Event | Recopa Sudamericana | ||||||
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Date | August 13, 2008 | ||||||
Venue | Juan D. Perón, Avellaneda | ||||||
Referee | Gabriel Favale (Argentina) | ||||||
Attendance | 10,359 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | August 27, 2008 | ||||||
Venue | Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires | ||||||
Referee | Saúl Laverni (Argentina) | ||||||
Attendance | 32,357 | ||||||
The 2008 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2008 Recopa Visa Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions. [1]
The match was contested by Boca Juniors, winners of the 2007 Copa Libertadores, and Arsenal, winners of the 2007 Copa Sudamericana. Boca Juniors won their 4th Recopa Sudamericana title after accumulating the most points over the two legs (4-1). [2] The title ties them in first place for the most international titles won by a club with 18. [note 1] [4] [5]
Team | Previous finals app. |
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Arsenal | None |
Boca Juniors | 1990 , 2004, 2005 , 2006 |
Bold indicates winning years
Arsenal | 1–3 | Boca Juniors |
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Sava 25' | Report | Palermo 21' Palacio 32' Battaglia 90' |
Arsenal | Boca Juniors |
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