2021 Copa Sudamericana final

The 2021 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 20th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2021 Copa Sudamericana final
The Estadio Centenario in Montevideo hosted the final.
Event2021 Copa Sudamericana
Date20 November 2021 (2021-11-20)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
Man of the MatchNikão (Athletico Paranaense)
RefereeAndrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Attendance20,000
2020
2022

The match was played on 20 November 2021 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay,[1] between Brazilian sides Athletico Paranaense and Red Bull Bragantino.

On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay on 6 November 2021.[2]

Athletico Paranaense defeated Red Bull Bragantino by a 1–0 score in the final to win their second title in the tournament.[3] As winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue

Candidate Venues for the 2021 Copa Sudamericana final[4]
AssociationStadiumCityCapacity
 ArgentinaEstadio Presidente Juan Domingo PerónAvellaneda61,000
Estadio Libertadores de América48,069
Estadio Monumental Antonio V. LibertiBuenos Aires70,074
La Bombonera54,000
Estadio Pedro Bidegain47,964
Estadio ÚnicoSantiago del Estero57,000
 BrazilEstádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília69,432
Arena da BaixadaCuritiba42,372
CastelãoFortaleza60,348
Estádio Beira-RioPorto Alegre50,128
Arena PernambucoRecife42,583
MaracanãRio de Janeiro74,738
Arena Fonte NovaSalvador51,708
 ChileEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago58,665
 EcuadorEstadio Rodrigo Paz DelgadoQuito41,575
 UruguayEstadio CentenarioMontevideo60,235

On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that Estadio Centenario, Montevideo was chosen as the 2021 final venue.[5]

Road to the final

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

Athletico ParanaenseRound Red Bull Bragantino
OpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScore
ByeFirst stageBye
Group DGroup stageGroup G
AucasAway0–1 Deportes TolimaHome2–1
MetropolitanosHome1–0 EmelecAway3–0
MelgarAway1–0 TalleresHome0–1
MetropolitanosAway0–1 EmelecHome2–0
MelgarHome1–0 TalleresAway0–1
AucasHome4–0 Deportes TolimaAway1–2
PosTeamPldPts
1 Athletico Paranaense615
2 Melgar610
3 Aucas66
4 Metropolitanos64
Source: CONMEBOL
PosTeamPldPts
1 Red Bull Bragantino612
2 Emelec610
3 Talleres68
4 Deportes Tolima63
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 2Final stagesSeed 6
América de Cali
(won 5–1 on aggregate)
Away0–1Round of 16 Independiente del Valle
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Away0–2
Home4–1Home1–1
LDU Quito
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Away1–0Quarter-finals Rosario Central
(won 5–3 on aggregate)
Away3–4
Home4–2Home1–0
Peñarol
(won 4–1 on aggregate)
Away1–2Semi-finals Libertad
(won 5–1 on aggregate)
Home2–0
Home2–0Away1–3

Match

Details

Athletico Paranaense 1–0 Red Bull Bragantino
  • Nikão 29'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)[6]
Athletico Paranaense[7]
Red Bull Bragantino[7]
GK18 Cleiton
RB13 Aderlan  73'
RCB14 Fabrício Bruno  16'
LCB3 Léo Ortiz (c)
LB6 Edimar  77'
CDM5 Jadsom
RCM25 Bruno Praxedes  82'
LCM28 Tomás Cuello  82'
RW7 Artur  88'
LW11 Helinho
CF15 Ytalo  88'
Substitutes:
GK1 Júlio César
DF17 Weverton
DF21 Natan
DF29 Luan Cândido  77'
DF31 Guilherme Lopes
MF23 Cristiano
FW9 Alerrandro  82'
FW19 Bruno Gonçalves
FW22 Leandrinho  88'
FW27 Jan Carlos Hurtado  88'
FW33 Pedrinho
FW34 Gabriel Novaes  82'
Manager:
Maurício Barbieri

Man of the Match:
Nikão (Athletico Paranaense)

Assistant referees:[6]
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Andrés Nievas (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)[8]
Assistant video assistant referees:
Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

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.

See also

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