2017 Copa Sudamericana finals

The 2017 Copa Sudamericana finals were the two-legged final that decides the winner of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, the 16th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2017 Copa Sudamericana finals
Event2017 Copa Sudamericana
on aggregate
First leg
Date6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)
VenueEstadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda
RefereeMario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Attendance45,000
Second leg
Date13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)
VenueEstádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeWilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance62,567
2016
2018

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentinian team Independiente and Brazilian team Flamengo. The first leg was hosted by Independiente at Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda on 6 December 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Flamengo at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on 13 December 2017.[1]

Independiente defeated Flamengo 3–2 on aggregate to win their second Copa Sudamericana title. As champions, Independiente earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores in the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2017 J.League Cup in the 2018 Suruga Bank Championship.[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Independiente 1 (2010)
  Flamengo None

Venues

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Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda, Argentina, hosted the first leg.
 
Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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  Independiente Round   Flamengo
Opponent Venue Score Elimination Opponent Venue Score
  Alianza Lima
(won 1–0 on aggregate)
Home 0–0 First stage Automatically advanced to Second stage
Away 0–1
  Deportes Iquique
(won 6–3 on aggregate)
Home 4–2 Second stage   Palestino
(won 10–2 on aggregate)
Away 2–5
Away 1–2 Home 5–0
Seed 5 final stages Seed 3
  Atlético Tucumán
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–0 Round of 16   Chapecoense
(won 4–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–0
Home 2–0 Home 4–0
  Nacional
(won 6–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–4 Quarterfinals   Fluminense
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Away 0–1
Home 2–0 Home 3–3
  Libertad
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Away 1–0 Semifinals   Junior
(won 4–1 on aggregate)
Home 2–1
Home 3–1 Away 0–2

Format

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The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[2] If extra time was played, a fourth substitution would be allowed.

Matches

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Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo), provisionally suspended for failing doping test, missed the first leg.[3] On 7 December 2017, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided to suspend Guerrero for one year, missing the second leg.[4] After the finals, FIFA Appeal Committee reduced the sanction to a six-month suspension.[5]

First leg

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Flamengo scored after eight minutes when Réver headed a free kick from Trauco. Independiente equalized through Emmanuel Gigliotti, who combined with Benitez and finished a counter attack. Seven minutes after halftime, Barco crossed from the left side and Maximiliano Meza scored the winning goal with a right-footed volley.[6]

Independiente  2–1  Flamengo
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Independiente
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flamengo
GK 25   Martín Campaña
RB 16   Fabricio Bustos   90'
CB 2   Alan Franco   84'
CB 5   Gastón Silva
LB 3   Nicolás Tagliafico (c)   19'
CM 15   Diego Martín Rodríguez
CM 6   Juan Sánchez Miño
RW 7   Martín Benítez   72'
AM 8   Maximiliano Meza   78'
LW 27   Ezequiel Barco
CF 9   Emmanuel Gigliotti
Substitutes:
GK 1   Damián Albil
DF 14   Fernando Amorebieta   85'   84'
MF 10   Walter Erviti
MF 23   Nery Domínguez
MF 29   Nicolás Domingo   78'
FW 11   Leandro Fernández
FW 24   Juan Manuel Martínez   72'
Manager:
  Ariel Holan
 
GK 24   César
RB 21   Pará
CB 15   Réver (c)
CB 4   Juan
LB 13   Miguel Trauco
CM 5   Willian Arão
CM 26   Gustavo Cuéllar
RW 7   Éverton Ribeiro
AM 10   Diego   23'   72'
LW 29   Lucas Paquetá   56'
CF 25   Felipe Vizeu
Substitutes:
GK 1   Thiago
DF 2   Rodinei
DF 30   Rhodolfo
MF 8   Márcio Araújo
MF 22   Éverton   56'
MF 27   Rômulo
FW 20   Vinícius Júnior   72'
Manager:
  Reinaldo Rueda

Assistant referees:
Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Darío Gaona (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
VAR:
Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
AVAR:
Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
VAR2:
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)

Second leg

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Lucas Paquetá opened the scoring meters away from the line in the 29th minute after a low cross from Réver. Ten minutes later, Independiente were awarded a penalty for a foul on Meza by Cuéllar. Ezequiel Barco scored to tie the match.[8]

Flamengo  1–1  Independiente
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Flamengo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independiente
GK 24   César
RB 21   Pará
CB 15   Réver (c)
CB 4   Juan   90'
LB 13   Miguel Trauco   54'
CM 5   Willian Arão
CM 26   Gustavo Cuéllar   78'
RW 29   Lucas Paquetá   84'
AM 10   Diego
LW 22   Éverton   73'
CF 25   Felipe Vizeu
Substitutes:
GK 1   Thiago
DF 2   Rodinei
DF 30   Rhodolfo
MF 7   Éverton Ribeiro   78'
MF 8   Márcio Araújo
FW 16   Lincoln   84'
FW 20   Vinícius Júnior   77'   54'
Manager:
  Reinaldo Rueda
 
GK 25   Martín Campaña   79'
RB 16   Fabricio Bustos   84'
CB 2   Alan Franco
CB 14   Fernando Amorebieta
LB 3   Nicolás Tagliafico (c)
CM 29   Nicolás Domingo
CM 15   Diego Martín Rodríguez
RW 7   Martín Benítez   33'
AM 8   Maximiliano Meza   77'   82'
LW 27   Ezequiel Barco   87'
CF 9   Emmanuel Gigliotti
Substitutes:
GK 1   Damián Albil
DF 5   Gastón Silva   84'
MF 6   Juan Sánchez Miño   82'
MF 10   Walter Erviti
MF 23   Nery Domínguez
FW 11   Leandro Fernández
FW 18   Lucas Albertengo   72'   33'
Manager:
  Ariel Holan

Assistant referees:
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)
VAR:
Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
AVAR:
Roberto Tobar (Chile)
VAR2:
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Finales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana con horarios confirmados" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Reglamento Conmebol Sudamericana 2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ^ "Presidente da federação peruana diz que pena de Guerrero terá extensão de 20 dias" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. 5 December 2017.
  4. ^ "FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions Paolo Guerrero with a one-year suspension". FIFA.com. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "FIFA Appeal Committee reduces the sanction imposed on Paolo Guerrero to a six-month suspension". FIFA.com. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Independiente vence a Flamengo en la primera pulseada final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 6 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Árbitros para las finales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 1 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Independiente campeón de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 December 2017.
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