2018 Copa Sudamericana finals

The 2018 Copa Sudamericana finals was the two-legged final to decide the winner of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana, the 17th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2018 Copa Sudamericana finals

Event	2018 Copa Sudamericana
Junior Atlético Paranaense 2 2
on aggregate Atlético Paranaense won 4–3 on penalties
First leg
Junior Atlético Paranaense 1 1
Date	5 December 2018 (2018-12-05)
Venue	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Referee	Diego Haro (Peru)[1]
Attendance	38,094
Second leg
Atlético Paranaense Junior 1 1
After extra time
Date	12 December 2018 (2018-12-12)
Venue	Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Referee	Roberto Tobar (Chile)[2]
Attendance	40,263
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The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team Junior and Brazilian team Atlético Paranaense. The first leg was hosted by Junior at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla on 5 December 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Paranaense at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba on 12 December 2018. This was the last final to take place over two legs, as starting from 2019 the final will be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance.^[3]

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Paranaense won 4–3 on penalties, winning the tournament for the first time in their history.^[4][5] As champions, Atlético Paranaense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2018 J.League Cup in the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship. Atlético Paranaense also automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.^[6]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Junior	None
Atlético Paranaense	None

Venues

The Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, Colombia, hosted the first leg.

The Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Further information: 2018 Copa Sudamericana

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Junior				Round	Atlético Paranaense
Copa Libertadores					Copa Sudamericana
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying stages	Qualified for Copa Sudamericana
Olimpia	3–2	0–1 (A)	3–1 (H)	Second stage
Guaraní	1–0	1–0 (H)	0–0 (A)	Third stage
Opponent	Result			Group stage
Palmeiras	0–3 (H)			Matchday 1
Boca Juniors	0–1 (A)			Matchday 2
Alianza Lima	2–0 (A)			Matchday 3
Alianza Lima	1–0 (H)			Matchday 4
Boca Juniors	1–1 (H)			Matchday 5
Palmeiras	1–3 (A)			Matchday 6
Group H third place Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Palmeiras 6 16 2 Boca Juniors 6 9 3 Junior 6 7 4 Alianza Lima 6 1 Source: CONMEBOL				Final standings
Copa Sudamericana
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				First stage	Newell's Old Boys	4–2	3–0 (H)	1–2 (A)
Lanús	1–1 (3–2 p)	0–1 (A)	1–0 (H)	Second stage	Peñarol	6–1	2–0 (H)	4–1 (A)
Colón	2–1	1–0 (H)	1–1 (A)	Round of 16	Caracas	4–1	2–0 (A)	2–1 (H)
Defensa y Justicia	3–3 (a)	2–0 (H)	1–3 (A)	Quarter-finals	Bahia	1–1 (4–1 p)	1–0 (A)	0–1 (H)
Santa Fe	3–0	2–0 (A)	1–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Fluminense	4–0	2–0 (H)	2–0 (A)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team (Atlético Paranaense) hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winner. If extra time was played, a fourth substitution would have been allowed.^[6]

Matches

First leg

5 December 2018 (2018-12-05)

19:45 UTC−5

Junior	1–1	Atlético Paranaense
González 52'	Report	Pablo 50'

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Attendance: 38,094

Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Junior

Atlético Paranaense

GK 1 Sebastián Viera (c) RB 20 Marlon Piedrahita CB 21 Jefferson Gómez CB 5 Rafa Pérez  68' LB 2 Germán Gutiérrez CM 15 Luis Narváez  83' CM 24 Víctor Cantillo RM 6 James Sánchez  70' AM 10 Jarlan Barrera LM 23 Luis Díaz CF 18 Yony González  66' Substitutes: GK 12 José Luis Chunga DF 4 David Murillo DF 13 Jonathan Ávila MF 7 Sebastián Hernández  83' MF 28 Enrique Serje FW 11 Daniel Moreno  70' FW 27 Luis Carlos Ruiz  66' Manager: Julio Comesaña

GK 1 Santos RB 2 Jonathan CB 4 Thiago Heleno  90+3' CB 14 Léo Pereira  55' LB 6 Renan Lodi CM 3 Lucho González (c)  86' CM 16 Bruno Guimarães  90+1' RM 10 Marcelo Cirino AM 7 Raphael Veiga  77' LM 11 Nikão CF 5 Pablo  60' Substitutes: GK 12 Felipe Alves DF 25 Wanderson DF 26 Márcio Azevedo MF 20 Matheus Rossetto MF 28 Wellington  77' FW 9 Rony  60' FW 22 Marcinho  86' Manager: Tiago Nunes

Assistant referees:[1] Jonny Bossio (Peru) Víctor Raez (Peru) Fourth official: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador) Video assistant referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Assistant video assistant referees: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Match rules[6] 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

12 December 2018 (2018-12-12)

21:45 UTC−2

Atlético Paranaense	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Junior
Pablo 26'	Report	T. Gutiérrez 57'
Penalties
Jonathan Raphael Veiga Bergson Renan Lodi Thiago Heleno	4–3	Narváez Fuentes Pérez T. Gutiérrez Viera

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 40,263

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Atlético Paranaense

Junior

GK 1 Santos RB 2 Jonathan  38' CB 4 Thiago Heleno CB 14 Léo Pereira LB 6 Renan Lodi CM 3 Lucho González (c)  73' CM 16 Bruno Guimarães RM 10 Marcelo Cirino  46' AM 7 Raphael Veiga LM 11 Nikão  98' CF 5 Pablo  98' Substitutes: GK 12 Felipe Alves DF 13 Paulo André DF 26 Márcio Azevedo MF 28 Wellington  110'  73' FW 9 Rony  46' FW 22 Marcinho  98' FW 30 Bergson  98' Manager: Tiago Nunes

GK 1 Sebastián Viera (c) RB 20 Marlon Piedrahita  101' CB 21 Jefferson Gómez  90'  106' CB 5 Rafa Pérez LB 17 Gabriel Fuentes CM 15 Luis Narváez  77' CM 24 Víctor Cantillo RM 6 James Sánchez  73' AM 10 Jarlan Barrera  115' LM 23 Luis Díaz CF 29 Teófilo Gutiérrez Substitutes: GK 12 José Luis Chunga DF 4 David Murillo DF 13 Jonathan Ávila  106' MF 7 Sebastián Hernández MF 28 Enrique Serje FW 11 Daniel Moreno  115' FW 18 Yony González  76'  73' Manager: Julio Comesaña

Assistant referees:[2] Christian Schiemann (Chile) Claudio Rios (Chile) Fourth official: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Piero Maza (Chile) Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Match rules[6] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate (no away goals rule applied). Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

See also

• 2018 Copa Libertadores finals
• 2019 Recopa Sudamericana
• 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship