Event | 2020 Copa Libertadores | ||||||
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Date | 30 January 2021 | ||||||
Venue | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
Referee | Patricio Loustau (Argentina) | ||||||
Attendance | 5,000 [1] | ||||||
The 2020 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2020 Copa Libertadores, the 61st edition of the Copa Libertadores, South American's top-tier continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The match was played on 30 January 2021 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, [2] Brazil, between Brazilian teams Palmeiras and Santos.
The final was originally scheduled to be played on 21 November 2020. [3] However, as the tournament had been interrupted since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CONMEBOL announced on 10 July 2020 that the final would be rescheduled to be played in late January 2021, with 23, 24 or 30 January being the possible dates. [4] [5] Eventually, on 23 November 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed that the final would be played on 30 January 2021. [6]
Palmeiras defeated Santos by a 1–0 score to win their second Copa Libertadores title. As champions, Palmeiras qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage. [7]
Due to pandemic precautions, attendance was limited to 5,000 spectators.
The second Copa Libertadores final played as a single match at a pre-determined venue was held at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was the 34th Copa libertadores final match to took place in Brazil, and the fifth to took place in Rio de Janeiro, four of them at Maracanã and one at Estádio São Januário. The Maracanã previously hosted the first leg of the 1963 and 1981 finals and the second leg of the 2008 finals. [8]
On 15 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced eight venues from three national associations that reached the final stage of the bidding process to host the 2020 final: [9]
Association | Stadium | City | Capacity | Notes |
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Argentina | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes | Córdoba | 57,000 | Also bid and selected to host the 2020 Copa Sudamericana final. |
Brazil | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte | 61,846 | |
Arena do Grêmio | Porto Alegre | 55,662 | ||
Estádio Beira-Rio | 50,128 | |||
Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro | 78,838 | ||
Estádio do Morumbi | São Paulo | 67,052 | ||
Arena Corinthians | 49,205 | |||
Peru | Estadio Nacional | Lima | 50,000 | Also bid to host the 2020 Copa Sudamericana final. |
On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro was chosen as the 2020 final venue during a meeting of its Council. The Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Argentina ended up being selected to host the 2020 Copa Sudamericana final. [2]
The 2020 Copa Libertadores was postponed indefinitely on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America. The final was officially postponed on 25 March 2020. A working group was set up by CONMEBOL to decide the calendar of the remainder of the season, with the final will relocate from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon after CONMEBOL meeting on 30 May 2020. On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced to reinstated Rio de Janeiro.
Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Palmeiras | 4 (1961, 1968, 1999 , 2000) |
Santos | 4 ( 1962 , 1963 , 2003, 2011 ) |
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
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Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | Qualifying stages | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B | Group stage | Group G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tigre | Away | 0–2 | Defensa y Justicia | Away | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guaraní | Home | 3–1 | Delfín | Home | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bolívar | Away | 1–2 | Olimpia | Home | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guaraní | Away | 0–0 | Delfín | Away | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bolívar | Home | 5–0 | Olimpia | Away | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tigre | Home | 5–0 | Defensa y Justicia | Home | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: CONMEBOL |
Source: CONMEBOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seed 1 | Final stages | Seed 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delfín (won 8–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–3 | Round of 16 | LDU Quito (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Away | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home | 5–0 | Home | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Libertad (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | Quarter-finals | Grêmio (won 5–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home | 3–0 | Home | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
River Plate (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 0–3 | Semi-finals | Boca Juniors (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home | 0–2 | Home | 3–0 |
The most memorable moment is the last 8 minutes of added time in the second half. Santos manager, Cuca, was sent off at 90+6th minute for hassling the ball to delay Palmeiras' throw-in. The only goal of the game came in the 9th minute of second-half stoppage time, from substitute Breno Lopes, scoring with a looping header to the top right corner of the net from seven yards out after a cross from the right by Rony. [10] [11]
Palmeiras | 1–0 | Santos |
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Palmeiras | Santos |
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Assistant referees: [12] | Match rules
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