Opponents set! Bolívar shock Grêmio, face São Paulo, watch goal | OneFootball

Bolívar pulled off an upset and beat Grêmio once again, 1-0 on Thursday night (30), and advanced to the Copa Sudamericana round of 16, where they will now face São Paulo.

The Bolivian side had already won 3-2 at home, at the 3,600-meter altitude of La Paz, and won again to seal their qualification.

São Paulo and Bolívar will now face off over two matches on the base dates of August 12 and 19. The first meeting will be at altitude, and the return leg to decide who advances to the quarterfinals will be at Morumbi Stadium.

Bolívar came into the Sudamericana playoffs from the Copa Libertadores, where they finished 3rd in Group C, thus securing a place in the Sudamericana knockout stage. São Paulo, meanwhile, earned a direct spot in the round of 16 by winning Group C with 12 points, putting together an unbeaten campaign of three wins and three draws in the first phase of the South American competition.

Tricolor have already faced Bolívar on four occasions, all in the Libertadores. In 1992, they drew 1-1 away from home and won 2-0 at Morumbi. In the 2013 Libertadores, São Paulo crushed Bolívar 5-0 in front of their home crowd, but lost 4-3 at Bolivia’s altitude.

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