The 2021 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 20th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The match was played on 20 November 2021 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, between Brazilian sides Athletico Paranaense and Red Bull Bragantino.
On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay on 6 November 2021.
Athletico Paranaense defeated Red Bull Bragantino by a 1–0 score in the final to win their second title in the tournament. As winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.
As of 2025, this is the only Copa Sudamericana final where both teams represented Brazil.
Venue +Candidate Venues for the 2021 Copa Sudamericana finalAssociationStadiumCityCapacityEstadio Presidente Juan Domingo PerónAvellaneda61,000Estadio Libertadores de América48,069Estadio Monumental Antonio V. LibertiBuenos Aires70,074La Bombonera54,000Estadio Pedro Bidegain47,964Estadio ÚnicoSantiago del Estero57,000Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília69,432Arena da BaixadaCuritiba42,372CastelãoFortaleza60,348Estádio Beira-RioPorto Alegre50,128Arena PernambucoRecife42,583MaracanãRio de Janeiro74,738Arena Fonte NovaSalvador51,708Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago58,665Estadio Rodrigo Paz DelgadoQuito41,575Estadio CentenarioMontevideo60,235 On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that Estadio Centenario, Montevideo was chosen as the 2021 final venue.
Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first. Athletico ParanaenseRound Red Bull BragantinoOpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScoreByeFirst stageByeGroup DGroup stageGroup G AucasAway0–1 Deportes TolimaHome2–1 MetropolitanosHome1–0 EmelecAway3–0 MelgarAway1–0 TalleresHome0–1 MetropolitanosAway0–1 EmelecHome2–0 MelgarHome1–0 TalleresAway0–1 AucasHome4–0 Deportes TolimaAway1–2Seed 2Final stagesSeed 6 América de Cali(won 5–1 on aggregate)Away0–1Round of 16 Independiente del Valle(won 3–1 on aggregate)Away0–2Home4–1Home1–1 LDU Quito(won 4–3 on aggregate)Away1–0Quarter-finals Rosario Central(won 5–3 on aggregate)Away3–4Home4–2Home1–0 Peñarol(won 4–1 on aggregate)Away1–2Semi-finals Libertad(won 5–1 on aggregate)Home2–0Home2–0Away1–3
Match
Details
GK 1 SantosRCB34 Pedro HenriqueCB 44 Thiago Heleno (c)LCB22 Nicolás Hernández RM 5 MarcinhoRDM26 Erick LDM18 Léo Cittadini LM 16 Abner Vinícius RW 11 NikãoLW 20 David Terans CF 9 Renato Kayzer Substitutes:GK 24 BentoDF 6 Márcio AzevedoDF 13 KhellvenDF 27 Zé Ivaldo DF 30 Nicolas DF 38 Lucas FassonDF 48 PedrinhoMF 8 Fernando Canesin MF 39 Christian FW 15 JaderFW 28 Pedro Rocha FW 37 BissoliManager: Alberto Valentim
GK 18 CleitonRB 13 Aderlan RCB14 Fabrício Bruno LCB3 Léo Ortiz (c)LB 6 Edimar CDM5 JadsomRCM25 Bruno Praxedes LCM28 Tomás Cuello RW 7 Artur LW 11 HelinhoCF 15 Ytalo Substitutes:GK 1 Júlio CésarDF 17 WevertonDF 21 NatanDF 29 Luan Cândido DF 31 Guilherme LopesMF 23 CristianoFW 9 Alerrandro FW 19 Bruno GonçalvesFW 22 Leandrinho FW 27 Jan Carlos Hurtado FW 33 PedrinhoFW 34 Gabriel Novaes Manager: Maurício Barbieri
Man of the Match: Nikão (Athletico Paranaense)
Assistant referees: Martín Soppi (Uruguay) Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay) Fourth official: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay) Fifth official: Andrés Nievas (Uruguay) Video assistant referee: Leodán González (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referees: Víctor Carrillo (Peru) Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay) Juan Soto (Venezuela)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.
See also
2021 Copa Libertadores final 2022 Recopa Sudamericana
References
External links CONMEBOL.com