The Copa Sudamericana, originally created by CONMEBOL in 2002, fills the void of international competition during the second halves of each year for second-tier clubs in South America. The Copa Libertadores remain the premier competition on the South American continent. Make bets on the Copa Libertadores on our online sports betting platform.

Betting on South American football

Europe and South America are the two best continents for football. The level of talent and success at both international and club level is unmatched. Also, both continents have fan bases whose passion can have a positive impact on any game.

South American players are generally known to be excellent footballers with great ball skills. Most are talented players who are not afraid to show off exciting, skilful moves, while their technique helps them with their natural inclination to have the ball at their feet.

Copa Sudamericana betting

The Copa Americana involves a total of ten associations, with several clubs seeded directly into the group stage and others that will later join the competition from the Copa Libertadores at different stages of the competition.

In the first phase, teams from all federations except Argentina and Brazil will face a team from their own federation in two-legged matches. This promises intense matches between two teams from the same country competing to win the international cup.

Argentine with 9 trophies, and Brazilian clubs with 5, are the ones that have won the competition most often. The winner qualifies for the Libertadores and the Recopa Sudamericana. Make your bets on the Recopa Sudamericana with bwin.

From the round of 16, the format is as follows. The playoffs take place in two games (home and away, including the away goal rule, until the final, which is played in a single-leg match.

Recommended betting on the Copa Sudamericana

Several matches are played on each day of the South American Cup, and once the match has started, bettors can place live bets.

In previous Copa Sudamericana seasons, more than half of the games ended with a home team win. Therefore, a recommended bet in Copa Sudamericana is to check which team is hosting, as there is an advantage for the home team.

During the group stage, only the first team in each of the groups qualifies for the knockout stage, so we recommend avoiding teams that are out of the running and through poor form.