Seeding
The teams have been seeded 1 to 8 (first placed teams from group stage) and 9 to 16 (second placed teams from each group) and the ties will be 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc.
| Teams qualified as first place | Teams qualified as second place |
| Seed | Team | Points | GD | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 18 | +11 | 8 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 16 | +6 | 5 |
| 3 | Libertad | 13 | +5 | 1 |
| 4 | Toluca | 12 | +4 | 7 |
| 5 | Necaxa | 12 | +2 | 2 |
| 6 | Vélez | 11 | +3 | 4 |
| 7 | Grêmio | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Colo-Colo | 9 | +5 | 6 |
| 9 | América | 12 | +2 | 1 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 11 | +7 | 2 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 10 | +6 | 7 |
| 12 | Nacional | 10 | +4 | 4 |
| 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 9 | +2 | 3 |
| 14 | Paraná | 9 | +1 | 5 |
| 15 | Defensor Sporting | 9 | +1 | 8 |
| 16 | Caracas | 9 | -3 | 6 |
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