2022 Copa Libertadores final

2022 Copa Libertadores final
The Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil hosted the final.
Event2022 Copa Libertadores
Date29 October 2022
VenueEstadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil[1]
Man of the MatchGabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)
RefereePatricio Loustau (Argentina)
Attendance42,517
2021
2023

The 2022 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2022 Copa Libertadores. This was the 63rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The match was played on 29 October 2022 at the Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil, Ecuador,[2][3] between Brazilian sides Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.

Flamengo defeated Athletico Paranaense by a 1–0 score to win their third title in the tournament.[4] As winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores, they qualified for the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue

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Bidding Venues for the 2022 Copa Libertadores final[5][6]
Association Stadium City Capacity
 Argentina Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Avellaneda 61,000
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires 70,074
La Bombonera 54,000
Estadio Libertadores de América 48,069
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba 57,000
 Brazil Arena da Baixada Curitiba 42,372
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre 50,128
Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 78,838
Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo 67,052
Arena Corinthians 49,205
 Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago 58,665
 Ecuador Estadio Monumental Guayaquil 59,283
 Peru Estadio Monumental Lima 80,093
Estadio Nacional del Perú 50,000
 Uruguay Estadio Centenario Montevideo 60,235

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Brazil Flamengo 3 (1981, 2019, 2021)
Brazil Athletico Paranaense 1 (2005)

Road to the final

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Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Brazil Flamengo Round Brazil Athletico Paranaense
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye Qualifying stages Bye
Group H Group stage Group B
Peru Sporting Cristal Away 0–2 Venezuela Caracas Away 0–0
Argentina Talleres Home 3–1 Bolivia The Strongest Home 1–0
Chile Universidad Católica Away 2–3 Paraguay Libertad Away 1–0
Argentina Talleres Away 2–2 Bolivia The Strongest Away 5–0
Chile Universidad Católica Home 3–0 Paraguay Libertad Home 2–0
Peru Sporting Cristal Home 2–1 Venezuela Caracas Home 5–1
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 16
2 Argentina Talleres 6 11
3 Chile Universidad Católica 6 4
4 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 2
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Paraguay Libertad 6 10
2 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 10
3 Bolivia The Strongest 6 6
4 Venezuela Caracas 6 6
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 3 Final stages Seed 12
Colombia Deportes Tolima
(won 8–1 on aggregate)
Away 0–1 Round of 16 Paraguay Libertad
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Home 2–1
Home 7–1 Away 1–1
Brazil Corinthians
(won 3–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–2 Quarter-finals Argentina Estudiantes
(won 1–0 on aggregate)
Home 0–0
Home 1–0 Away 0–1
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
(won 6–1 on aggregate)
Away 0–4 Semi-finals Brazil Palmeiras
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Home 1–0
Home 2–1 Away 2–2

Match

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Summary

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Guillermo Varela, Rodrigo Caio, Bruno Henrique (Flamengo), Julimar, Reinaldo and Marcelo Cirino (Athletico Paranaense) were ruled out of the final due to injuries. Gabriel Barbosa got the only goal of the game in added time in the first half when he side-footed in a low cross from the right at the far post.[7]

Details

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Flamengo Brazil1–0Brazil Athletico Paranaense
Gabriel Barbosa 45+4' Report
Flamengo
Athletico Paranaense
GK 20 Brazil Santos
RB 22 Brazil Rodinei
CB 23 Brazil David Luiz
CB 4 Brazil Léo Pereira
LB 16 Brazil Filipe Luís downward-facing red arrow 20'
DM 8 Brazil Thiago Maia downward-facing red arrow 71'
RM 7 Brazil Éverton Ribeiro (c)
LM 35 Brazil João Gomes
AM 14 Uruguay Giorgian de Arrascaeta Yellow card 68' downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 9 Brazil Gabriel Barbosa downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 21 Brazil Pedro
Substitutes:
GK 1 Brazil Diego Alves
DF 15 Brazil Fabrício Bruno
DF 26 Brazil Ayrton Lucas upward-facing green arrow 20'
DF 30 Brazil Pablo
DF 34 Brazil Matheuzinho
MF 2 Chile Erick Pulgar
MF 5 Chile Arturo Vidal Yellow card 75' upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 10 Brazil Diego
MF 29 Brazil Victor Hugo upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 42 Brazil Matheus França
FW 18 Brazil Everton upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 31 Brazil Marinho
Manager:
Brazil Dorival Júnior
GK 1 Brazil Bento
RB 13 Brazil Khellven
CB 34 Brazil Pedro Henrique Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 43'
CB 44 Brazil Thiago Heleno (c)
LB 16 Brazil Abner Vinícius
DM 50 Brazil Fernandinho
RM 17 Brazil Hugo Moura downward-facing red arrow 75'
LM 38 Brazil Alex Santana Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 8 Brazil Vitor Bueno downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 11 Brazil Vitinho downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 27 Brazil Vitor Roque downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Anderson
DF 22 Colombia Nicolás Hernández
DF 24 Colombia Luis Manuel Orejuela
DF 42 Brazil Matheus Felipe upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 48 Brazil Pedrinho
MF 18 Brazil Léo Cittadini
MF 26 Brazil Erick
MF 28 Argentina Tomás Cuello
FW 5 Brazil Pablo upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Uruguay Agustín Canobbio upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 20 Uruguay David Terans upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 35 Brazil Rômulo Yellow card 73' upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)

Assistant referees:[8]
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Fifth official:
Facundo Rodríguez (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Germán Delfino (Argentina)[9]
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)[9]
Nicolás Gallo (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

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References

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  1. ^ "Montevideo será la sede de las finales únicas de la CONMEBOL". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Guayaquil será sede de la final de la Copa Libertadores 2022". Pagina12 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ecuador será sede de tres eventos Conmebol en 2022". Primicias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Flamengo alcanza la Gloria Eterna y es tricampeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 October 2022.
  5. ^ CONMEBOL (14 May 2020). "POSTULANTES A LAS FINALES 2021, 2022 Y 2023" [APPLICANTS FOR THE FINALS OF 2021, 2022 AND 2023] (PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ^ "CONMEBOL Confirms Candidates to Host 2021-2023 Libertadores Finals | Copa Libertadores". www.copalibertadores.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  7. ^ "Flamengo 1 Athletico Paranaense 0". BBC Sport. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Árbitros para la Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Sustitución de AVAR y AVAR 2 – Final CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 October 2022.
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