The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to the draw of the tournament , with each team assigned a " seed " 1 – 16 by draw . In the final stages , the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament , with the following rules : CONMEBOL confirmed that the bracket would remain the same as the draw of the tournament regardless of the nationality of the semifinalists . In previous seasons , if there were two semifinalists from the same association , they had to play each other . The bracket of the final stages was determined by the seeding as follows : The first legs were played on 20 – 22 September , and the second legs were played on 27 – 29 September 2016 . ---- '' Tied 3 – 3 on aggregate , Independiente Medellín won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals ( Match S1 ) . '' ---- '' San Lorenzo won 4 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals ( Match S2 ) . '' ---- '' Tied 0 – 0 on aggregate , Chapecoense won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals ( Match S3 ) . '' ---- '' Atlético Nacional won 3 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals ( Match S4 ) . '' ---- '' Tied 3 – 3 on aggregate , Coritiba won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals ( Match S4 ) . '' ---- '' Tied 0 – 0 on aggregate , Junior won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals ( Match S3 ) . '' ---- '' Tied 2 – 2 on aggregate , Palestino won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals ( Match S2 ) . '' ---- '' Cerro Porteño won 4 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals ( Match S1 ) . '' The first legs were played on 18 – 20 October , and the second legs were played on 25 – 27 October 2016 . ---- '' Cerro Porteño won 2 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals ( Match F1 ) . '' ---- '' San Lorenzo won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals ( Match F2 ) . '' ---- '' Chapecoense won 3 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals ( Match F2 ) . '' ---- '' Atlético Nacional won 4 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals ( Match F1 ) . '' The first legs were played on 1 – 2 November , and the second legs were played on 23 – 24 November 2016 . ---- '' Tied 1 – 1 on aggregate , Atlético Nacional won on away goals and advanced to the finals . '' ---- '' Tied 1 – 1 on aggregate , Chapecoense won on away goals and advanced to the finals . '' The first leg was scheduled to be played on 30 November , and the second leg was scheduled to be played on 7 December 2016 . The finals were suspended on 29 November following the crash of LaMia Flight 2933 . CONMEBOL awarded the title to Chapecoense on 5 December 2016
LaMia Flight 2933
LaMia Flight 2933
2016 Copa Sudamericana final stages