Corinthians meet their rivals in the elimination match in the Copa Sudamericana. know more

After being eliminated from the Libertadores and ending up with a place in the Copa Sudamericana, This Thursday, Corinthians met their opponent in the championship play-off: Universitario, from Peru.

Timao finished the group stage as the third best third in the Libertadores. In this way, it crosses the sixth place among the best runners-up in Sul-Americana, a position occupied by Universitário.

The clashes are theoretically scheduled to take place on July 12 and 19, but there are scheduling conflicts with the Brazil Cup quarter-finals. He faces Timão América-MG in the national championship, to begin with, on July 5 and 12.

CONMEBOL and the Brazilian Football Confederation must set the dates in the coming days. Because of the hierarchy, continental competition will have an advantage over national competition.

Qualifiers is the stage leading up to the Round of 16 of Sudamericana. There are two matches, the first leg will be held at the New Quimeca Arena, where Corinthians were eliminated from Libertadores. The return will be at Universitario’s home, at the Monumental Stadium, in Lima.

In the next stage, the eight teams seeded from the playoffs face the eight teams that led the groups. These clashes will be decided by a draw.

Parque São Jorge Club, it is worth remembering, He earned $300,000 (about R$1.45 million at current prices) for the win over Liverpool. For remaining third in Group E, with seven points, and securing a place in Sol Americana, Timao also won $500,000 (about R$2.42 million).

See more at: Copa Sudamericana.