2018 Recopa Sudamericana

2018 Recopa Sudamericana
CONMEBOL Recopa 2018
EventRecopa Sudamericana
Independiente Grêmio
Argentina Brazil
1 1
on aggregate
Grêmio won 5–4 on penalties
First leg
Independiente Grêmio
1 1
Date14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)
VenueEstadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda
RefereeRoddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Attendance47,000
Second leg
Grêmio Independiente
0 0
After extra time
Date21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)
VenueArena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
RefereeEnrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Attendance42,921
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The 2018 CONMEBOL Recopa was the 26th edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa (also referred to as the Recopa Sudamericana, or Portuguese: Recopa Sul-Americana), the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.[1]

The competition was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Brazilian team Grêmio, the 2017 Copa Libertadores champions, and Argentinian team Independiente, the 2017 Copa Sudamericana champions.[2] The first leg was hosted by Independiente at Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda on 14 February 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Grêmio at Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre on 21 February 2018.[3]

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Grêmio won 5–4 on penalties to win their second Recopa Sudamericana title.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Recopa 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ^ "La CONMEBOL Recopa y la Suruga Bank tienen fechas definidas". CONMEBOL.com. 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Fechas confirmadas de la CONMEBOL Recopa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Independiente y Gremio hacen tablas y dejan definición para la revancha" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 14 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Gremio campeón de la CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana 2018" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 February 2018.