2017 Copa Sudamericana finals

2017 Copa Sudamericana finals

Event	2017 Copa Sudamericana
Independiente Flamengo 3 2
on aggregate
First leg
Independiente Flamengo 2 1
Date	6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)
Venue	Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda
Referee	Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Attendance	45,000
Second leg
Flamengo Independiente 1 1
Date	13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)
Venue	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Referee	Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance	62,567
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The 2017 Copa Sudamericana finals were the two-legged final that decides the winner of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, the 16th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentinian team Independiente and Brazilian team Flamengo. The first leg was hosted by Independiente at Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda on 6 December 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Flamengo at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on 13 December 2017.^[1]

Independiente defeated Flamengo 3–2 on aggregate to win their second Copa Sudamericana title. As champions, Independiente earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores in the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2017 J.League Cup in the 2018 Suruga Bank Championship.^[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.