2024 Copa Sudamericana final

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2024 Copa Sudamericana final
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The Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción hosted the final.
Event 2024 Copa Sudamericana
Racing Cruzeiro
Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
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Date23 November 2024
Venue Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción
Man of the Match Maximiliano Salas (Racing)
Referee Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Attendance43,828
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The 2024 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 23rd edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

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The match was played by Argentine club Racing and Brazilian side Cruzeiro on 23 November 2024 at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción, Paraguay. [1]

Racing defeated Cruzeiro 3–1 in the match to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. [2] [3] This is their first international title since the 1988 Supercopa Libertadores.

As winners of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, Racing earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores in the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue

A giant screen was set up on the field at El Cilindro in Avellaneda for Racing fans who could not travel to Paraguay to watch the match. Racing Club vs. Cruzeiro - CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024.jpg
A giant screen was set up on the field at El Cilindro in Avellaneda for Racing fans who could not travel to Paraguay to watch the match.

On 10 April 2024, CONMEBOL announced the cities selected to host the finals of the 2024 and 2025 Copa Sudamericana editions, with Asunción being appointed for the 2024 final at a stadium to be confirmed. [5] Shortly afterwards, the confederation confirmed that it would invest funds on improvements to the infrastructure of stadiums that had been put forward as potential hosts for the finals of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, which in the latter's case were Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Estadio General Pablo Rojas (also known as "La Nueva Olla"), Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, and Estadio La Huerta. [6]

On 7 October 2024, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez confirmed Estadio General Pablo Rojas as the venue for the final match. This was the second Copa Sudamericana final played at the stadium, after the 2019 one in which Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle defeated Colón from Argentina. [1]

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Argentina.svg Racing None
Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro None

Road to the final

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

Flag of Argentina.svg Racing Round Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
OpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScore
Bye First stage Bye
Group H Group stage Group B
Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño Away 0–2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Universidad Católica Away 0–0
Flag of Brazil.svg Red Bull Bragantino Home 3–0 Flag of Colombia.svg Alianza Home 3–3
Flag of Chile.svg Coquimbo Unido Away 1–2 Flag of Chile.svg Unión La Calera Away 0–0
Flag of Brazil.svg Red Bull Bragantino Away 2–1 Flag of Colombia.svg Alianza Away 0–3
Flag of Chile.svg Coquimbo Unido Home 3–0 Flag of Chile.svg Unión La Calera Home 1–0
Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño Home 3–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Universidad Católica Home 1–0
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 615
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Red Bull Bragantino 613
3 Flag of Chile.svg Coquimbo Unido 65
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño 61
Source: CONMEBOL
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 612
2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Universidad Católica 611
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Alianza 65
4 Flag of Chile.svg Unión La Calera 64
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 1 Final stages Seed 7
Bye Knockout round play-offs Bye
Flag of Chile.svg Huachipato
(won 8–1 on aggregate)		Away 0–2 Round of 16 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)		Away 1–0
Home 6–1 Home 2–1 (5–4 p)
Flag of Brazil.svg Athletico Paranaense
(won 4–2 on aggregate)		Away 1–0 Quarter-finals Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad
(won 3–1 on aggregate)		Away 0–2
Home 4–1 Home 1–1
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
(won 4–3 on aggregate)		Away 2–2 Semi-finals Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		Home 1–1
Home 2–1 Away 0–1

Format

The final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores were level after full time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners. [7]

Match

Details

Racing Flag of Argentina.svg 3–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
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A. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg20'
R. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		 Report Kaio Jorge Soccerball shade.svg52'
Estadio General Pablo Rojas , Asunción
Attendance: 43,828
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay) [8]
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Racing
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Cruzeiro

Man of the Match:
Maximiliano Salas (Racing)

Assistant referees:
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Eduardo Britos (Paraguay)
Video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)
Derlis López (Paraguay)
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

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, with a sixth allowed in extra time.


See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Racing Club levanta la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024" [Racing Club lift the 2024 CONMEBOL Sudamericana] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Argentina's Racing wins its first Copa Sudamericana championship by beating Brazil's Cruzeiro 3-1". Fox Sports. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Como en el 2001: Racing volvió a llenar dos canchas el mismo día" [Just like in 2001: Racing filled up two stadiums on the same day again]. www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "¡Asunción y Santa Cruz recibirán a la Gran Conquista!" [Asunción and Santa Cruz will host the Great Conquest!] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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  7. ↑ "Manual de Clubes CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024" (PDF). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Árbitros designados para la Final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 November 2024.
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