2018 Copa Sudamericana finals

2018 Copa Sudamericana finals
Event2018 Copa Sudamericana
Junior Atlético Paranaense
Colombia Brazil
2 2
on aggregate
Atlético Paranaense won 4–3 on penalties
First leg
Junior Atlético Paranaense
1 1
Date5 December 2018 (2018-12-05)
VenueEstadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
RefereeDiego Haro (Peru)[1]
Attendance38,094
Second leg
Atlético Paranaense Junior
1 1
After extra time
Date12 December 2018 (2018-12-12)
VenueArena da Baixada, Curitiba
RefereeRoberto Tobar (Chile)[2]
Attendance40,263
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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.

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference referees 1st leg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference referees 2nd leg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Histórica decisión: Final Única de la Libertadores 2019 en Santiago y Final Única de la Sudamericana 2019 en Lima". CONMEBOL. 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Junior y Paranaense firman empate en la primera final". CONMEBOL.com. 6 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Atlético Paranaense abraza la gloria por primera vez en su historia". CONMEBOL. 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.