Santos learn date for Copa Sudamericana group-stage draw | OneFootball

The Copa Sudamericana group-stage draw will take place on 19 March at 20:00 at Conmebol headquarters in Paraguay.

According to Diario Do Peixe, Santos will take part and, despite a drop in the confederation ranking, will be a top seed.

The final is set for 21 November at Estádio Metropolitano Roberto Mellendez in Barranquila, Colombia.

There are 44 qualified clubs, with six from Brazil and six from Argentina, and four each from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Key dates follow, with single-leg qualifying play-offs on four March and the group stage running from eight April to 27 May. The last-16 play-offs, round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals are all two-legged. They run from 22 to 29 July, 12 August to 16 September, nine to 16 September, and 14 to 21 October respectively.

Source: Diario Do Peixe