The 2020 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 24 November 2020 to 30 January 2021. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2020 Copa Libertadores, with the final played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Estádio do Maracanã.
The final stages had been originally scheduled to be played from 21 July to 21 November 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16. <section begin=Qualified teams /> <section end=Qualified teams />
<section begin=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 1âÂÂ8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9âÂÂ16.
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<section begin=Format /> Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:
<section begin=Draw /> The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 October 2020, 12:00 PYT (). For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (AâÂÂH) 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).<section end=Draw />
The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:
<section begin=Bracket /> The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 23 October 2020.
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The first legs were played on 24âÂÂ26 November and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 1âÂÂ3 and 9 December 2020. <section begin=Round of 16 />
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Grêmio won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).
Tied 0âÂÂ0 on aggregate, Nacional won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).
Palmeiras won 8âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).
Tied 1âÂÂ1 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).
Tied 2âÂÂ2 on aggregate, Racing won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).
Libertad won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).
River Plate won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).
Tied 2âÂÂ2 on aggregate, Santos won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).
The first legs were played on 8âÂÂ10 and 16 December, and the second legs were played on 15âÂÂ17 and 23 December 2020. <section begin=Quarter-finals />
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Santos won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).
River Plate won 8âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).
Palmeiras won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).
Boca Juniors won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).
The first legs were played on 5 and 6 January 2021, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 January 2021. <section begin=Semi-finals />
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Santos won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Palmeiras won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
The final was played on 30 January 2021 at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. <section begin=Final /> <section end=Final />