In the previous period, Colo Colo only finished in 3rd place in Group F Copa Libetadores, a group consisting of River Plate, Fortaleza and Alianza-Lima. Only the top 2 teams in each group advance to the next round. Colo Colo's performance in the domestic league is also quite good with 8 consecutive unbeaten matches (in both the national league and the Chilean cup). Most recently, they won jubilantly 5-1 against Desportes Temuco. On the opposite side, Internacional is the representative from the Brazilian league. Their performance in the domestic tournament is also very good with 4 wins and only 1/6 loss in the last 6 matches in the Brazilian national championship. In the Copa Sudamericana group stage, Internacional also topped the group consisting of themselves and 3 other teams: Guairena, Independiente Medellín and 9 de Octubre. Internacional won the only ticket to advance in this group.