4 5 −1 6
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[2]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • 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, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • 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 2.2.3.5). 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).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 June 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) in Asunción, Paraguay.[5][6] 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).[2]

Bracket

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

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarter-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semi-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 3 June 2024.[7]

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
12 Grêmio213 (2)
4 Fluminense (p)123 (4)
4 Fluminense101
2 Atlético Mineiro022
15 San Lorenzo101
2 Atlético Mineiro112
2 Atlético Mineiro303
1 River Plate000
16 Colo-Colo123
7 Junior011
16 Colo-Colo101
1 River Plate112
9 Talleres011
30 November – Buenos Aires
1 River Plate123
2 Atlético Mineiro1
14 Botafogo3
14 Botafogo224
3 Palmeiras123
14 Botafogo (p)011 (5)
5 São Paulo011 (4)
13 Nacional000
5 São Paulo022
14 Botafogo516
10 Peñarol033
11 Flamengo202
6 Bolívar011
11 Flamengo000
10 Peñarol101
10 Peñarol404
8 The Strongest011

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 13–15 August, and the second legs were played on 20–22 August 2024.[8][9]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
San Lorenzo 1–2 Atlético Mineiro1–10–1
Nacional 0–2 São Paulo0–00–2
Flamengo 2–1 Bolívar2–00–1
Colo-Colo 3–1 Junior1–02–1
Talleres 1–3 River Plate0–11–2
Peñarol 4–1 The Strongest4–00–1
Botafogo 4–3 Palmeiras2–12–2
Grêmio 3–3 (2–4 p) Fluminense2–11–2

Matches

San Lorenzo 1–1 Atlético Mineiro
  • Cuello 17'
Report
Attendance: 18,108[10]
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Atlético Mineiro 1–0 San Lorenzo
Report
Referee: Felipe González (Chile)

Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).


Nacional 0–0 São Paulo
Report
São Paulo 2–0 Nacional
Report
Attendance: 60,032[12]
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

São Paulo won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).


Flamengo 2–0 Bolívar
Report
Bolívar 1–0 Flamengo
Report
Attendance: 29,168[14]
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)

Flamengo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).


Colo-Colo 1–0 Junior
Report
Junior 1–2 Colo-Colo
Report

Colo-Colo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).


Talleres 0–1 River Plate
Report
Attendance: 38,734[16]
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
River Plate 2–1 Talleres
Report
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).


Peñarol 4–0 The Strongest
Report
The Strongest 1–0 Peñarol
Report
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

Peñarol won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).


Botafogo 2–1 Palmeiras
Report
Palmeiras 2–2 Botafogo
Report

Botafogo won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).


Grêmio 2–1 Fluminense
Report
Fluminense 2–1 Grêmio
Report
Penalties
4–2

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Fluminense won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 17–19 September, and the second legs were played on 24–26 September 2024.[22][23]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Fluminense 1–2 Atlético Mineiro1–00–2
Botafogo 1–1 (5–4 p) São Paulo0–01–1
Flamengo 0–1 Peñarol0–10–0
Colo-Colo 1–2 River Plate1–10–1

Matches

Fluminense 1–0 Atlético Mineiro
Report
Atlético Mineiro 2–0 Fluminense
Report

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


Botafogo 0–0 São Paulo
Report
São Paulo 1–1 Botafogo
Report
Penalties
4–5

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Botafogo won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).


Flamengo 0–1 Peñarol
Report
Peñarol 0–0 Flamengo
Report

Peñarol won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).


Colo-Colo 1–1 River Plate
Report
River Plate 1–0 Colo-Colo
Report

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

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 22 and 23 October, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 October 2024.[32][33]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Mineiro 3–0 River Plate3–00–0
Botafogo 6–3 Peñarol5–01–3

Matches

Atlético Mineiro 3–0 River Plate
Report
River Plate 0–0 Atlético Mineiro
Report

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


Botafogo 5–0 Peñarol
Report
Attendance: 42,982[36]
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Peñarol 3–1 Botafogo
Report

Botafogo won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final

The final was played on 30 November 2024 at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Atlético Mineiro 1–3 Botafogo
Report

Notes

  1. ^ Grêmio played their round of 16 home match at Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba instead of their regular stadium Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre which was unavailable due to the impact of the 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods.
  2. ^ The Peñarol v Botafogo match was moved from Peñarol's regular stadium Estadio Campeón del Siglo, Montevideo to Estadio Centenario, Montevideo on advice from the Uruguayan government.[37]

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