2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

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

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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

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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

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

Bracket

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

Round of 16

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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   6–0   Atlético Nacional 2–1 1–0
Flamengo   3–3 (gd)   América 4–2 0–3
River Plate   1–4   San Lorenzo 1–2 2–2
Atlas   4–1   Lanús 1–0 2–2
Cruzeiro   0–6   Boca Juniors 1–2 1–2
Estudiantes   3–3 (gd)   LDU Quito 0–2 2–1
Cúcuta Deportivo   0–6   Santos 0–2 0–2
São Paulo   4–1   Nacional 0–0 2–0

First leg

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Lanús  0 – 1  Atlas
Report Marioni   37'

LDU Quito  2 – 0  Estudiantes
Guerrón   63'
Manso   77'
Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 17,540


América  2 – 4  Flamengo
Cervantes   45'
Esqueda   72'
Report[permanent dead link] Marcinho   44', 70'
Tardelli   89'
Moura   90'




Second leg

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Fluminense advanced 6–0 on points.


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


Atlas  2 – 2  Lanús
Marioni   29'
Mendivil   78'
Report[permanent dead link] Sand   64'
Acosta   90'

Atlas advanced 4–1 on points.


Boca Juniors advanced 6–0 on points.


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


São Paulo advanced 4–1 on points.


San Lorenzo advanced 4–1 on points.


Santos advanced 6–0 on points.

Quarterfinals

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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   (gd) 3–3   São Paulo 0–1 3–1
Santos   3–3 (gd)   América 0–2 1–0
LDU Quito   2–2 (5–3 p)   San Lorenzo 1–1 1–1
Atlas   1–4   Boca Juniors 2–2 0–3

First leg

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Boca Juniors  2 – 2  Atlas
Ayala   36' (o.g.)
Cáceres   75'
Report[permanent dead link] Flores   5'
Torres   88'



América  2 – 0  Santos
Cabañas   25', 62' Report
Attendance: 105,000

Second leg

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Atlas  0 – 3  Boca Juniors
Report Palermo   20', 34', 38'
Attendance: 56,713
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

Boca Juniors advanced 4–1 on points.


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

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


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


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

Semifinals

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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   4–1   Boca Juniors 2–2 3–1
LDU Quito   (a) 2–2   América 1–1 0–0

First leg

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América  1 – 1  LDU Quito
Esqueda   72' Report[permanent dead link] Bolaños   62'
Attendance: 105,000

Second leg

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LDU Quito  0 – 0  América
Report[permanent dead link]
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

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Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
LDU Quito   3–3 a.e.t.
(3–1 p)
  Fluminense 4–2 1–3

First leg

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LDU Quito  4 – 2  Fluminense
Bieler   2'
Guerrón   29'
Campos   34'
Urrutia   45'
Report[permanent dead link] Conca   12'
Neves   52'
Attendance: 55,359

Second leg

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Fluminense  3 – 1 (a.e.t.)  LDU Quito
Neves   12', 28', 56' Report Bolaños   6'
Penalties
Conca  
Neves  
Cícero  
Washington  
1 – 3   Urrutia
  Campos
  Salas
  Guerrón

References

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  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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