The final stages of the

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were played from October 1 to December 10, 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on May 20, 2014, 12:00 UTC−3, at the Sheraton Hotel in

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. To determine the bracket starting from the round of 16, the defending champion and the 15 winners of the second stage were assigned a "seed" by draw. The defending champion and the winners from Argentina Zone and Brazil Zone were assigned odd-numbered "seeds", and the winners from ties between South Zone and North Zone were assigned even-numbered "seeds".

Seeding

The following were the seeding of the 16 teams which qualified for the final stages, which included the defending champion (

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) and the 15 winners of the second stage (three from Argentina Zone, four from Brazil Zone, eight from ties between South Zone and North Zone):

Format

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a

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, with the following rules: *Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. *In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the

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was used. If still tied, the

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was used to determine the winner (no

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was played). *In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the

was not used, and 30 minutes of

was played. If still tied after extra time, the

was used to determine the winner. *If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other.

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stages was determined by the seeding as follows: *Round of 16: **Match A: Seed 1 vs. Seed 16 **Match B: Seed 2 vs. Seed 15 **Match C: Seed 3 vs. Seed 14 **Match D: Seed 4 vs. Seed 13 **Match E: Seed 5 vs. Seed 12 **Match F: Seed 6 vs. Seed 11 **Match G: Seed 7 vs. Seed 10 **Match H: Seed 8 vs. Seed 9 *Quarterfinals: **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 *Semifinals: (if there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other) **Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4 **Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3 *Finals: Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

Round of 16

The first legs were played on September 30, October 1 and 14–16, and the second legs were played on October 15–16 and 21–23, 2014.

Match A

---- ''Atlético Nacional won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Match B

---- ''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties.''

Match C

---- ''River Plate won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Match D

---- ''São Paulo won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Match E

---- ''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Emelec won on penalties.''

Match F

---- ''Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Estudiantes won on penalties.''

Match G

---- ''Cerro Porteño won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Match H

---- ''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Universidad César Vallejo won on penalties.''

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on October 29–30, and the second legs were played on November 5–6, 2014.

Match S1

---- ''Atlético Nacional won 2–0 on aggregate.''

Match S2

---- ''Boca Juniors won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Match S3

---- ''River Plate won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Match S4

---- ''São Paulo won 6–5 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

The first legs were played on November 19–20, and the second legs were played on November 26–27, 2014.

Match F1

---- ''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Atlético Nacional won on penalties.''

Match F2

---- ''River Plate won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Finals

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the

was not used, and 30 minutes of

was played. If still tied after extra time, the

was used to determine the winner. The first leg was played on December 3, and the second leg was played on December 10, 2014. ---- ''River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.''

References

External links

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