2008 Recopa Sudamericana

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2008 Recopa Sudamericana
Event Recopa Sudamericana
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First leg
DateAugust 13, 2008
Venue Juan D. Perón, Avellaneda
Referee Gabriel Favale (Argentina)
Attendance10,359
Second leg
DateAugust 27, 2008
Venue Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
RefereeSaúl Laverni (Argentina)
Attendance32,357
2007
2009

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]

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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]

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals app.
Flag of Argentina.svg Arsenal None
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 1990 , 2004, 2005 , 2006

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

La Bombonera.jpg
Estadio Presidente Peron.jpg
La Bombonera (left) and Estadio Juan D. Perón, venues of the series

Match details

First leg

First leg
Arsenal Flag of Argentina.svg 1–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Sava Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Palermo Soccerball shade.svg21'
Palacio Soccerball shade.svg32'
Battaglia Soccerball shade.svg90'
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Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Arsenal
Kit left arm boca0809h.png
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Boca Juniors
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Mario Cuenca Sub off.svg 46'
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Pellerano
MF10 Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Gómez
FW11 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Sava
MF13 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Casteglione (c)Yellow card.svg 37'
DF14 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Gandolfi Yellow card.svg 33'
MF15 Flag of Argentina.svg Damián Pérez Yellow card.svg 41'Sub off.svg 66'
DF6 Flag of Argentina.svg Aníbal Matellán Yellow card.svg 76'
DF21 Flag of Colombia.svg Josimar Mosquera Yellow card.svg 20'
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Carrera Sub off.svg 81'
DF24 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Yacuzzi
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Campestrini Sub on.svg 46'
DF3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Carlos Báez
DF4 Flag of Argentina.svg Darío Espínola Sub on.svg 66'
MF7 Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés San Martín
FW9 Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Leguizamón Yellow card.svg 90'Sub on.svg 81'
MF17 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Coria
DF20 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Aguirre
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Garnero
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Caranta
DF4 Flag of Argentina.svg Hugo Ibarra
DF2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Julio Cáceres
DF16 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Paletta
DF3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Claudio Morel
MF22 Flag of Colombia.svg Fabián Vargas
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Battaglia Yellow card.svg 82'
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Jesús Dátolo Yellow card.svg 81'Sub off.svg 90'
MF11 Flag of Argentina.svg Leandro Gracián Sub off.svg 75'
FW9 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Palermo (c)
FW14 Flag of Argentina.svg Rodrigo Palacio Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Hernán García
DF13 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Roncaglia
DF15 Flag of Uruguay.svg Álvaro González Sub on.svg 90'
MF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Neri Cardozo Sub on.svg 75'
MF21 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Chávez
FW17 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Noir Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Ischia

Assistant referees:
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Herrero
Flag of Argentina.svg Ariel Bustos
Fourth official:
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Pompei


Second leg

Second leg
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 2–2 Flag of Argentina.svg Arsenal
Palacio Soccerball shade.svg7'
Riquelme Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report Carrera Soccerball shade.svg58'
Matos Soccerball shade.svg69'
Estadio Alberto J. Armando , Buenos Aires
Attendance: 32,357
Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)
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Kit socks boca0809h.png
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Boca Juniors
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Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Arsenal
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Caranta Yellow card.svg 85'
DF4 Flag of Argentina.svg Hugo Ibarra (c)
DF2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Julio Cáceres
DF16 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Paletta
DF3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Claudio Morel
MF22 Flag of Colombia.svg Fabián Vargas
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Battaglia
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Jesús Dátolo Sub off.svg 72'
MF10 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Román Riquelme
FW14 Flag of Argentina.svg Rodrigo Palacio Sub off.svg 75'
FW7 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Viatri
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Hernán García
MF11 Flag of Argentina.svg Leandro Gracián
DF13 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Roncaglia
DF15 Flag of Uruguay.svg Álvaro González
FW17 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Noir Sub on.svg 75'
MF21 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Chávez Sub on.svg 72'
FW24 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Castromán
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Ischia
GK12 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Campestrini
DF4 Flag of Argentina.svg Darío Espínola
DF3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Carlos Báez Red card.svg 64'
DF6 Flag of Argentina.svg Aníbal Matellán Yellow card.svg 37'
DF18 Flag of Argentina.svg Christian Díaz
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Carrera Sub off.svg 89'
MF13 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Casteglione (c)
DF24 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Yacuzzi Yellow card.svg 5'
MF10 Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Gómez
FW9 Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Leguizamón Sub off.svg 46'
FW16 Flag of Argentina.svg Mauro Matos Sub off.svg 85'
Substitutes:
GK19 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Alasia
FW8 Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Sena Sub on.svg 89'
DF2 Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Brau
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Pellerano
MF15 Flag of Argentina.svg Damián Pérez
MF17 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Coria Sub on.svg 85'
DF7 Flag of Guatemala.svg José Manuel Contreras Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Garnero

Assistant referees:
Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Rocchio
Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Esquivel
Fourth official:
Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Beligoy

Notes

  1. This count only include tournaments organised by Conmebol and other associations so Boca Juniors had won a total of 22 titles by then. [3]

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References

  1. Recopa 2008 overview on Historia de Boca
  2. Recopa 2008 by Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
  3. Boca alcanza los 70 títulos by Juampi Reynoso on As, 18 Jan 2021
  4. Boca y otro título para volver a quedar en lo más alto La Nación, Aug 27, 2008
  5. A 10 años de la Copa 18 on Olé, 23 Aug 2018