2021 Copa Sudamericana final

The 2021 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 20th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2021 Copa Sudamericana final
The Estadio Centenario in Montevideo hosted the final.
Event2021 Copa Sudamericana
Date20 November 2021 (2021-11-20)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
Man of the MatchNikão (Athletico Paranaense)
RefereeAndrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Attendance20,000
2020
2022

The match was played on 20 November 2021 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay,[1] between Brazilian sides Athletico Paranaense and Red Bull Bragantino.

On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay on 6 November 2021.[2]

Athletico Paranaense defeated Red Bull Bragantino by a 1–0 score in the final to win their second title in the tournament.[3] As winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue edit

Candidate Venues for the 2021 Copa Sudamericana final[4]
Association Stadium City Capacity
  Argentina Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Avellaneda 61,000
Estadio Libertadores de América 48,069
Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti Buenos Aires 70,074
La Bombonera 54,000
Estadio Pedro Bidegain 47,964
Estadio Único Santiago del Estero 57,000
  Brazil Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília 69,432
Arena da Baixada Curitiba 42,372
Castelão Fortaleza 60,348
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre 50,128
Arena Pernambuco Recife 42,583
Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 74,738
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador 51,708
  Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago 58,665
  Ecuador Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Quito 41,575
  Uruguay Estadio Centenario Montevideo 60,235

On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that Estadio Centenario, Montevideo was chosen as the 2021 final venue.[5]

Road to the final edit

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

  Athletico Paranaense Round   Red Bull Bragantino
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye First stage Bye
Group D Group stage Group G
  Aucas Away 0–1   Deportes Tolima Home 2–1
  Metropolitanos Home 1–0   Emelec Away 3–0
  Melgar Away 1–0   Talleres Home 0–1
  Metropolitanos Away 0–1   Emelec Home 2–0
  Melgar Home 1–0   Talleres Away 0–1
  Aucas Home 4–0   Deportes Tolima Away 1–2
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Athletico Paranaense 6 15
2   Melgar 6 10
3   Aucas 6 6
4   Metropolitanos 6 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Red Bull Bragantino 6 12
2   Emelec 6 10
3   Talleres 6 8
4   Deportes Tolima 6 3
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 2 Final stages Seed 6
  América de Cali
(won 5–1 on aggregate)
Away 0–1 Round of 16   Independiente del Valle
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Away 0–2
Home 4–1 Home 1–1
  LDU Quito
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Away 1–0 Quarter-finals   Rosario Central
(won 5–3 on aggregate)
Away 3–4
Home 4–2 Home 1–0
  Peñarol
(won 4–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–2 Semi-finals   Libertad
(won 5–1 on aggregate)
Home 2–0
Home 2–0 Away 1–3

Match edit

Details edit

Athletico Paranaense  1–0  Red Bull Bragantino
  • Nikão   29'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)[6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Athletico Paranaense[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Red Bull Bragantino[7]

Man of the Match:
Nikão (Athletico Paranaense)

Assistant referees:[6]
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Andrés Nievas (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)[8]
Assistant video assistant referees:
Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

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. ^ "Fechas confirmadas para las Finales Únicas". CONMEBOL.com. 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "El Estadio Centenario de Montevideo será la sede de las finales de CONMEBOL Libertadores y Sudamericana". ESPN Argentina. 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletico Paranaense, bicampeón de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ CONMEBOL (14 May 2020). "POSTULANTES A LAS FINALES 2021, 2022 Y 2023" [APPLICANTS FOR THE FINALS OF 2021, 2022 AND 2023] (PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Montevideo será la sede de las finales únicas de la CONMEBOL" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Árbitros designados para la final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 20 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Uniformes para finales de Montevideo". CONMEBOL.com. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Sustitución de Árbitro VAR – Final CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 17 November 2021.

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