2022 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 5 April to 26 May 2022.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2022 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 25 March 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2021 (shown in parentheses),[5] taking into account the following three factors:[6]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2012–2021.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2011 and 2002–2011 respectively.
  3. Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years.

For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. The defending champions Palmeiras were directly assigned as the top seed of Group A (position A1). The remaining teams were distributed into four pots according to their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group, excluding the four winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.

Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  1. ^
    TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions, Palmeiras, were automatically allocated to Group A and the position A1.
  2. ^
    CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions (normally seeded in Pot 2) were seeded in Pot 1 due to their CONMEBOL Clubs rank.
  3. ^
    Q3 The third stage winners were seeded in Pot 4.

The following are the four winners of the third stage of qualifying which joined the 28 direct entrants in the group stage.

Match Third stage winners
G1   Olimpia
G2   Estudiantes
G3   The Strongest
G4   América Mineiro

Format

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In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[2]

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the round of 16 of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana.

Schedule

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The schedule of each matchday was as follows (Regulations Article 2.2.2):[2][7][1]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 5–7 April 2022 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 12–14 April 2022 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3 26–28 April 2022 Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 3–5 May 2022 Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 17–19 May 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 6 24–26 May 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL EME TAC CIP
1   Palmeiras 6 6 0 0 25 3 +22 18 Round of 16 1–0 4–1 8–1
2   Emelec 6 2 2 2 14 7 +7 8 1–3 1–1 7–0
3   Deportivo Táchira 6 2 1 3 8 14 −6 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 1–4 3–0
4   Independiente Petrolero 6 0 1 5 3 26 −23 1 0–5 1–1 1–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Deportivo Táchira  0–4  Palmeiras
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Independiente Petrolero  1–1  Emelec
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Palmeiras  8–1  Independiente Petrolero
Report
Attendance: 26,409[8]
Emelec  1–1  Deportivo Táchira
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Emelec  1–3  Palmeiras
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Independiente Petrolero  0–5  Palmeiras
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Palmeiras  1–0  Emelec
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Palmeiras  4–1  Deportivo Táchira
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Emelec  7–0  Independiente Petrolero
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIB CAP STR CAR
1   Libertad 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Round of 16 1–0 4–1 2–1
2   Athletico Paranaense 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 2–0 1–0 5–1
3   The Strongest 6 1 3 2 8 7 +1 6 Copa Sudamericana 1–1 5–0 1–1
4   Caracas 6 1 3 2 4 8 −4 6 1–0 0–0 0–0
Source: CONMEBOL
Caracas  0–0  Athletico Paranaense
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The Strongest  1–1  Libertad
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Libertad  2–1  Caracas
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Athletico Paranaense  1–0  The Strongest
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The Strongest  1–1  Caracas
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Caracas  1–0  Libertad
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The Strongest  5–0  Athletico Paranaense
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Athletico Paranaense  2–0  Libertad
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Athletico Paranaense  5–1  Caracas
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Libertad  4–1  The Strongest
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST VEL NAC RBB
1   Estudiantes 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13 Round of 16 4–1 1–0 2–0
2   Vélez Sarsfield 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 4–0 1–2 2–2
3   Nacional 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 2–3 3–0
4   Red Bull Bragantino 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 0–1 1–1 2–0
Source: CONMEBOL
Red Bull Bragantino  2–0  Nacional
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Estudiantes  4–1  Vélez Sarsfield
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Nacional  0–0  Estudiantes
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Vélez Sarsfield  2–2  Red Bull Bragantino
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Vélez Sarsfield  1–2  Nacional
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Estudiantes  2–0  Red Bull Bragantino
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Estudiantes  1–0  Nacional
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Red Bull Bragantino  0–1  Estudiantes
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Nacional  2–3  Vélez Sarsfield
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Nacional  3–0  Red Bull Bragantino
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Vélez Sarsfield  4–0  Estudiantes
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAM TOL IDV AMG
1   Atlético Mineiro 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Round of 16 1–2 3–1 1–1
2   Deportes Tolima 6 3 2 1 10 9 +1 11 0–2 1–0 2–2
3   Independiente del Valle 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 Copa Sudamericana 1–1 2–2 3–0
4   América Mineiro 6 0 2 4 6 13 −7 2 1–2 2–3 0–2
Source: CONMEBOL

Atlético Mineiro  1–1  América Mineiro
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Independiente del Valle  2–2  Deportes Tolima
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Independiente del Valle  1–1  Atlético Mineiro
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América Mineiro  2–3  Deportes Tolima
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América Mineiro  1–2  Atlético Mineiro
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Atlético Mineiro  3–1  Independiente del Valle
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Atlético Mineiro  1–2  Deportes Tolima
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC COR CAL CAR
1   Boca Juniors 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10 Round of 16 1–1 1–0 2–0
2   Corinthians 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 2–0 1–0 1–1
3   Deportivo Cali 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 8 Copa Sudamericana 2–0 0–0 3–0
4   Always Ready 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 0–1 2–0 2–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Always Ready  2–0  Corinthians
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Deportivo Cali  2–0  Boca Juniors
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Boca Juniors  2–0  Always Ready
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Corinthians  1–0  Deportivo Cali
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Attendance: 37,837

Corinthians  2–0  Boca Juniors
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Always Ready  2–2  Deportivo Cali
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Always Ready  0–1  Boca Juniors
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Boca Juniors  1–1  Corinthians
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Deportivo Cali  3–0  Always Ready
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Corinthians  1–1  Always Ready
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV FOR CCL ALI
1   River Plate 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16 Round of 16 2–0 4–0 8–1
2   Fortaleza 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 1–1 1–2 2–1
3   Colo-Colo 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 Copa Sudamericana 1–2 3–4 2–1
4   Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 4 16 −12 1 0–1 0–2 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Alianza Lima  0–1  River Plate
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Fortaleza  1–2  Colo-Colo
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Attendance: 50,429[36]

Colo-Colo  2–1  Alianza Lima
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Fortaleza  2–1  Alianza Lima
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Attendance: 32,557[40]
Colo-Colo  1–2  River Plate
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Fortaleza  1–1  River Plate
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Attendance: 48,867[42]
Alianza Lima  1–1  Colo-Colo
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Alianza Lima  0–2  Fortaleza
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River Plate  4–0  Colo-Colo
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River Plate  8–1  Alianza Lima
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Colo-Colo  3–4  Fortaleza
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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COL CCP OLI PEÑ
1   Colón 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10 Round of 16 2–1 2–1 2–1
2   Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8 3–1 0–1 1–0
3   Olimpia 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 0–0 1–0
4   Peñarol 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7 2–1 0–0 2–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Olimpia  0–0  Cerro Porteño
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Colón  2–1  Peñarol
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Cerro Porteño  3–1  Colón
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Peñarol  2–1  Olimpia
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Cerro Porteño  1–0  Peñarol
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Olimpia  1–0  Peñarol
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Peñarol  2–1  Colón
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Cerro Porteño  0–1  Olimpia
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA TAL UCA CRI
1   Flamengo 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 16 Round of 16 3–1 3–0 2–1
2   Talleres 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 11 2–2 1–0 1–0
3   Universidad Católica 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 Copa Sudamericana 2–3 0–1 2–1
4   Sporting Cristal 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2 0–2 0–0 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Sporting Cristal  0–2  Flamengo
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Flamengo  3–1  Talleres
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Talleres  1–0  Sporting Cristal
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Universidad Católica  2–3  Flamengo
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Talleres  2–2  Flamengo
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Flamengo  3–0  Universidad Católica
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Sporting Cristal  0–0  Talleres
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Flamengo  2–1  Sporting Cristal
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Notes

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  1. ^ Referee Julio Bascuñán from Chile, who was originally assigned to the Palmeiras v Emelec match,[10][11] was replaced by Nicolás Gamboa from Chile.[12]
  2. ^ a b c Libertad played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio La Huerta, Asunción.
  3. ^ a b c Always Ready played their home matches at Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz instead of their regular stadium Estadio Municipal de Villa Ingenio, El Alto which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  4. ^ Alianza Lima played their home match against River Plate at Estadio Nacional, Lima instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima.
  5. ^ The River Plate v Fortaleza match, originally scheduled for 13 April 2022, 19:00 local time, was re-scheduled to 21:00 local time.[38]
  6. ^ The Fortaleza v Alianza Lima match, originally scheduled for 27 April 2022, 21:00 local time, was re-scheduled to 19:00 local time.[39]
  7. ^ a b Alianza Lima played their home matches against Colo-Colo and Fortaleza at Estadio Nacional, Lima instead of the originally scheduled Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima.[43]
  8. ^ Referee Carlos Betancur from Colombia, who was originally assigned to the Alianza Lima v Colo-Colo match,[44][45] was replaced by Nicolás Gallo from Colombia.[46]
  9. ^ The Colo-Colo v Fortaleza match was played behind closed doors due to crowd disturbances during Colo-Colo's previous home match against River Plate.[48]
  10. ^ a b c Olimpia played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción.
  11. ^ The Cerro Porteño v Peñarol match, originally scheduled for 27 April 2022, 18:00 local time, was re-scheduled to 20:00 local time.[39]
  12. ^ The Sporting Cristal v Flamengo match, originally scheduled for 5 April 2022, 19:30 local time,[1] was first suspended and later re-scheduled to 20:00 local time due to a curfew in Lima for that day which was lifted a few hours before the start of the match.[55]
  13. ^ a b c Sporting Cristal played their home matches at Estadio Nacional, Lima instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  14. ^ The Sporting Cristal v Flamengo match was played behind closed doors due to security reasons.[56]

References

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  9. ^ "Emelec X Deportivo Táchira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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  15. ^ "Athletico-PR X The Strongest" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  16. ^ "The Strongest X Caracas FC" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Estudiantes de La Plata X Vélez Sarsfield" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Nacional X Estudiantes de La Plata" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Vélez Sarsfield X Red Bull Bragantino" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Vélez Sarsfield X Nacional" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Estudiantes de La Plata X Red Bull Bragantino" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Estudiantes de La Plata X Nacional" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Red Bull Bragantino X Estudiantes de La Plata" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Nacional X Vélez Sarsfield" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Atlético-MG X América-MG" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Independiente del Valle X Deportes Tolima" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Independiente del Valle X Atlético-MG" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  28. ^ "América-MG X Deportes Tolima" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  29. ^ "América-MG X Atlético-MG" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  30. ^ "Atlético-MG X Deportes Tolima" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  31. ^ "Always Ready X Corinthians" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  32. ^ "Deportivo Cali X Boca Juniors" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  33. ^ "Corinthians X Boca Juniors" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  34. ^ "Boca Juniors X Corinthians" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  35. ^ "Deportivo Cali X Always Ready" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  36. ^ "Fortaleza X Colo Colo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  37. ^ "Colo Colo X Alianza Lima" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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  41. ^ "Colo Colo X River Plate" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  42. ^ "Fortaleza X River Plate" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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  44. ^ "Designación de árbitros para la cuarta fecha de la Fase de Grupos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 April 2022.
  45. ^ "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2022 SEMANA 18 - FASE DE GRUPOS - FECHA 4" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 April 2022.
  46. ^ "Sustitución de terna arbitral en partido Alianza Lima vs. Colo Colo" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 April 2022.
  47. ^ "River Plate X Colo Colo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  48. ^ "Duros castigos de la Conmebol: Colo Colo jugará partido clave ante Fortaleza sin público y la UC se queda sin la tribuna Ignacio Prieto por tres encuentros" [Harsh punishments from CONMEBOL: Colo-Colo will play key match against Fortaleza without fans and UC are left without the Ignacio Prieto stand for three matches] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  49. ^ "Olimpia X Cerro Porteño" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  50. ^ "Colón (Santa Fe) X Peñarol" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  51. ^ "Peñarol X Olimpia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  52. ^ "Cerro Porteño X Peñarol" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  53. ^ "Olimpia X Peñarol" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  54. ^ "Cerro Porteño X Olimpia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  55. ^ "Partido entre Sporting Cristal vs. Flamengo había sido suspendido, pero sí se jugará" [Match between Sporting Cristal vs. Flamengo had been suspended, but it will be played] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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  57. ^ "Flamengo X Talleres (Córdoba)" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  58. ^ "Talleres (Córdoba) X Sporting Cristal" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  59. ^ "Universidad Católica X Flamengo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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