2008 Copa Sudamericana finals

The 2008 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Sudamericana champion. The final was contested by Brazilian club Internacional and Argentine team Estudiantes de La Plata. The first leg, held in Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, was won by Internacional 1–0. As the second leg, held in Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre ended in a 1–1 tie, Internacional became champions of the competition winning 4–1 on points (2–1 on aggregate).[1][2]

2008 Copa Sudamericana finals
Event2008 Copa Sudamericana
on aggregate
First leg
Date26 November 2008
VenueEstadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
RefereeCarlos Amarilla
Second leg
Date3 December 2008
VenueEstádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
RefereeJorge Larrionda
Attendance51,803
2007
2009

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals app.
Estudiantes LPNone
InternacionalNone

Venues

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata (left) and Estádio Beira-Rio, venues for the series

Match summary

First leg

First leg
Estudiantes LP 0–1 Internacional
ReportAlex 34' (pen.)
Estudiantes (LP)
Internacional
GK22 Lauro  69'
DF13 Bolívar
DF3 Índio  23'
DF24 Álvaro
DF6 Marcão
MF8 Edinho (c)
MF11 Magrão  46'
MF5 Pablo Guiñazú  24'
MF15 Andrés D'Alessandro  89'
MF10 Alex  70'
FW9 Nilmar  91'  92'
Substitutes:
GK12 Clemer
MF4 Sandro  89'
MF7 Daniel Carvalho
DF14 Danny Morais  92'
DF16 Gustavo Nery  70'
MF17 Andrezinho
FW20 Taison
Manager:
Tite

Assistant referees:
Manuel Bernal
Emigdio Ruiz Roa
Fourth official:
Carlos Galeano


Second leg

First leg
Internacional 1–1 (a.e.t.) Estudiantes LP
Nilmar 116'ReportAlayes 65'
Internacional
Estudiantes (LP)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fadiño
Wálter Rial
Fourth official:
Roberto Silvera

References