Which Brazilians were eliminated in the group stage? < On Attack

The fourth round of the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana will begin this Tuesday (7/5) and, at this moment, some Brazilian teams, such as Cruzeiro and Corinthians, fear early elimination from the competition.

The Sul-Americana regulations provide that the leader of each group will go directly to the round of 16, while the second-placed team will qualify one step further. playoff previous. The third and fourth placed teams are eliminated.

Raposa is in third place in Group B, with three points. Four points away from Universidad Católica-EQU, which leads with seven, the Minas Gerais team seeks to rehabilitate itself in the tournament and achieve its first victory, as it has drawn in all of its games so far.

Timão is also outside the classification zone. The São Paulo team is in third place in Group F, with four points. The distance to the leader, however, is smaller compared to Cruzeiro.

Corinthians are two points behind Argentinos Juniors, who have six and are the leader of the group.

Given the situation of these teams, the On Attack remembers which Brazilian clubs were already eliminated in the group stage of the Copa do Sul-Americana – the tournament started to adopt this format in 2021, previously all stages were played in knockout stages.

Brazilians eliminated in the group stage of the South American Championship

In 2021 and 2022, there was still no playoff against the third-placed teams in the Copa Libertadores. In this way, only the leaders of each group were classified.

See below which Brazilian clubs have already been eliminated in the group stage:

2021

• Bahia – finished third in Group B, with eight points, while Independiente won 14 and advanced as leader
• Ceará – came second in group C, with nine points, behind leader Arsenal de Sarandí, who finished with 11.
• Corinthians – was second in Group E, with 10 points. The leader was Peñarol, who won 13.
• Atlético-GO – ended its participation in Group F as vice-leader, with 10 points. Libertad advanced, with 13.

Athletico-PR, Bragantino and Grêmio were the other Brazilians in the group stage and advanced as leaders. Furacão won the tournament that year.

2022

• Cuiabá – came third in Group B, with six points. The team that qualified was Melgar, who scored 12 points.
• Fluminense – was the runner-up in Group H, with 11 points, one less than the leader Unión de Santa Fé, who scored 12 and moved into the round of 16.

Representatives from Brazil in the group stage, Santos, São Paulo, Internacional, Atlético-GO and Ceará passed the stage. Tricolor Paulista reached the final, but were defeated by Independiente del Valle.

2023

In 2023, the playoff was adopted for the first time.

• Santos – Peixe is in third place in Group E, with five points. The leader was Newell’s Old Boys, who totaled 16, and Audax Italiano came in second, with 11.

Bragantino, São Paulo, Goiás and Fortaleza advanced to the round of 16 as leaders of their groups, while Botafogo and América competed in the playoffs. Leão do Pici went to the final of the tournament, but lost to LDU.

South American Cruise

Cruzeiro returns to the field for the Sudamericana this Tuesday (7/5). The Minas Gerais team travels to Colombia to face Alianza, at the Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau, in Valledupar, starting at 9:30 pm.

Group B of the Copa Sudamericana

1. Universidad Católica, Ecuador – 7 points
2. Unión La Calera, from Chile – 4 points
3. Cruise – 3 points
4. Alianza, from Colombia – 1 point

Results and upcoming games

1st round

• 3/4 (fourth) – Alianza 0x1 Unión La Calera
• 4/4 (Thursday) – Universidad Católica 0x0 Cruzeiro

2nd round

• 10/4 (Wednesday) – Unión La Calera 0x1 Universidad Católica
• 11/4 (Thursday) – 3×3 Alianza Cruise

3rd round

• 23/4 (Tuesday) – Unión La Calera 0x0 Cruzeiro
• 4/23 (Tuesday) – Alianza 1×3 Catholic University

4th round

• 7/5 (Tuesday) – Alianza x Cruzeiro – 9:30 pm
• 9/5 (Thursday) – Universidad Católica x Unión La Calera – 11pm

5th round

• 16/5 (Thursday) – Cruzeiro x Unión La Calera – 9pm
• 5/16 (Thursday) – Universidad Católica x Alianza – 11pm

6th round

• 30/5 – Cruzeiro x Universidad Católica – 9pm
• 30/5 – Unión La Calera x Alianza – 9pm