2008 Recopa Sudamericana

2008 Recopa Sudamericana
Arsenal Boca Juniors
Argentina Argentina
3 5
First leg
Arsenal Boca Juniors
1 3
Date August 13, 2008
Venue Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Referee Gabriel Favale (Argentina)
Attendance 10,359
Second leg
Boca Juniors Arsenal
2 2
Date August 27, 2008
Venue Estadio 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.

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). The title ties them in first place for the most international titles won by a club with 18.

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Argentina Arsenal None
Argentina Boca Juniors 1990, 2004, 2005, 2006

Matches

First leg

Arsenal Argentina 1 – 3 Argentina Boca Juniors
Sava  25' Report Palermo  21'
Palacio  32'
Battaglia  90'
Attendance: 10,359
Arsenal
Boca Juniors
ARSENAL:
GK1Argentina Mario Cuenca 46'
MF5Argentina Cristian Pellerano
MF10Argentina Alejandro Gómez
FW11Argentina Facundo Sava
MF13Argentina Carlos Casteglione (c)Yellow card 37'
DF14Argentina Javier GandolfiYellow card 33'
MF15Argentina Damián PérezYellow card 41' 66'
DF6Argentina Aníbal MatellánYellow card 76'
DF21Colombia Josimar MosqueraYellow card 20'
MF23Argentina Sebastián Carrera 81'
DF24Argentina Javier Yacuzzi
Substitutes:
GK12Argentina Cristian Campestrini 46'
DF3Paraguay Carlos Báez
DF4Argentina Darío Espínola 66'
MF7Argentina Andrés San Martín
FW9Argentina Luciano LeguizamónYellow card 90' 81'
MF17Argentina Facundo Coria
DF20Argentina Nicolás Aguirre
Manager:
Argentina Daniel Garnero
BOCA JUNIORS:
GK1Argentina Mauricio Caranta
DF4Argentina Hugo Ibarra
DF2Paraguay Julio Cáceres
DF16Argentina Gabriel Paletta
DF3Paraguay Claudio Morel
MF22Colombia Fabián Vargas
MF5Argentina Sebastián BattagliaYellow card 82'
MF23Argentina Jesús DátoloYellow card 81' 90'
MF11Argentina Leandro Gracián 75'
FW9Argentina Martín Palermo (c)
FW14Argentina Rodrigo Palacio 75'
Substitutes:
GK12Argentina Javier Hernán García
DF13Argentina Facundo Roncaglia
DF15Uruguay Álvaro González 90'
MF19Argentina Neri Cardozo 75'
MF21Argentina Cristian Chávez
FW17Argentina Ricardo Noir 75'
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Ischia

Assistant referees:
Argentina Horacio Herrero
Argentina Ariel Bustos
Fourth official:
Argentina Juan Pablo Pompei

Second leg

Boca Juniors Argentina 2 – 2 Argentina Arsenal
Palacio  7'
Riquelme  90+1'		 Report Carrera  58'
Matos  69'
Attendance: 32,357
Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)
Boca Juniors
Arsenal
BOCA JUNIORS:
GK1Argentina Mauricio CarantaYellow card 85'
DF4Argentina Hugo Ibarra (c)
DF2Paraguay Julio Cáceres
DF16Argentina Gabriel Paletta
DF3Paraguay Claudio Morel
MF22Colombia Fabián Vargas
MF5Argentina Sebastián Battaglia
MF23Argentina Jesús Dátolo 72'
MF10Argentina Juan Román Riquelme
FW14Argentina Rodrigo Palacio 75'
FW7Argentina Lucas Viatri
Substitutes:
GK12Argentina Javier Hernán García
MF11Argentina Leandro Gracián
DF13Argentina Facundo Roncaglia
DF15Uruguay Álvaro González
FW17Argentina Ricardo Noir 75'
MF21Argentina Cristian Chávez 72'
FW24Argentina Lucas Castromán
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Ischia
ARSENAL:
GK12Argentina Cristian Campestrini
DF4Argentina Darío Espínola
DF3Paraguay Carlos BáezRed card 64'
DF6Argentina Aníbal MatellánYellow card 37'
DF18Argentina Christian DíazYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed card 80'
MF23Argentina Sebastián Carrera 89'
MF13Argentina Carlos Casteglione (c)
DF24Argentina Javier YacuzziYellow card 5'
MF10Argentina Alejandro Gómez
FW9Argentina Luciano Leguizamón 46'
FW16Argentina Mauro Matos 85'
Substitutes:
GK19Argentina Matías Alasia
FW8Argentina Sergio Sena 89'
DF2Argentina Mariano Brau
MF5Argentina Cristian Pellerano
MF15Argentina Damián Pérez
MF17Argentina Facundo Coria 85'
DF7Argentina José Contreras 46'
Manager:
Argentina Daniel Garnero

Assistant referees:
Argentina Francisco Rocchio
Argentina Gustavo Esquivel
Fourth official:
Argentina Federico Beligoy

Recopa Sudamericana
2008 Winner
Argentina
Boca Juniors
Fourth Title

References

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