Draw made: São Paulo may have a champions-only path in bid for two in Sula | OneFootball

Connebol held the draw for the Copa Sudamericana knockout bracket on Friday afternoon (29). And São Paulo, which had already secured qualification for the round of 16, could face only Libertadores champions on its path as it tries to win its second title in South America’s secondary continental competition.

Tricolor is first waiting for the winner of the playoff between Grêmio and Bolívar before the round-of-16 clash, with the first leg taking place from August 11 to 13 and the second leg from the 18th to the 20th of the same month. In other words, only after the World Cup.

According to the bracket (see below), São Paulo’s path could be extremely complicated, potentially setting up matchups against opponents such as Vasco, Olimpia, River Plate, and Boca Juniors.

The Morumbi club finished the group stage as the fifth-best team in the overall standings. Although unbeaten, it collected 12 points, winning three matches and drawing three others.

In the Sudamericana, the prize for winning the final is US$ 10 million (just over R$ 50 million), a jump compared to the US$ 6.5 million in 2025. In total, the amount awarded to the champion could reach US$ 12.9 million (more than R$ 70 million).

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