2025 Recopa Sudamericana

2025 Recopa Sudamericana

CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana 2025
Racing Botafogo 4 0
on aggregate
First leg
Racing Botafogo 2 0
Date	20 February 2025 (2025-02-20)
Venue	Estadio Presidente Perón, Avellaneda
Referee	Felipe González (Chile) [1]
Second leg
Botafogo Racing 0 2
Date	27 February 2025 (2025-02-27)
Venue	Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
Referee	Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) [1]
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The 2025 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (Portuguese : CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana de 2025) was the 33rd edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (also referred to as the Recopa Sudamericana), the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.

The competition was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Brazilian team Botafogo, the 2024 Copa Libertadores champions, and Argentine team Racing, the 2024 Copa Sudamericana champions. The first leg was hosted by Racing at Estadio Presidente Perón in Avellaneda, Argentina on 20 February 2025 while the second leg was hosted by Botafogo at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 27 February 2025. ^[2]

Racing were the champions, winning their first Recopa Sudamericana title after defeating Botafogo 4–0 on aggregate. ^[3]

Teams

This was the second Recopa Sudamericana participation for both Botafogo and Racing. The former played the 1994 edition which they lost to fellow Brazilian side São Paulo, while the latter previously contested the Recopa in 1989, losing to Nacional from Uruguay. ^[4]

Team	Qualification	Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Botafogo	2024 Copa Libertadores champions	1 (1994)
Racing	2024 Copa Sudamericana champions	1 (1989)

Format

The Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the Copa Libertadores champions hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate at the end of the second leg, 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 (Regulations Article 17). ^[5]

Matches

After winning the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Série A, coach Artur Jorge left Botafogo on 3 January 2025 to take charge of the Qatari team Al-Rayyan. ^[6] Botafogo initially had interim coach Carlos Leiria, coach of the U-20 team, who led the team in the 2025 Supercopa do Brasil and the early rounds of the 2025 Campeonato Carioca. Due to poor results, Carlos Leiria was replaced by Cláudio Caçapa, who was also appointed as interim coach. ^[7] Caçapa was in charge of both legs of the Recopa Sudamericana, although on the day of the second leg, 27 February 2025, Botafogo announced Renato Paiva as their new coach. ^[8]

Nathan Fernandes and Bastos (Botafogo) and Agustín García Basso and Santiago Sosa (Racing) missed both matches while David Ricardo, Jeffinho and Artur (Botafogo) missed the first leg due to injuries.

Gregore (Botafogo) missed the first leg and Cuiabano (Botafogo) missed the second one due to suspension.

First leg

20 February 2025 (2025-02-20)

21:30  UTC−3

Racing	2–0	Botafogo
Vietto 31' (pen.) Martínez 63'	Report

Estadio Presidente Perón, Avellaneda

Referee: Felipe González (Chile)

Racing

Botafogo

GK 21 Gabriel Arias (c) CB 3 Marco Di Cesare  16' CB 23 Nazareno Colombo CB 35 Santiago Quirós RM 15 Gastón Martirena  81' CM 36 Bruno Zuculini  41' CM 5 Juan Nardoni  82' LM 27 Gabriel Rojas RF 10 Luciano Vietto  36' CF 9 Adrián Martínez LF 7 Maximiliano Salas  89' Substitutes: GK 25 Facundo Cambeses DF 20 Germán Conti DF 34 Facundo Mura MF 11 Matías Zaracho  36' MF 16 Martín Barrios MF 19 Ignacio Rodríguez  89' MF 24 Adrián Fernández MF 32 Agustín Almendra MF 37 Baltasar Rodríguez FW 28 Santiago Solari FW 41 Ramiro Degregorio FW 77 Adrián Balboa Manager: Gustavo Costas

GK 12 John RB 2 Vitinho CB 5 Danilo Barbosa  45+3' CB 20 Alexander Barboza  29' LB 13 Alex Telles DM 25 Allan  59' CM 28 Newton  70' CM 17 Marlon Freitas (c) RF 10 Jefferson Savarino  88' CF 99 Igor Jesus LF 11 Matheus Martins  76' Substitutes: GK 24 Léo Linck DF 4 Mateo Ponte DF 32 Jair Cunha DF 63 Serafim DF 66 Cuiabano  87'  76' MF 6 Patrick de Paula MF 18 Kauê  88' MF 37 Vitinho Lopes FW 9 Rwan Cruz  72'  59' FW 19 Kayke FW 67 Yarlen FW 69 Rafael Lobato Manager: Cláudio Caçapa (caretaker)

Assistant referees: [1] José Retamal (Chile) Miguel Rocha (Chile) Fourth official: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador) Fifth official: Ricardo Baren (Ecuador) Video assistant referee: Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Edson Cisternas (Chile) Benjamín Saravia (Chile) Francisco Gilabert (Chile)

Match rules: [5] 90 minutes. Twelve named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.

Second leg

27 February 2025 (2025-02-27)

21:30  UTC−3

Botafogo	0–2	Racing
	Report	Zaracho 50' Zuculini 69'

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Botafogo

Racing

GK 12 John RB 2 Vitinho  80' CB 32 Jair Cunha  53' CB 20 Alexander Barboza  66' LB 13 Alex Telles CM 26 Gregore  17'  55' CM 17 Marlon Freitas (c) AM 10 Jefferson Savarino  80' RF 7 Artur  55' CF 99 Igor Jesus LF 11 Matheus Martins  70' Substitutes: GK 24 Léo Linck DF 4 Mateo Ponte  80' DF 57 David Ricardo MF 5 Danilo Barbosa MF 6 Patrick de Paula MF 18 Kauê MF 25 Allan MF 28 Newton  80' FW 9 Rwan Cruz  55' FW 19 Kayke  70' FW 47 Jeffinho  55' FW 69 Rafael Lobato Manager: Cláudio Caçapa (caretaker)

GK 21 Gabriel Arias (c)  71' CB 3 Marco Di Cesare  57' CB 23 Nazareno Colombo CB 35 Santiago Quirós RM 15 Gastón Martirena  85' CM 36 Bruno Zuculini  78' CM 5 Juan Nardoni  67' LM 27 Gabriel Rojas RF 10 Luciano Vietto  33'  46' CF 9 Adrián Martínez  49'  86' LF 7 Maximiliano Salas Substitutes: GK 1 Francisco Gómez GK 25 Facundo Cambeses DF 20 Germán Conti  57' DF 34 Facundo Mura  85' MF 11 Matías Zaracho  46' MF 16 Martín Barrios MF 19 Ignacio Rodríguez MF 32 Agustín Almendra  78' MF 37 Baltasar Rodríguez FW 28 Santiago Solari  86' FW 41 Ramiro Degregorio FW 77 Adrián Balboa Manager: Gustavo Costas

Assistant referees: [1] Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Tulio Moreno (Venezuela) Fourth official: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Fifth official: José Antelo (Bolivia) Video assistant referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) Assistant video assistant referees: Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Leonard Mosquera (Colombia) Jhon Perdomo (Colombia)

Match rules: [5] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate (away goals rule not applied). Penalty shoot-out if still tied on aggregate after extra time. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

References

1. "Árbitros designados para la CONMEBOL Recopa 2025" [Referees appointed for the 2025 CONMEBOL Recopa] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
2. "La Recopa Sudamericana tiene fecha confirmada: ¿cuándo jugarán Botafogo y Racing Club?" [The Recopa Sudamericana has a confirmed date: when will Botafogo and Racing Club play?] (in Spanish). DSports. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
3. "¡Racing es el campeón de la CONMEBOL Recopa 2025!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 February 2025.
4. "Racing enfrentará a Botafogo en la CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana 2025: ¿cuándo y dónde se jugarán los partidos?" [Racing will face Botafogo in the 2025 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana: when and where will the matches be played?] (in Spanish). ESPN. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
5. "CONMEBOL Recopa Reglamento 2025" [CONMEBOL Recopa 2025 Regulations](PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
6. "Botafogo anuncia rescisão de Artur Jorge" (in Portuguese). Globo. 3 January 2025.
7. "Botafogo anuncia volta de Caçapa para comandar equipe no lugar de Carlos Leiria" (in Portuguese). Globo. 13 February 2025.
8. "Botafogo acerta contratação do técnico Renato Paiva" (in Portuguese). Globo. 27 February 2025.