2018 Copa Sudamericana finals

2018 Copa Sudamericana finals
Event2018 Copa Sudamericana
on aggregate
Atlético Paranaense won 4–3 on penalties
First leg
Date5 December 2018 (2018-12-05)
VenueEstadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
RefereeDiego Haro (Peru)[1]
Attendance38,094
Second leg
After extra time
Date12 December 2018 (2018-12-12)
VenueArena da Baixada, Curitiba
RefereeRoberto Tobar (Chile)[2]
Attendance40,263
2017
2019

The 2018 Copa Sudamericana finals was the two-legged final to decide the winner of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana, the 17th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team Junior and Brazilian team Atlético Paranaense. The first leg was hosted by Junior at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla on 5 December 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Paranaense at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba on 12 December 2018. This was the last final to take place over two legs, as starting from 2019 the final will be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance.[3]

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Paranaense won 4–3 on penalties, winning the tournament for the first time in their history.[4][5] As champions, Atlético Paranaense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2018 J.League Cup in the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship. Atlético Paranaense also automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.[6]

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Colombia Junior None
Brazil Atlético Paranaense None

Venues

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The Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, Colombia, hosted the first leg.
The Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Colombia Junior Round Brazil Atlético Paranaense
Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying stages Qualified for Copa Sudamericana
Paraguay Olimpia 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Second stage
Paraguay Guaraní 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Third stage
Opponent Result Group stage
Brazil Palmeiras 0–3 (H) Matchday 1
Argentina Boca Juniors 0–1 (A) Matchday 2
Peru Alianza Lima 2–0 (A) Matchday 3
Peru Alianza Lima 1–0 (H) Matchday 4
Argentina Boca Juniors 1–1 (H) Matchday 5
Brazil Palmeiras 1–3 (A) Matchday 6
Group H third place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 16
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 9
3 Colombia Junior 6 7
4 Peru Alianza Lima 6 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Final standings
Copa Sudamericana
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First stage Argentina Newell's Old Boys 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
Argentina Lanús 1–1 (3–2 p) 0–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Second stage Uruguay Peñarol 6–1 2–0 (H) 4–1 (A)
Argentina Colón 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Round of 16 Venezuela Caracas 4–1 2–0 (A) 2–1 (H)
Argentina Defensa y Justicia 3–3 (a) 2–0 (H) 1–3 (A) Quarter-finals Brazil Bahia 1–1 (4–1 p) 1–0 (A) 0–1 (H)
Colombia Santa Fe 3–0 2–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals Brazil Fluminense 4–0 2–0 (H) 2–0 (A)

Format

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The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team (Atlético Paranaense) hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winner. If extra time was played, a fourth substitution would have been allowed.[6]

Matches

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First leg

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Junior Colombia1–1Brazil Atlético Paranaense
  • González 52'
Report
Junior
Atlético Paranaense
GK 1 Uruguay Sebastián Viera (c)
RB 20 Colombia Marlon Piedrahita
CB 21 Colombia Jefferson Gómez
CB 5 Colombia Rafa Pérez Yellow card 68'
LB 2 Colombia Germán Gutiérrez
CM 15 Colombia Luis Narváez downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 24 Colombia Víctor Cantillo
RM 6 Colombia James Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 70'
AM 10 Colombia Jarlan Barrera
LM 23 Colombia Luis Díaz
CF 18 Colombia Yony González downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Colombia José Luis Chunga
DF 4 Colombia David Murillo
DF 13 Colombia Jonathan Ávila
MF 7 Colombia Sebastián Hernández upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 28 Colombia Enrique Serje
FW 11 Colombia Daniel Moreno upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 27 Colombia Luis Carlos Ruiz upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Uruguay Julio Comesaña
GK 1 Brazil Santos
RB 2 Brazil Jonathan
CB 4 Brazil Thiago Heleno Yellow card 90+3'
CB 14 Brazil Léo Pereira Yellow card 55'
LB 6 Brazil Renan Lodi
CM 3 Argentina Lucho González (c) downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 16 Brazil Bruno Guimarães Yellow card 90+1'
RM 10 Brazil Marcelo Cirino
AM 7 Brazil Raphael Veiga downward-facing red arrow 77'
LM 11 Brazil Nikão
CF 5 Brazil Pablo downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Felipe Alves
DF 25 Brazil Wanderson
DF 26 Brazil Márcio Azevedo
MF 20 Brazil Matheus Rossetto
MF 28 Brazil Wellington upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 9 Brazil Rony upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 22 Brazil Marcinho upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Brazil Tiago Nunes

Assistant referees:[1]
Jonny Bossio (Peru)
Víctor Raez (Peru)
Fourth official:
Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Video assistant referee:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

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Atlético Paranaense
Junior
GK 1 Brazil Santos
RB 2 Brazil Jonathan Yellow card 38'
CB 4 Brazil Thiago Heleno
CB 14 Brazil Léo Pereira
LB 6 Brazil Renan Lodi
CM 3 Argentina Lucho González (c) downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 16 Brazil Bruno Guimarães
RM 10 Brazil Marcelo Cirino downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 7 Brazil Raphael Veiga
LM 11 Brazil Nikão downward-facing red arrow 98'
CF 5 Brazil Pablo downward-facing red arrow 98'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Felipe Alves
DF 13 Brazil Paulo André
DF 26 Brazil Márcio Azevedo
MF 28 Brazil Wellington Yellow card 110' upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 9 Brazil Rony upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 22 Brazil Marcinho upward-facing green arrow 98'
FW 30 Brazil Bergson upward-facing green arrow 98'
Manager:
Brazil Tiago Nunes
GK 1 Uruguay Sebastián Viera (c)
RB 20 Colombia Marlon Piedrahita Yellow card 101'
CB 21 Colombia Jefferson Gómez Yellow card 90' downward-facing red arrow 106'
CB 5 Colombia Rafa Pérez
LB 17 Colombia Gabriel Fuentes
CM 15 Colombia Luis Narváez Yellow card 77'
CM 24 Colombia Víctor Cantillo
RM 6 Colombia James Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 73'
AM 10 Colombia Jarlan Barrera downward-facing red arrow 115'
LM 23 Colombia Luis Díaz
CF 29 Colombia Teófilo Gutiérrez
Substitutes:
GK 12 Colombia José Luis Chunga
DF 4 Colombia David Murillo
DF 13 Colombia Jonathan Ávila upward-facing green arrow 106'
MF 7 Colombia Sebastián Hernández
MF 28 Colombia Enrique Serje
FW 11 Colombia Daniel Moreno upward-facing green arrow 115'
FW 18 Colombia Yony González Yellow card 76' upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Uruguay Julio Comesaña

Assistant referees:[2]
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Claudio Rios (Chile)
Fourth official:
Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Video assistant referee:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Piero Maza (Chile)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Match rules[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Árbitros de la final de Ida de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" [Referees for the first leg of the final of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Designación de árbitros para la final (vuelta)" [Referees for the second leg of the final of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Histórica decisión: Final Única de la Libertadores 2019 en Santiago y Final Única de la Sudamericana 2019 en Lima". CONMEBOL. 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Junior y Paranaense firman empate en la primera final". CONMEBOL.com. 6 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Atlético Paranaense abraza la gloria por primera vez en su historia". CONMEBOL. 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
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