After 33 days, the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana will resume from this Tuesday, which will have action with the first leg of the round of 16, a phase in which there will be a total of 12 former champions of said tournaments.
It should be noted that in case of equality in goals after 180 minutes, those classified to the quarterfinals will be defined with kicks from the penalty spot.
The day for the round of 16 of the Libertadores, which will have the presence of eight former champions, will be opened on Tuesday by Emelec and Atlético Mineiro, who have never met in Conmebol tournaments.
The Ecuadorian club was second in group A with 8 points, while the Brazilian finished as leader of D with 11 points.
Athletico Paranaense and Libertad will star in Curitiba in a match of old acquaintances, as they come from sharing in group B in which both added 10 points, the Paraguayan side being the leader.
Corinthians and Boca, who know what it means to win the Libertadores and come from Group E, will play on Tuesday. The Xeneizes were leaders with 10 integers and the Brazilians second with 9.
Two-time champion Palmeiras will visit Cerro Porteño on Wednesday. The Paraguayans were second in group G with 8 points and Verdao, the best in the group stage, leader of zone A with 18 integers.
The Argentines Talleres and Colón never faced each other in Conmebol tournaments. On Wednesday the faces will be seen in Córdoba. The local team comes from being second in group H with 11 points and the visitor leader in G with 10 units.
Another unprecedented clash in Conmebol tournaments will be that of Deportes Tolima and Flamengo. The ‘Fla’ comes from leading group H with 16 points, while the Colombian formation was second in D with 11.
The Argentines Vélez Sarsfield and River Plate will play one of those Copa Libertadores champion matches. El Millonario has not lost a game in the round of 16 of the Libertadores since 2016 and comes from being first in group F with 16 points, while Vélez was second in group C with 8 integers.
On Thursday the round of matches will be closed by the Brazilian Fortaleza and the Argentine Estudiantes de La Plata, who have never met in Conmebol competitions.
The Copa Sudamericana, for its part, will feature in the round of 16 the presence of four former champions and eight teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores and that finished third in their respective groups.
Those who won the contest are Lanús (2013), Internacional (2008), Sao Paulo (2012) and Independiente del Valle (2019).
Those who come from the Libertadores and will play the round of 16 in the South American are the Colombian Deportivo Cali, the Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle, the Paraguayan Olimpia, the Uruguayan Nacional, the Chileans Colo Colo and Universidad Católica, the Venezuelan Deportivo Táchira and the Bolivian The Strongest .
These will be measured against the teams that finished leaders in the South American group stage: the Brazilians Ceará, Santos, Sao Paulo, Internacional and Atlético Goianiense; the Argentines Unión and Lanús and the Peruvian Melgar.
Which means that in this phase of the tournament there will be representatives of the 10 countries that are part of Conmebol.
– First leg of the Libertadores round of 16:
06.28: Emelec (ECU) – Atletico Mineiro (BRA)
06.28: Athletico Paranaense (BRA) – Libertad (PAR)
06.28: Corinthians (BRA) – Boca Juniors (ARG)
06.29: Cerro Porteño (PAR) – Palmeiras (BRA)
06.29: Workshops (ARG) – Colón de Santa Fe (ARG)
06.29: Sports Tolima (COL) – Flamengo (BRA)
06.29: Velez Sarsfield (ARG) – River Plate (ARG)
06.30: Fortaleza (BRA) – Students of La Plata (ARG)
– First legs of the round of 16 of South American:
06.28: National (URU) – Union Athletic Club (ARG)
06.28: Colo Colo (CHI) – International (BRA)
06.29: The Strongest (BOL) – Ceará (BRA)
06.29: Deportivo Táchira (VEN) – Santos (BRA)
06.29: Deportivo Cali (COL) – Melgar (PER)
06.30: Independent of the Valley (ECU) – Lanus (ARG)
06.30: Catholic University (CHI) – Sao Paulo (ARG)
06.30: Olimpia (PAR) – Atlético Goianiense (BRA).
