The 2024 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 23rd edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The match was played by Argentine club Racing and Brazilian side Cruzeiro on 23 November 2024 at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción, Paraguay.
Racing defeated Cruzeiro 3–1 in the match to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. This was their first international title since the 1988 Supercopa Libertadores.
As winners of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, Racing earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores in the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Venue
On 10 April 2024, CONMEBOL announced the cities selected to host the finals of the 2024 and 2025 Copa Sudamericana editions, with Asunción being appointed for the 2024 final at a stadium to be confirmed. Shortly afterwards, the confederation confirmed that it would invest funds on improvements to the infrastructure of stadiums that had been put forward as potential hosts for the finals of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, which in the latter's case were Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Estadio General Pablo Rojas (also known as "La Nueva Olla"), Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, and Estadio La Huerta.
On 7 October 2024, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez confirmed Estadio General Pablo Rojas as the venue for the final match. This was the second Copa Sudamericana final played at the stadium, after the 2019 one in which Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle defeated Colón from Argentina.
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) RacingNone CruzeiroNone
Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first. RacingRound CruzeiroOpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScoreByeFirst stageByeGroup HGroup stageGroup B Sportivo LuqueñoAway0–2 Universidad CatólicaAway0–0 Red Bull BragantinoHome3–0 AlianzaHome3–3 Coquimbo UnidoAway1–2 Unión La CaleraAway0–0 Red Bull BragantinoAway2–1 AlianzaAway0–3 Coquimbo UnidoHome3–0 Unión La CaleraHome1–0 Sportivo LuqueñoHome3–0 Universidad CatólicaHome1–0Seed 1Final stagesSeed 7ByeKnockout round play-offsBye Huachipato(won 8–1 on aggregate)Away0–2Round of 16 Boca Juniors(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)Away1–0Home6–1Home2–1 (5–4 p) Athletico Paranaense(won 4–2 on aggregate)Away1–0Quarter-finals Libertad(won 3–1 on aggregate)Away0–2Home4–1Home1–1 Corinthians(won 4–3 on aggregate)Away2–2Semi-finals Lanús(won 2–1 on aggregate)Home1–1Home2–1Away0–1
Format The final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores were level after full time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.
Match Details
GK 21 Gabriel Arias (c)CB 3 Marco Di Cesare CB 13 Santiago SosaCB 2 Agustín García Basso RM 15 Gastón MartirenaCM 5 Juan Nardoni CM 32 Agustín Almendra LM 27 Gabriel RojasRF 8 Juan Fernando Quintero CF 9 Adrián Martínez LF 7 Maximiliano SalasSubstitutes:GK 25 Facundo CambesesDF 6 Nazareno ColomboDF 30 Leonardo SigaliDF 34 Facundo MuraDF 35 Santiago QuirósMF 4 Martín BarriosMF 22 Baltasar RodríguezMF 36 Bruno Zuculini FW 10 Roger Martínez FW 12 Luciano ViettoFW 17 Johan CarboneroFW 28 Santiago Solari Manager: Gustavo Costas GK 1 CássioRB 12 WilliamCB 43 João MarceloCB 25 Lucas VillalbaLB 3 Marlon CM 29 Lucas Romero (c) CM 20 Walace RW 30 Gabriel Veron AM 10 Matheus Pereira LW 97 Matheus HenriqueCF 19 Kaio JorgeSubstitutes:GK 98 AndersonDF 2 WesleyDF 5 Zé IvaldoDF 6 Kaiki BrunoDF 34 Jonathan JesusMF 7 Mateus VitalMF 16 Lucas Silva MF 17 RamiroMF 21 Álvaro Barreal MF 33 Fabrizio PeraltaFW 26 Lautaro Díaz FW 69 Kaique Kenji Manager: Fernando Diniz
Man of the Match: Maximiliano Salas (Racing)
Assistant referees: Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay) Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay) Fourth official: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) Fifth official: Eduardo Britos (Paraguay) Video assistant referee: Leodán González (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referees: Richard Trinidad (Uruguay) Derlis López (Paraguay) Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)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 2024 Copa Libertadores final
References
External links CONMEBOL Sudamericana CONMEBOL.com