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2020 Copa Libertadores final

The 2020 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2020 Copa Libertadores, the 61st edition of the Copa Libertadores, South American's top-tier continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2020 Copa Libertadores final
The Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro hosted the final
Event2020 Copa Libertadores
Palmeiras Santos
Brazil Brazil
1 0
Date30 January 2021 (2021-01-30)
VenueMaracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
RefereePatricio Loustau (Argentina)
Attendance5,000[1]
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The match was played on 30 January 2021 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro,[2] Brazil, between Brazilian teams Palmeiras and Santos.

The final was originally scheduled to be played on 21 November 2020.[3] However, as the tournament had been interrupted since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CONMEBOL announced on 10 July 2020 that the final would be rescheduled to be played in late January 2021, with 23, 24 or 30 January being the possible dates.[4][5] Eventually, on 23 November 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed that the final would be played on 30 January 2021.[6]

Palmeiras defeated Santos by a 1–0 score to win their second Copa Libertadores title. As champions, Palmeiras qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage.[7]

Due to pandemic precautions, attendance was limited to 5,000 spectators.

Venue edit

The second Copa Libertadores final played as a single match at a pre-determined venue was held at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was the 34th Copa libertadores final match to took place in Brazil, and the fifth to took place in Rio de Janeiro, four of them at Maracanã and one at Estádio São Januário. The Maracanã previously hosted the first leg of the 1963 and 1981 finals and the second leg of the 2008 finals.[8]

Host selection edit

On 15 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced eight venues from three national associations that reached the final stage of the bidding process to host the 2020 final:[9]

Association Stadium City Capacity Notes
  Argentina Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba 57,000 Also bid and selected to host the 2020 Copa Sudamericana final.
  Brazil Mineirão Belo Horizonte 61,846
Arena do Grêmio Porto Alegre 55,662
Estádio Beira-Rio 50,128
Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 78,838
Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo 67,052
Arena Corinthians 49,205
  Peru Estadio Nacional Lima 50,000 Also bid to host the 2020 Copa Sudamericana final.

On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro was chosen as the 2020 final venue during a meeting of its Council. The Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Argentina ended up being selected to host the 2020 Copa Sudamericana final.[2]

The 2020 Copa Libertadores was postponed indefinitely on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America. The final was officially postponed on 25 March 2020. A working group was set up by CONMEBOL to decide the calendar of the remainder of the season, with the final will relocate from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon after CONMEBOL meeting on 30 May 2020. On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced to reinstated Rio de Janeiro.

Teams edit

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Palmeiras 4 (1961, 1968, 1999, 2000)
  Santos 4 (1962, 1963, 2003, 2011)

Road to the final edit

Further information: 2020 Copa Libertadores

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

  Palmeiras Round   Santos
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye Qualifying stages Bye
Group B Group stage Group G
  Tigre Away 0–2   Defensa y Justicia Away 1–2
  Guaraní Home 3–1   Delfín Home 1–0
  Bolívar Away 1–2   Olimpia Home 0–0
  Guaraní Away 0–0   Delfín Away 1–2
  Bolívar Home 5–0   Olimpia Away 2–3
  Tigre Home 5–0   Defensa y Justicia Home 2–1
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Palmeiras 6 16
2   Guaraní 6 13
3   Bolívar 6 4
4   Tigre 6 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Santos 6 16
2   Delfín 6 7
3   Defensa y Justicia 6 6
4   Olimpia 6 5
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 1 Final stages Seed 2
  Delfín
(won 8–1 on aggregate) 		Away 1–3 Round of 16   LDU Quito
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) 		Away 1–2
Home 5–0 Home 0–1
  Libertad
(won 4–1 on aggregate) 		Away 1–1 Quarter-finals   Grêmio
(won 5–2 on aggregate) 		Away 1–1
Home 3–0 Home 4–1
  River Plate
(won 3–2 on aggregate) 		Away 0–3 Semi-finals   Boca Juniors
(won 3–0 on aggregate) 		Away 0–0
Home 0–2 Home 3–0

Match edit

Summary edit

The most memorable moment is the last 8 minutes of added time in the second half. Santos manager, Cuca, was sent off at 90+6th minute for hassling the ball to delay Palmeiras' throw-in. The only goal of the game came in the 9th minute of second-half stoppage time, from substitute Breno Lopes, scoring with a looping header to the top right corner of the net from seven yards out after a cross from the right by Rony.[10][11]

Details edit

Palmeiras  1–0  Santos
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Palmeiras
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Santos
GK 1   Weverton
RB 2   Marcos Rocha   90+7'
CB 13   Luan
CB 15   Gustavo Gómez (c)   35'
LB 17   Matías Viña   58'
DM 28   Danilo
RM 25   Gabriel Menino   85'
CM 8   Zé Rafael   78'
CM 23   Raphael Veiga   90+12'
LM 11   Rony   90+12'
CF 10   Luiz Adriano
Substitutes:
GK 22   Jailson
DF 3   Emerson Santos
DF 4   Benjamín Kuscevic
DF 6   Alan Empereur   90+12'
DF 12   Mayke
DF 26   Renan
DF 30   Felipe Melo   90+12'
MF 5   Patrick de Paula   78'
MF 14   Gustavo Scarpa
MF 20   Lucas Lima
FW 19   Breno Lopes   90+9'   85'
FW 29   Willian
Manager:
  Abel Ferreira
 
GK 24   John
RB 4   Pará   90+11'
CB 28   Lucas Veríssimo   10'
CB 14   Luan Peres
LB 3   Felipe Jonatan   90+3'
DM 5   Alison (c)   90+13'
CM 18   Sandry   73'
CM 21   Diego Pituca   70'
RW 11   Marinho
LW 10   Yeferson Soteldo   90+6'
CF 19   Kaio Jorge   90+3'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Vladimir
GK 30   João Paulo
DF 2   Luiz Felipe
DF 13   Madson   90+3'
DF 20   Laércio
DF 27   Wellington Tim   90+3'
MF 17   Jean Mota
MF 22   Guilherme Nunes
MF 26   Vinicius Balieiro
FW 23   Arthur Gomes
FW 33   Bruno Marques   90+11'
FW 36   Lucas Braga   73'
Manager:
  Cuca   90+6'

Assistant referees:[12]
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Diego Bonfa (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Fifth official:
Julio Fernández (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jhon Ospina (Colombia)
Juan Belatti (Argentina)
Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Palmeiras trifft in Minute 99 zum Gewinn der Copa Libertadores" (in German). spiegel.de. 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. ^ a b "El Maracaná (Río) y el Mario Kempes (Córdoba) sedes de las Finales Únicas de Libertadores y Sudamericana 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ "CALENDÁRIO 2020: CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL Sudamericana - RECOPA" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  4. ^ "La Libertadores y la Sudamericana ya tienen fecha". CONMEBOL.com. 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ "CALENDÁRIO 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  6. ^ "Clubes reciben informe detallado sobre torneos de la CONMEBOL" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Palmeiras conquista por segunda vez la Gloria Eterna" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 30 January 2021.
  8. ^ Faustini, Vinícius (26 January 2021). "Sábado tem mais! Campeões relembram as três decisões de Libertadores já ocorridas no Maraca" (in Portuguese). Lance!.
  9. ^ "CONMEBOL seleccionará las ciudades anfitrionas para las Finales Únicas de 2020 en el Consejo del 17 de octubre" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 15 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Palmeiras win Copa Libertadores after injury-time victory over Santos". Guardian. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Copa Libertadores: Palmeiras score added-time winner to beat Santos". BBC Sport. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Patricio Loustau dirigirá la Final Única de la CONMEBOL Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 17 January 2021.

External links edit

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