The 2021 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2021 Copa Libertadores. This was the 62nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The match was played on 27 November 2021 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, between Brazilian sides Palmeiras and Flamengo.
Palmeiras defeated Flamengo by a 2–1 score after extra time in the final to win their third title in the tournament, and second in a row. As winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, they qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Venue
+Bidding venues for the 2021 Copa Libertadores finalAssociationStadiumCityCapacityEl CilindroAvellaneda61,000Estadio Libertadores de América48,069Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio LibertiBuenos Aires70,074La Bombonera54,000Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba57,000Arena da BaixadaCuritiba42,372Estádio Beira-RioPorto Alegre50,128Estádio do MorumbiSão Paulo67,052Arena Corinthians49,205Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago58,665Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero CarboGuayaquil59,283Estadio CentenarioMontevideo60,235 On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that Estadio Centenario in Montevideo had been chosen as the venue for the 2021 final.
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Palmeiras5 (1961, 1968, 1999, 2000, 2020) Flamengo2 (1981, 2019)
Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first. PalmeirasRound FlamengoOpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScoreByeQualifying stagesByeGroup AGroup stageGroup G UniversitarioAway2–3 Vélez SarsfieldAway2–3 Independiente del ValleHome5–0 Unión La CaleraHome4–1 Defensa y JusticiaAway1–2 LDU QuitoAway2–3 Independiente del ValleAway0–1 Unión La CaleraAway2–2 Defensa y JusticiaHome3–4 LDU QuitoHome2–2 UniversitarioHome6–0 Vélez SarsfieldHome0–0Seed 2final stagesSeed 5 Universidad Católica(won 2–0 on aggregate)Away0–1Round of 16 Defensa y Justicia(won 5–1 on aggregate)Away0–1Home1–0Home4–1 São Paulo(won 4–1 on aggregate)Away1–1Quarter-finals Olimpia(won 9–2 on aggregate)Away1–4Home3–0Home5–1 Atlético Mineiro(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals)Home0–0Semi-finals Barcelona(won 4–0 on aggregate)Home2–0Away1–1Away0–2
Match Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras) and Léo Pereira (Flamengo) were ruled out of the final due to suspensions. Details
GK 21 WevertonRB 12 Mayke CB 15 Gustavo Gómez (c) CB 13 LuanLB 22 Joaquín Piquerez CM28 Danilo CM8 Zé Rafael RW43 Dudu AM23 Raphael Veiga LW14 Gustavo ScarpaCF 7 RonySubstitutes:GK 42 JailsonDF 4 Benjamín KuscevicDF 6 JorgeMF 5 Patrick MF 18 Danilo Barbosa MF 25 Gabriel Menino MF 30 Felipe Melo FW 9 Deyverson FW 10 Luiz AdrianoFW 11 Wesley FW 19 Breno LopesFW 27 Gabriel VeronManager: Abel Ferreira GK 1 Diego AlvesRB 44 Mauricio Isla CB 3 Rodrigo Caio CB 23 David LuizLB 16 Filipe Luís CM5 Willian ArãoCM18 Andreas Pereira RW7 Éverton Ribeiro (c) AM14 Giorgian de Arrascaeta LW27 Bruno Henrique CF 9 Gabriel Barbosa Substitutes:GK 45 Hugo SouzaDF 2 Gustavo HenriqueDF 6 Renê DF 29 RodineiDF 30 Bruno VianaDF 34 Matheuzinho MF 10 DiegoMF 33 Thiago MaiaFW 11 Vitinho FW 19 Michael FW 21 Pedro FW 43 Kenedy Manager: Renato Gaúcho
Man of the Match: Deyverson (Palmeiras)
Assistant referees: Juan Belatti (Argentina) Gabriel Chade (Argentina) Fourth official: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) Fifth official: Maximiliano del Yesso (Argentina) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Germán Delfino (Argentina) Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Jhon Alexander Ospina (Colombia)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
2021 Copa Sudamericana final 2022 Recopa Sudamericana
References
External links CONMEBOL.com