The Copa Sudamericana, the second most important continental tournament in America, has defined this Friday the pairings for the round of 16 in which the first classified of the group phase and all the third of the eight groups of the Copa Libertadores will take part. The matches will begin to be played in the week of June 29 and seven days later there will be the second leg. It is striking that there will be representatives of the ten countries that make up Conmebol.
The number 1 favorite for the title is still Sao Paulo, who walked in the first phase, and who will now star in a historical crossover with the Catholic University. There will be a blackboard duel between Rogerio Ceni, and his obsession with modernizing the game in Brazil, and veteran Ariel Holan.
The winner of the tie will face, in the quarterfinals, the winner of The Strongest – Ceará, the Brazilians have been the only ones to prevail in all six matches of the group stage.
Also striking is the pulse between Colo-Colo and Internacionalwith the Chileans who were removed from the Libertadores with a dramatic defeat at home against Fortaleza (3-4) and with the gauchos at full steam, after the arrival of Mano Menezes on his bench.
Another notable pairing is the one between Independiente del Valle, one of the teams that best handles the ball on the continent, and Lanús.
? The way to #TheGreatConquest! This is how the CONMEBOL round of 16 ended #South American. pic.twitter.com/xhesaK7MEn
– South American CONMEBOL (@Sudamericana) May 27, 2022
The entire tournament draw, which gains more relevance every year, has been defined with the round of 16 draw. The final, a single match, is scheduled for October 1 at the Mané Garrincha National Stadium, in Brasilia.
THE ELIMINATORS OF EIGHTH FINAL
Deportivo Tachira (Venezuela) – Santos FC (Brazil)
Independent of the Valley (Ecuador) – Lanus (Argentina)
Colo-Colo (Chile) – International (Brazil)
Deportivo Cali (Colombia) – Melgar (Peru)
National (Uruguay) – Union of Santa Fe (Argentina)
Olympia (Paraguay) – Atletico Goianiense (Brazil)
Catholic University (Chile) – Sao Paulo (Brazil)
The Strongest (Bolivia) – Ceara (Brazil)