Copa Sudamericana

Macará is Ecuador’s only last-16 side: unbeaten Group A winners, now chasing a 2-1 deficit from Vila Belmiro against a Santos side with Neymar and Gabriel Barbosa.

CONMEBOL · 2026 · Round of 16

Ecuador watch

Franco Posse put Macará ahead after 5 minutes. Barbosa and Willian Arão turned it around. The return is 20 August at 17:00 at Bellavista.

Ties

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SAN

Santos

Brazil

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MAC

Macará

Ecuador

1st leg

2–1

Santos vs Macará

Thu, Aug 13, 05:00 PM · Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro), Santos

2nd leg

–

Macará vs Santos

Thu, Aug 20, 05:00 PM · Bellavista, Ambato

Aggregate: SAN 2–1* MAC

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BOC🇦🇷

BOC

Boca Juniors

Argentina

REC🇵🇾

REC

Recoleta

Paraguay

1st leg

3–1

Boca Juniors vs Recoleta

Tue, Aug 11, 05:00 PM · Tomás Adolfo Ducó, Buenos Aires

2nd leg

–

Recoleta vs Boca Juniors

Tue, Aug 18, 05:00 PM · Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Aggregate: BOC 3–1* REC

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BOL🇧🇴

BOL

Bolívar

Bolivia

SAO🇧🇷

SAO

São Paulo

Brazil

1st leg

1–1

Bolívar vs São Paulo

Tue, Aug 11, 07:30 PM · Hernando Siles, La Paz

2nd leg

–

São Paulo vs Bolívar

Tue, Aug 18, 07:30 PM · Morumbi, São Paulo

Aggregate: BOL 1–1* SAO

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TIG🇦🇷

TIG

Tigre

Argentina

MCT🇺🇾

MCT

Montevideo City Torque

Uruguay

1st leg

0–1

Tigre vs Montevideo City Torque

Wed, Aug 12, 05:00 PM · José Dellagiovanna, Victoria

2nd leg

–

Montevideo City Torque vs Tigre

Wed, Aug 19, 07:30 PM · Centenario, Montevideo

Aggregate: TIG 0–1* MCT

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RBB

RB Bragantino

Brazil

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CAM

Atlético Mineiro

Brazil

1st leg

0–1

RB Bragantino vs Atlético Mineiro

Wed, Aug 12, 05:00 PM · Nabi Abi Chedid, Bragança Paulista

2nd leg

–

Atlético Mineiro vs RB Bragantino

Wed, Aug 19, 05:00 PM · Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte

Aggregate: RBB 0–1* CAM

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SFE🇨🇴

SFE

Independiente Santa Fe

Colombia

RIV🇦🇷

RIV

River Plate

Argentina

1st leg

–

Independiente Santa Fe vs River Plate

Tue, Aug 18, 07:30 PM · El Campín, Bogotá

Postponed: First leg postponed after the earthquake in Colombia. CONMEBOL is keeping El Campín.

2nd leg

–

River Plate vs Independiente Santa Fe

Tue, Aug 25, 07:30 PM · Más Monumental, Buenos Aires

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VAS

Vasco da Gama

Brazil

OLI🇵🇾

OLI

Olimpia

Paraguay

1st leg

0–0

Vasco da Gama vs Olimpia

Thu, Aug 13, 05:00 PM · São Januário, Rio de Janeiro

2nd leg

–

Olimpia vs Vasco da Gama

Thu, Aug 20, 05:00 PM · Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Aggregate: VAS 0–0* OLI

Round of 16

CIE🇵🇪

CIE

Cienciano

Peru

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BOT

Botafogo

Brazil

1st leg

6–1

Cienciano vs Botafogo

Thu, Aug 13, 07:30 PM · Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Cusco

2nd leg

–

Botafogo vs Cienciano

Thu, Aug 20, 07:30 PM · Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Aggregate: CIE 6–1* BOT

The format

Macará need a two-goal win to go through in 90 minutes; a 1-0 would send the tie to penalties.
Santos already lost 1-0 in Ecuador this season, to Deportivo Cuenca in the group stage.
Quarter-finals: 8–10 and 15–17 September. The final is 21 November in Barranquilla.

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