The 2020 Copa Sudamericana second stage was played from 27 October to 5 November 2020.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the second stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana.[2]
The second stage had been originally scheduled to be played from 19 to 28 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Draw
The draw for the second stage was held on 23 October 2020, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3).[4] For the second stage, the teams were allocated to two pots according to their previous results in this season:[5]
Pot 1: 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores and six best winners of the first stage from the Copa Sudamericana
Pot 2: 16 remaining winners of the first stage from the Copa Sudamericana
The 32 teams were drawn into 16 ties (O1–O16) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.
The following are the 22 winners of the first stage from the Copa Sudamericana. Matches in the first stage were considered for the ranking of teams for the second stage draw.
^ abCONMEBOL ranking: Sport Huancayo 198, Unión La Calera unranked.
Format
In the second stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[2]