2024 Copa Sudamericana final

2024 Copa Sudamericana final
The Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción hosted the final.
Event2024 Copa Sudamericana
Racing Cruzeiro
Argentina Brazil
3 1
Date23 November 2024
VenueEstadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción
Man of the MatchMaximiliano Salas (Racing)
RefereeEsteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Attendance43,828
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The 2024 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 23rd edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The match was played by Argentine club Racing and Brazilian side Cruzeiro on 23 November 2024 at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción, Paraguay.[1]

Racing defeated Cruzeiro 3–1 in the match to win their first Copa Sudamericana title.[2][3] This is their first international title since the 1988 Supercopa Libertadores.

As winners of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, Racing earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores in the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue

On 10 April 2024, CONMEBOL announced the cities selected to host the finals of the 2024 and 2025 Copa Sudamericana editions, with Asunción being appointed for the 2024 final at a stadium to be confirmed.[4] Shortly afterwards, the confederation confirmed that it would invest funds on improvements to the infrastructure of stadiums that had been put forward as potential hosts for the finals of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, which in the latter's case were Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Estadio General Pablo Rojas (also known as "La Nueva Olla"), Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, and Estadio La Huerta.[5]

On 7 October 2024, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez confirmed Estadio General Pablo Rojas as the venue for the final match. This was the second Copa Sudamericana final played at the stadium, after the 2019 one in which Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle defeated Colón from Argentina.[1]

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Argentina Racing None
Brazil Cruzeiro None

Road to the final

Further information: 2024 Copa Sudamericana

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

Argentina Racing Round Brazil Cruzeiro
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye First stage Bye
Group H Group stage Group B
Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño Away 0–2 Ecuador Universidad Católica Away 0–0
Brazil Red Bull Bragantino Home 3–0 Colombia Alianza Home 3–3
Chile Coquimbo Unido Away 1–2 Chile Unión La Calera Away 0–0
Brazil Red Bull Bragantino Away 2–1 Colombia Alianza Away 0–3
Chile Coquimbo Unido Home 3–0 Chile Unión La Calera Home 1–0
Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño Home 3–0 Ecuador Universidad Católica Home 1–0
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Argentina Racing 6 15
2 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 6 13
3 Chile Coquimbo Unido 6 5
4 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 6 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 12
2 Ecuador Universidad Católica 6 11
3 Colombia Alianza 6 5
4 Chile Unión La Calera 6 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 1 Final stages Seed 7
Bye Knockout round play-offs Bye
Chile Huachipato
(won 8–1 on aggregate) 		Away 0–2 Round of 16 Argentina Boca Juniors
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) 		Away 1–0
Home 6–1 Home 2–1 (5–4 p)
Brazil Athletico Paranaense
(won 4–2 on aggregate) 		Away 1–0 Quarter-finals Paraguay Libertad
(won 3–1 on aggregate) 		Away 0–2
Home 4–1 Home 1–1
Brazil Corinthians
(won 4–3 on aggregate) 		Away 2–2 Semi-finals Argentina Lanús
(won 2–1 on aggregate) 		Home 1–1
Home 2–1 Away 0–1

Format

The final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores were level after full time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.[6]

Match

Details

Racing Argentina3–1Brazil Cruzeiro
Martirena 15'
A. Martínez 20'
R. Martínez 90+5'		 Report Kaio Jorge 52'
Attendance: 43,828
Racing
Cruzeiro

Man of the Match:
Maximiliano Salas (Racing)

Assistant referees:
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Eduardo Britos (Paraguay)
Video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)
Derlis López (Paraguay)
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

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, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Alejandro Domínguez confirmó que la final de la Sudamericana se jugará en La Nueva Olla" [Alejandro Domínguez confirmed that the Sudamericana final will be played at La Nueva Olla] (in Spanish). DSports. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Racing Club levanta la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024" [Racing Club lift the 2024 CONMEBOL Sudamericana] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Argentina's Racing wins its first Copa Sudamericana championship by beating Brazil's Cruzeiro 3-1". Fox Sports. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "¡Asunción y Santa Cruz recibirán a la Gran Conquista!" [Asunción and Santa Cruz will host the Great Conquest!] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Conmebol remozará estadios para finales de la Copa Libertadores y la Sudamericana" [CONMEBOL will refurbish stadiums for Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana finals] (in Spanish). D10. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Manual de Clubes CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024" (PDF). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Árbitros designados para la Final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 November 2024.