São Paulo discover Copa Sudamericana draw pots: all you need to know | OneFootball

Getting closer and closer, the Copa Sudamericana has already determined its pots for the group stage draw of the competition, which will take place on the 19th. One of the highest-ranked teams on the continent, São Paulo is one of the top seeds.

The Sudamericana has identified its 16 qualifiers from the preliminary phase, thus defining which pot each club will go into, according to the Conmebol ranking. The only uncertainty remains for the last four spots, which will go to the losers of the 3rd phase of the Libertadores qualifiers. Remember that teams from the same country cannot be in the same group (even if they come from the playoffs).

Barcelona de Guayaquil vs Botafogo, Carabobo vs Sporting Cristal, O’Higgins vs Tolima, Juventud vs Independiente Medellín are the matchups that will determine the remaining four teams, who will automatically go into pot 4 for the Sudamericana draw.

There will be 32 clubs participating in the group stage, divided into eight groups with four teams each, who will play home and away matches between April and May. Only the leaders of each group will advance directly to the round of 16.

The runners-up will play a playoff against the third-placed teams from the Copa Libertadores group stage. The winners of these matchups will join the Sudamericana group winners in the round of 16.

The champion of the continental tournament secures a spot in the group stage of the 2027 Copa Libertadores and will also play in the Recopa Sudamericana against this year's Libertadores winner. This edition of the Sudamericana will be broadcast by SBT on free-to-air TV and by ESPN on cable, as well as on the streaming platforms Disney+ and Paramount+.

In addition to Tricolor, other Brazilians in pot 1 are Atlético-MG, Grêmio, and Santos, while Bragantino and Vasco are in pot 2 for the group stage draw of the Copa Sudamericana. See how the clubs are divided for the upcoming draw:

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