CONMEBOL · Club Tier 2

Copa Sudamericana

In US-sports termsThe Europa League of South America — the consolation bracket that still buys you a seat at next year's big table.
What it is
The continent's second club competition, for the teams just below the Libertadores line.
How you get in
Mid-table league finishes across the ten nations — the 'best of the rest.'
What it feeds
Winner earns a Copa Libertadores place next season — the same backdoor logic as Europe's Europa League.
Also plays the Recopa (the continental super cup) against the Libertadores champion — winners play winners, everywhere on the map.
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