The 2017 CONMEBOL Recopa was the 25th edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa (also referred to as the Recopa Sudamericana, or ), 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 two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team Atlético Nacional, the 2016 Copa Libertadores champions, and Brazilian team Chapecoense, the 2016 Copa Sudamericana champions. The first leg was hosted by Chapecoense at Arena Condá in Chapecó on 4 April 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Nacional at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín on 10 May 2017.
Atlético Nacional defeated Chapecoense 5–3 on aggregate to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title.
Background The matches took place during the year after the crash of LaMia Flight 2933, in which 19 Chapecoense players and the club's coach died while travelling to compete in the first leg of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Final, which was to have taken place at Atlético Nacional's Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín. Following the crash, CONMEBOL awarded the 2016 Copa Sudamericana to Chapecoense, at the request of Atlético Nacional. The tragedy has produced a friendship between the two clubs: on the scheduled night of the original match, Atlético Nacional held a memorial for the victims attended by over 130,000 people including the mayor of Chapecó, an act that Chapecoense fans offered thanks for in their own club's memorial gathering.
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, 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.
Teams TeamQualificationPrevious app. Atlético Nacional 2016 Copa Libertadores champions 1 (1990) Chapecoense 2016 Copa Sudamericana champions None
Venues
Matches First leg
GK 1 Artur Moraes (c)RB 22 Apodi CB 3 Douglas Grolli CB 4 NathanLB 6 ReinaldoRM 2 João PedroCM 18 Luiz Antônio LM 8 Andrei GirottoRW 7 RossiCF 10 Túlio de Melo LW 17 ArthurSubstitutes:GK 12 EliasDF 16 Diego RenanDF 21 Luiz Otávio MF 5 Moisés Ribeiro MF 19 Osman JúniorFW 9 Wellington Paulista FW 11 NiltinhoManager: Vágner Mancini GK 25 Franco ArmaniRB 2 Daniel Bocanegra CB 3 Felipe AguilarCB 12 Alexis Henríquez (c) LB 19 Farid DíazRM 8 Diego Arias CM 20 Alejandro Bernal LM 11 Andrés Ibargüen AM 10 Macnelly TorresRF 9 Luis Carlos RuizLF 17 Dayro Moreno Substitutes:GK 1 Cristian BonillaDF 5 Francisco NájeraMF 14 Elkin BlancoMF 18 Aldo Leão Ramírez MF 21 Jhon Mosquera MF 23 Edwin VelascoFW 7 Arley Rodríguez Manager: Reinaldo Rueda
Assistant referees: Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay) Roberto Cañete (Paraguay) Fourth official: José Méndez (Paraguay)
Second leg
GK 25 Franco ArmaniRB 2 Daniel BocanegraCB 5 Francisco NájeraCB 12 Alexis Henríquez (c)LB 19 Farid DíazCM 8 Diego Arias CM 18 Aldo Leão Ramírez AM 10 Macnelly TorresRW 7 Arley Rodríguez CF 17 Dayro MorenoLW 11 Andrés Ibargüen Substitutes:GK 1 Cristian BonillaDF 23 Edwin VelascoMF 14 Elkin Blanco MF 15 Juan Pablo Nieto MF 20 Alejandro BernalFW 9 Luis Carlos RuizFW 16 Cristian Dájome Manager: Reinaldo Rueda GK 1 Artur Moraes (c)RB 2 João PedroCB 3 Douglas GrolliCB 4 Nathan LB 6 Reinaldo RM 8 Andrei Girotto CM 5 Moisés Ribeiro LM 18 Luiz Antônio RW 19 Osman JúniorCF 9 Wellington Paulista LW 17 Arthur Substitutes:GK 12 EliasDF 14 Fabrício BrunoDF 16 Diego RenanDF 22 Apodi MF 15 NenémFW 10 Túlio de Melo FW 11 Niltinho Manager: Vágner Mancini
Assistant referees: Marcelo Barraza (Chile) Claudio Ríos (Chile) Fourth official: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
See also 2017 Copa Libertadores Finals 2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals
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