The 2019 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (Portuguese: CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana de 2019) was the 27th edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (also referred to as the Recopa Sudamericana), the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.
| CONMEBOL Recopa 2019 | |||||||
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| Event | Recopa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 22 May 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Arena da Baixada, Curitiba | ||||||
| Referee | Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,406 | ||||||
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| Date | 30 May 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Roberto Tobar (Chile) | ||||||
| Attendance | 66,500 | ||||||
The competition was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentine team River Plate, the 2018 Copa Libertadores champions, and Brazilian team Athletico Paranaense, the 2018 Copa Sudamericana champions. The first leg was hosted by Athletico Paranaense at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil on 22 May 2019, while the second leg was hosted by River Plate on 30 May 2019 at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2][3]
River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate for their third Recopa Sudamericana title.
Teams
edit| Team | Qualification | Previous app. |
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 River Plate
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2018 Copa Libertadores champions | 4 (1997, 1998, 2015, 2016) |
 Athletico Paranaense
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2018 Copa Sudamericana champions | None |
Bold indicates winning years
Venues
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Format
editThe Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the Copa Libertadores champions (River Plate) 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.[4]
Matches
editFirst leg
edit| Athletico Paranaense | 1–0 | River Plate |
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Report |
      Athletico Paranaense
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   River Plate
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Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules[4]
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Second leg
edit| River Plate | 3–0 | Athletico Paranaense |
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| River Plate
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Athletico Paranaense
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules[4]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Árbitros para la CONMEBOL Recopa - Ida". CONMEBOL.com. 13 May 2019.
- ^ "La CONMEBOL Recopa tiene fecha confirmadas". CONMEBOL.com. 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Cambio de fecha del partido River Plate vs. Athletico Paranaense por la CONMEBOL RECOPA 2019". CONMEBOL.com. 15 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Reglamento CONMEBOL Recopa 2019" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
External links
edit- CONMEBOL Recopa, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)