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2015 Copa Libertadores final stagesThe 2015 Copa Libertadores final stages played from April 28 to August 5, 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2015 Copa Libertadores.[1] Qualified teamsThe winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the second stage qualified for the final stages.
SeedingThe qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.[1]
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.[1] FormatIn the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[1]
BracketThe bracket of the final stages was determined by the seeding as follows:[1]
Round of 16The first legs were played on April 28 and May 5–7, and the second legs were played on May 5 and 12–14, 2015.[2]
Match A
The second leg was suspended after River Plate players were attacked with pepper spray by Boca Juniors fans when the squad returned to the field following halftime, with the match still 0–0 (River Plate leading 1–0 on aggregate).[3] CONMEBOL opened disciplinary proceedings against Boca Juniors, and decided to disqualify them from the tournament on May 16, 2015.[4][5] River Plate advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1). Match B
UANL won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2). Match C
Internacional won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3). Match D
Guaraní won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4). Match E
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Racing won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4). Match F
Santa Fe won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3). Match G
Emelec won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2). Match H
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Cruzeiro won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1). QuarterfinalsThe first legs were played on May 19–21, and the second legs were played on May 26–28, 2015.[6]
Match S1
River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1). Match S2
Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) UANL won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2). Match S3
Internacional won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2). Match S4Guaraní won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1). SemifinalsThe first legs were played on July 14–15, and the second legs were played on July 21–22, 2015.[7]
Match F1
River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals. Match F2
UANL won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the finals. FinalsThe finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[1] Since UANL are from Mexico, they had to host the first leg regardless of seeding (Regulations Article 3.7b: "El Torneo deberá indefectiblemente finalizar en un país perteneciente al continente sudamericano. Para tal caso, de llegar a las finales un equipo que no pertenece al continente sudamericano, deberá indefectiblemente jugar su primer partido de local." English translation: "The Tournament shall invariably end in a country belonging to the South American continent. Therefore, provided that a team not belonging to the South American continent qualifies to the finals, it shall invariably play the first leg at its home.")[1] The first leg was played on July 29, and the second leg was played on August 5, 2015.[8]
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