2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

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The last four stages of the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.

Format

The remaining stages of the tournament constitute a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, the teams will play an opponent in a two-legged tie on a home-away basis. Each team will earn three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of each tie will advance.

Tie-breaking

The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points[1]:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. Penalty shoot-out

Seeding

The 16 qualified teams in the knockout round will be seeded according to their results in

the group stage
. The top teams from each group are seeded 1–8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group are seeded 9–16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Teams with a higher seed will play the second leg of each tie at home.

Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1
Fluminense
 13 +8 11 2
2
Flamengo
 13 +4 8 3
3 Argentina River Plate 12 +6 14 5
4
Atlas
 11 +5 11 2
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 11 +4 11 2
6 Argentina Estudiantes 11 +4 9 5
7 Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo 11 +3 7 6
8 Brazil São Paulo 11 +2 6 2
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Uruguay Nacional 12 +4 9 2
10 Brazil Santos 10 +7 13 3
11
LDU Quito
 10 +5 10 2
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 10 +3 12 2
13 Argentina Lanús 10 +3 9 3
14
San Lorenzo
 10 +1 8 4
15 Mexico América 9 0 10 1
16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 8 +3 8 3

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
1
Fluminense
2 1 3
16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 0 1
1
Fluminense
 		0 3 3
8 Brazil São Paulo 1 1 2
8 Brazil São Paulo 0 2 2
9 Uruguay Nacional 0 0 0
1
Fluminense
 		2 3 5
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 1 3
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 1 1 2
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 2 4
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 3 5
4
Atlas
2 0 2
4
Atlas
1 2 3
13 Argentina Lanús 0 2 2
1
Fluminense
2 3 5 [1]
11
p
) 		4 1 5 [3]
6 Argentina Estudiantes 0 2 2
11
LDU Quito
2 1 3
11
p
) 		1 1 2 [5]
14
San Lorenzo
1 1 2 [3]
3 Argentina River Plate 1 2 3
14
San Lorenzo
2 2 4
11
LDU Quito (a
) 		1 0 1
15 Mexico América 1 0 1
7 Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo 0 0 0
10 Brazil Santos 2 2 4
10 Brazil Santos 0 1 1
15 Mexico América 2 0 2
2
Flamengo
4 0 4
15 Mexico América 2 3 5

Round of 16

The Round of 16 was played between April 29 and 30, and May 1, 6, and 8.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense Brazil
 6–0 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2–1 1–0
Flamengo Brazil
 3–3 (gd) Mexico América 4–2 0–3
River Plate Argentina 1–4
San Lorenzo
 1–2 2–2
Atlas Mexico
 4–1 Argentina Lanús 1–0 2–2
Cruzeiro Brazil 0–6 Argentina Boca Juniors 1–2 1–2
Estudiantes Argentina 3–3 (gd)
LDU Quito
 0–2 2–1
Cúcuta Deportivo Colombia 0–6 Brazil Santos 0–2 0–2
São Paulo Brazil 4–1 Uruguay Nacional 0–0 2–0

First leg

Atlas
Report Marioni 37'
Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez, Lanús
Attendance: 6,104
)
LDU Quito Ecuador
2 – 0Argentina Estudiantes
Guerrón 63'
Manso 77'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Brazil
)
Boca Juniors Argentina2 – 1Brazil Cruzeiro
Riquelme 6'
Dátolo 65'		 Report[permanent dead link] Fabrício 78'
Uruguay
)
Flamengo
Cervantes 45'
Esqueda
72'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Marcinho 44', 70'
Tardelli 89'
Moura
90'
Chile
)
San Lorenzo Argentina
2 – 1Argentina River Plate
Silvera 27'
González 87' (pen.)		 Report[permanent dead link] Falcao 30'
Argentina
)
Fluminense
Arrué 53' Report[permanent dead link] Neves 22' (pen.)
Conca 72'
Uruguay
)
Nacional Uruguay0 – 0Brazil São Paulo
Report[permanent dead link]
Chile
)
Santos Brazil2 – 0Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo
Lima 18'
Molina 71'		 Report[permanent dead link]
México
)

Second leg

Fluminense advanced 6–0 on points.

LDU Quito 3–3 Estudiantes on points. LDU Quito advanced on better goal difference (+1).

Atlas Mexico
2 – 2Argentina Lanús
Mendivil
78'		 Report[permanent dead link] Sand 64'
Acosta 90'
Paraguay
)

Atlas advanced 4–1 on points.

Cruzeiro Brazil1 – 2Argentina Boca Juniors
Wágner
56'		 Report[permanent dead link] Palacio 36'
Palermo 44'
Chile
)

Boca Juniors advanced 6–0 on points.

Flamengo Brazil
0 – 3Mexico América
Report[permanent dead link] Cabañas 20', 77'
Esqueda 38'
Ecuador
)

América 3–3 Flamengo on points. América advanced on better goal difference (+1).

São Paulo Brazil2 – 0Uruguay Nacional
Adriano 37'
Dagoberto
89'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Argentina
)

São Paulo advanced 4–1 on points.

San Lorenzo
Abelairas 12'
Abreu 62' (pen.)		 Report[permanent dead link]
Bergessio
69', 72'
Argentina
)

San Lorenzo advanced 4–1 on points.

Cúcuta Deportivo Colombia0 – 2Brazil Santos
Report[permanent dead link]
Kléber Pereira 40'
Lima
53'
Paraguay
)

Santos advanced 6–0 on points.

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals were played on May 14, 15, and May 21 and 22.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense Brazil
 (gd) 3–3 Brazil São Paulo 0–1 3–1
Santos Brazil 3–3 (gd) Mexico América 0–2 1–0
LDU Quito Ecuador
 2–2 (5–3
p
)
San Lorenzo
 1–1 1–1
Atlas Mexico
 1–4 Argentina Boca Juniors 2–2 0–3

First leg

Atlas
Ayala 36' (o.g.)
Cáceres 75'		 Report[permanent dead link] Flores 5'
Torres 88'
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires[2]
Attendance: 51,000
)
LDU Quito
González 38' Report[permanent dead link] Bieler 36'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
América Mexico2 – 0Brazil Santos
Cabañas 25', 62' Report
Argentina
)

Second leg

Atlas Mexico
0 – 3Argentina Boca Juniors
Report Palermo 20', 34', 38'
Chile
)

Boca Juniors advanced 4–1 on points.

Fluminense Brazil
3 – 1Brazil São Paulo
Washington 11', 90+1'
Dodô 71'		 Report[permanent dead link] Adriano 70'
Paraguay
)

Fluminense and São Paulo tied 3–3 on points. Fluminense advanced on goal difference (+1).

San Lorenzo
Manso 27' Report[permanent dead link]
Bergessio
47'
Penalties
Campos soccer ball with check mark
Vaca soccer ball with check mark
Guerrón soccer ball with check mark
Bieler
soccer ball with check mark		 5 – 3 soccer ball with check mark
González
soccer ball with check mark D'Alessandro
soccer ball with red X Torres
soccer ball with check mark Alvarado
México
)

LDU Quito and San Lorenzo tied 2–2 on points, and tied 0 on goal difference. LDU Quito advanced 5–3 on penalties.

Santos Brazil1 – 0Mexico América
Pereira
62'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Uruguay
)

América and Santos tied 3–3 on points. América advanced on goal difference (+1).

Semifinals

The Semifinals were played between May 27, 28, and June 3, 4.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense Brazil
 4–1 Argentina Boca Juniors 2–2 3–1
LDU Quito Ecuador
 (a) 2–2 Mexico América 1–1 0–0

First leg

LDU Quito
Esqueda 72' Report[permanent dead link] Bolaños 62'
Uruguay
)
Fluminense
Riquelme 12', 65' Report[permanent dead link] Silva 16'
Neves 77'
Uruguay
)

Second leg

LDU Quito Ecuador
0 – 0Mexico América
Report[permanent dead link]
Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
Attendance: 55,336
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile
)

LDU Quito 2–2 América on points. LDU Quito advanced on away goals.

Fluminense advanced 4–1 on points.

Finals

Main article:
2008 Copa Libertadores Final
Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
LDU Quito Ecuador
 3–3
p
)
Fluminense
4–2
1–3

First leg

Fluminense
Campos 34'
Urrutia
45'		 Report[permanent dead link] Conca 12'
Neves 52'
Chile
)

Second leg

LDU Quito
Neves 12', 28', 56' Report Bolaños 6'
Penalties
Cícero soccer ball with check mark
Washington
soccer ball with red X		 1 – 3 soccer ball with check mark
Campos
soccer ball with check mark Salas
soccer ball with check mark Guerrón
Argentina
)

References

  1. ^ a b c "The 2008 Santander Libertadores Cup is already in play". conmebol.com. Retrieved 2007-12-21.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Boca to play home game vs Atlas at Estadio Jose Amalfitani, home of Velez Sarzfield". 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  3. ^ "Boca to play home game vs Fluminense at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, home of Racing". 2008-05-27. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-28.

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