2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals

The 2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals were the two-legged final that decides the winner of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, the 16th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals
Event2017 Copa Sudamericana
Independiente Flamengo
3 2
on aggregate
First leg
Independiente Flamengo
2 1
Date6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)
VenueEstadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda
RefereeMario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Attendance45,000
Second leg
Flamengo Independiente
1 1
Date13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)
VenueEstádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeWilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance62,567

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentinian team Independiente and Brazilian team Flamengo. The first leg was hosted by Independiente at Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda on 6 December 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Flamengo at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on 13 December 2017.[1]

Independiente defeated Flamengo 3–2 on aggregate to win their second Copa Sudamericana title. As champions, Independiente earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores in the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2017 J.League Cup in the 2018 Suruga Bank Championship.[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Independiente 1 (2010)
Flamengo None

Venues
Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda, Argentina, hosted the first leg.
Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final
Further information: 2017 Copa Sudamericana
Independiente Round Flamengo
Opponent Venue Score Elimination Opponent Venue Score
Alianza Lima
(won 1–0 on aggregate)		 Home0–0 First stage Automatically advanced to Second stage
Away0–1
Deportes Iquique
(won 6–3 on aggregate)		 Home4–2 Second stage Palestino
(won 10–2 on aggregate)		 Away2–5
Away1–2 Home5–0
Seed 5 Final stages Seed 3
Atlético Tucumán
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Away1–0 Round of 16 Chapecoense
(won 4–0 on aggregate)		 Away0–0
Home2–0 Home4–0
Nacional
(won 6–1 on aggregate)		 Away1–4 Quarterfinals Fluminense
(won 4–3 on aggregate)		 Away0–1
Home2–0 Home3–3
Libertad
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Away1–0 Semifinals Junior
(won 4–1 on aggregate)		 Home2–1
Home3–1 Away0–2

Format

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[2] If extra time was played, a fourth substitution would be allowed.

Matches

Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo), provisionally suspended for failing doping test, missed the first leg.[3] On 7 December 2017, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided to suspend Guerrero for one year, missing the second leg.[4] After the Finals, FIFA Appeal Committee reduced the sanction to a six-month suspension.[5]

First leg

Flamengo scored after eight minutes when Réver headed a free kick from Trauco. Independiente equalized through Emmanuel Gigliotti, who combined with Benitez and finished a counter attack. Seven minutes after halftime, Barco crossed from the left side and Maximiliano Meza scored the winning goal with a right-footed volley.[6]

Independiente 2–1 Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)[7]
Independiente
Flamengo
GK25 Martín Campaña
RB16 Fabricio Bustos 90'
CB2 Alan Franco 84'
CB5 Gastón Silva
LB3 Nicolás Tagliafico (c) 19'
CM15 Diego Martín Rodríguez
CM6 Juan Sánchez Miño
RW7 Martín Benítez 72'
AM8 Maximiliano Meza 78'
LW27 Ezequiel Barco
CF9 Emmanuel Gigliotti
Substitutes:
GK1 Damián Albil
DF14 Fernando Amorebieta 85' 84'
MF10 Walter Erviti
MF23 Nery Domínguez
MF29 Nicolás Domingo 78'
FW11 Leandro Fernández
FW24 Juan Manuel Martínez 72'
Manager:
Ariel Holan
GK24 César
RB21 Pará
CB15 Réver (c)
CB4 Juan
LB13 Miguel Trauco
CM5 Willian Arão
CM26 Gustavo Cuéllar
RW7 Éverton Ribeiro
AM10 Diego 23' 72'
LW29 Lucas Paquetá 56'
CF25 Felipe Vizeu
Substitutes:
GK1 Thiago
DF2 Rodinei
DF30 Rhodolfo
MF8 Márcio Araújo
MF22 Éverton 56'
MF27 Rômulo
FW20 Vinícius Júnior 72'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda

Assistant referees:
Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Darío Gaona (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
VAR:
Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
AVAR:
Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
VAR2:
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)

Second leg

Lucas Paquetá opened the scoring meters away from the line in the 29th minute after a low cross from Réver. Ten minutes later, Independiente were awarded a penalty for a foul on Meza by Cuéllar. Ezequiel Barco scored to tie the match.[8]

Flamengo 1–1 Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 62,567
Flamengo
Independiente
GK24 César
RB21 Pará
CB15 Réver (c)
CB4 Juan 90'
LB13 Miguel Trauco 54'
CM5 Willian Arão
CM26 Gustavo Cuéllar 78'
RW29 Lucas Paquetá 84'
AM10 Diego
LW22 Éverton 73'
CF25 Felipe Vizeu
Substitutes:
GK1 Thiago
DF2 Rodinei
DF30 Rhodolfo
MF7 Éverton Ribeiro 78'
MF8 Márcio Araújo
FW16 Lincoln 84'
FW20 Vinícius Júnior 77' 54'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda
GK25 Martín Campaña 79'
RB16 Fabricio Bustos 84'
CB2 Alan Franco
CB14 Fernando Amorebieta
LB3 Nicolás Tagliafico (c)
CM29 Nicolás Domingo
CM15 Diego Martín Rodríguez
RW7 Martín Benítez 33'
AM8 Maximiliano Meza 77' 82'
LW27 Ezequiel Barco 87'
CF9 Emmanuel Gigliotti
Substitutes:
GK1 Damián Albil
DF5 Gastón Silva 84'
MF6 Juan Sánchez Miño 82'
MF10 Walter Erviti
MF23 Nery Domínguez
FW11 Leandro Fernández
FW18 Lucas Albertengo 72' 33'
Manager:
Ariel Holan

Assistant referees:
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)
VAR:
Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
AVAR:
Roberto Tobar (Chile)
VAR2:
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)

See also

References
  1. "Finales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana con horarios confirmados" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 1 December 2017.
  2. "Reglamento Conmebol Sudamericana 2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "Presidente da federação peruana diz que pena de Guerrero terá extensão de 20 dias" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. 5 December 2017.
  4. "FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions Paolo Guerrero with a one-year suspension". FIFA.com. 8 December 2017.
  5. "FIFA Appeal Committee reduces the sanction imposed on Paolo Guerrero to a six-month suspension". FIFA.com. 20 December 2017.
  6. "Independiente vence a Flamengo en la primera pulseada final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 6 December 2017.
  7. "Árbitros para las finales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 1 December 2017.
  8. "Independiente campeón de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 December 2017.
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