The Recopa Sudamericana is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the Copa Libertadores champions 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 winners (Regulations Article 17).[4]
Pablo (Athletico Paranaense) and Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras) were ruled out of the first leg due to injuries. Julimar (Athletico Paranaense) and Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras) did not play the first leg after testing COVID-19 positive. Marcinho (Athletico Paranaense), who committed the penalty into stoppage time during the first leg, was excluded of the team by the president Mario Celso Petraglia and was ruled out of the second leg.[6]