2022 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2022 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 28 June to 29 October 2022.^[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2022 Copa Libertadores,^[2] with the final played in Guayaquil, Ecuador at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo.^[3]

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	Palmeiras	Emelec
B	Libertad	Athletico Paranaense
C	Estudiantes	Vélez Sarsfield
D	Atlético Mineiro	Deportes Tolima
E	Boca Juniors	Corinthians
F	River Plate	Fortaleza
G	Colón	Cerro Porteño
H	Flamengo	Talleres

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	A	Palmeiras	6	6	0	0	25	3	+22	18	Pot 1
2	F	River Plate	6	5	1	0	18	3	+15	16
3	H	Flamengo	6	5	1	0	15	6	+9	16
4	C	Estudiantes	6	4	1	1	8	5	+3	13
5	D	Atlético Mineiro	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
6	B	Libertad	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10
7	G	Colón	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	10
8	E	Boca Juniors	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	10
9	D	Deportes Tolima	6	3	2	1	10	9	+1	11	Pot 2
10	H	Talleres	6	3	2	1	6	5	+1	11
11	F	Fortaleza	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	10
12	B	Athletico Paranaense	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10
13	E	Corinthians	6	2	3	1	5	4	+1	9
14	A	Emelec	6	2	2	2	14	7	+7	8
15	C	Vélez Sarsfield	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	8
16	G	Cerro Porteño	6	2	2	2	5	4	+1	8

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 was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was 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 27 May 2022, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.^[4][5] 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 is determined as follows:

Round	Matchups
Round of 16	(Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw) Match A Match B Match C Match D Match E Match F Match G Match H
Quarter-finals	(Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E
Semi-finals	(Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4 Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3
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 27 May 2022.

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	15	Vélez Sarsfield	1	0	1
	2	River Plate	0	0	0
								15	Vélez Sarsfield	3	1	4
								10	Talleres	2	0	2
	10	Talleres	1	2	3
	7	Colón	1	0	1
															15	Vélez Sarsfield	0	1	1
															3	Flamengo	4	2	6
	13	Corinthians (p)	0	0	0 (6)
	8	Boca Juniors	0	0	0 (5)
								13	Corinthians	0	0	0
								3	Flamengo	2	1	3
	9	Deportes Tolima	0	1	1
																						29 October – Guayaquil
	3	Flamengo	1	7	8
																						3	Flamengo	1
																						12	Athletico Paranaense	0
	12	Athletico Paranaense	2	1	3
	6	Libertad	1	1	2
								12	Athletico Paranaense	0	1	1
								4	Estudiantes	0	0	0
	11	Fortaleza	1	0	1
	4	Estudiantes	1	3	4
															12	Athletico Paranaense	1	2	3
															1	Palmeiras	0	2	2
	14	Emelec	1	0	1
	5	Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2
								5	Atlético Mineiro	2	0	2 (5)
								1	Palmeiras (p)	2	0	2 (6)
	16	Cerro Porteño	0	0	0
	1	Palmeiras	3	5	8

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 28–30 June, and the second legs were played on 5–7 July 2022.^[6][7]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense	3–2	Libertad	2–1	1–1
Deportes Tolima	1–8	Flamengo	0–1	1–7
Vélez Sarsfield	1–0	River Plate	1–0	0–0
Emelec	1–2	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	0–1
Cerro Porteño	0–8	Palmeiras	0–3	0–5
Talleres	3–1	Colón	1–1	2–0
Corinthians	0–0 (6–5 p)	Boca Juniors	0–0	0–0
Fortaleza	1–4	Estudiantes	1–1	0–3

Match A

28 June 2022 (2022-06-28)

21:30 UTC−3

Athletico Paranaense	2–1	Libertad
Vitor Roque 6' Hernández 32'	Report	Villalba 20'

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 27,567^[8]

Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

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5 July 2022 (2022-07-05)

20:30 UTC−4

Libertad	1–1	Athletico Paranaense
Santa Cruz 45+4'	Report	Rômulo 90'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 12,735^[9]

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Athletico Paranaense won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Match B

29 June 2022 (2022-06-29)

19:30 UTC−5

Deportes Tolima	0–1	Flamengo
	Report	Andreas Pereira 17'

Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro, Ibagué

Attendance: 11,850^[10]

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

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6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)

21:30 UTC−3

Flamengo	7–1	Deportes Tolima
Pedro 5', 47', 67', 79' Quiñónes 20' (o.g.) Gabriel Barbosa 56' Matheus França 73'	Report	Quiñónes 63'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 61,871^[11]

Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Flamengo won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match C

29 June 2022 (2022-06-29)

21:30 UTC−3

Vélez Sarsfield	1–0	River Plate
Janson 15' (pen.)	Report

Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

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6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)

21:30 UTC−3

River Plate	0–0	Vélez Sarsfield
	Report

Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 59,669^[12]

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Vélez Sarsfield won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match D

28 June 2022 (2022-06-28)

17:15 UTC−5

Emelec	1–1	Atlético Mineiro
S. Rodríguez 58' (pen.)	Report	Ademir 16'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

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5 July 2022 (2022-07-05)

19:15 UTC−3

Atlético Mineiro	1–0	Emelec
Hulk 79' (pen.)	Report

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 56,421^[13]

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match E

29 June 2022 (2022-06-29)

18:15 UTC−4

Cerro Porteño	0–3	Palmeiras
	Report	Rony 60', 69' Murilo 87'

Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)

19:15 UTC−3

Palmeiras	5–0	Cerro Porteño
Samudio 37' (o.g.) Rony 73', 83' Breno Lopes 75' Gómez 78'	Report

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Attendance: 37,431^[14]

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Palmeiras won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match F

29 June 2022 (2022-06-29)

19:15 UTC−3

Talleres	1–1	Colón
Franco 87'	Report	Ábila 61'

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

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6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)

19:15 UTC−3

Colón	0–2	Talleres
	Report	Girotti 47' Martino 90+7'

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe

Attendance: 17,235^[15]

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Talleres won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match G

28 June 2022 (2022-06-28)

21:30 UTC−3

Corinthians	0–0	Boca Juniors
	Report

Neo Química Arena, São Paulo

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

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5 July 2022 (2022-07-05)

21:30 UTC−3

Boca Juniors	0–0	Corinthians
	Report
Penalties
Rojo Izquierdoz Villa Fernández Benedetto Romero Varela Ramírez	5–6	Fábio Santos Cantillo Raul Gustavo Bruno Melo Róger Guedes Roni Piton Gil

Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 49,600^[16]

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Corinthians won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match H

30 June 2022 (2022-06-30)

21:30 UTC−3

Fortaleza	1–1	Estudiantes
Romero 55'	Report	Díaz 63'

Castelão, Fortaleza

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

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7 July 2022 (2022-07-07)

21:30 UTC−3

Estudiantes	3–0	Fortaleza
Castro 9', 47' Zapiola 57'	Report

Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata

Attendance: 19,942^[17]

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Estudiantes won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 2–4 August, and the second legs were played on 9–11 August 2022.^[18][19]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense	1–0	Estudiantes	0–0	1–0
Corinthians	0–3	Flamengo	0–2	0–1
Vélez Sarsfield	4–2	Talleres	3–2	1–0
Atlético Mineiro	2–2 (5–6 p)	Palmeiras	2–2	0–0

Match S1

4 August 2022 (2022-08-04)

21:30 UTC−3

Athletico Paranaense	0–0	Estudiantes
	Report

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 34,173^[20]

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

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11 August 2022 (2022-08-11)

21:30 UTC−3

Estudiantes	0–1	Athletico Paranaense
	Report	Vitor Roque 90+6'

Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata

Attendance: 20,544^[21]

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Athletico Paranaense won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Match S2

2 August 2022 (2022-08-02)

21:30 UTC−3

Corinthians	0–2	Flamengo
	Report	De Arrascaeta 37' Gabriel Barbosa 51'

Neo Química Arena, São Paulo

Attendance: 45,349^[22]

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

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9 August 2022 (2022-08-09)

21:30 UTC−3

Flamengo	1–0	Corinthians
Pedro 52'	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 68,418^[23]

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Flamengo won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S3

3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

21:30 UTC−3

Vélez Sarsfield	3–2	Talleres
Janson 5', 73' Fernández 90'	Report	Santos 81' Garro 87'

Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 22,935^[24]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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10 August 2022 (2022-08-10)

21:30 UTC−3

Talleres	0–1	Vélez Sarsfield
	Report	Fernández 79'

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Attendance: 52,265^[25]

Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

Vélez Sarsfield won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S4

3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

21:30 UTC−3

Atlético Mineiro	2–2	Palmeiras
Hulk 45+1' (pen.) Murilo 47' (o.g.)	Report	Murilo 59' Danilo 90+2'

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 57,140^[26]

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

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10 August 2022 (2022-08-10)

21:30 UTC−3

Palmeiras	0–0	Atlético Mineiro
	Report
Penalties
Veiga Gómez Zé Rafael Piquerez Rony Murilo	6–5	Hulk Fernández Jair Eduardo Sasha Alonso Rubens

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Attendance: 40,433^[27]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palmeiras won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 30 and 31 August, and the second legs were played on 6 and 7 September 2022.^[28][29]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense	3–2	Palmeiras	1–0	2–2
Vélez Sarsfield	1–6	Flamengo	0–4	1–2

Match F1

30 August 2022 (2022-08-30)

21:30 UTC−3

Athletico Paranaense	1–0	Palmeiras
Alex Santana 23'	Report

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 38,963^[30]

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

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6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)

21:30 UTC−3

Palmeiras	2–2	Athletico Paranaense
Scarpa 3' Gómez 55'	Report	Pablo 64' Terans 85'

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Attendance: 40,590^[31]

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Athletico Paranaense won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Match F2

31 August 2022 (2022-08-31)

21:30 UTC−3

Vélez Sarsfield	0–4	Flamengo
	Report	Pedro 32', 61', 83' Éverton Ribeiro 45+1'

Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 20,450^[32]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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7 September 2022 (2022-09-07)

21:30 UTC−3

Flamengo	2–1	Vélez Sarsfield
Pedro 42' Marinho 68'	Report	Pratto 21'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 66,635^[33]

Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Flamengo won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final

Main article: 2022 Copa Libertadores Final

The final was played on 29 October 2022 at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo in Guayaquil.

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29)

15:00 UTC−5

Flamengo	1–0	Athletico Paranaense
Gabriel Barbosa 45+4'	Report

Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil

Attendance: 42,517

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)^[34]

Notes

1. Libertad played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio La Huerta, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.