2020 Copa Sudamericana final

2020 Copa Sudamericana final
Event2020 Copa Sudamericana
Lanús Defensa y Justicia
Argentina Argentina
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Date23 January 2021 (2021-01-23)
VenueEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Man of the MatchBraian Romero (Defensa y Justicia)
RefereeJesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Attendance0 [1]
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The 2020 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana, the 19th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.[2]

The match was played on 23 January 2021 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba,[3] Argentina, between Argentine teams Lanús and Defensa y Justicia. It was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[1]

The final was originally scheduled to be played on 7 November 2020.[4] However, as the tournament had been interrupted since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CONMEBOL announced on 10 July 2020 that it would be rescheduled to be played in late January 2021, with 23, 24 or 30 January being the possible dates.[5][6] Eventually, on 9 November 2020, CONMEBOL determined that the final would be played on 23 January 2021.[7]

Defensa y Justicia defeated Lanús by a 3–0 score to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. This victory also meant the first title in the history of the team.[8][9][10] As champions, Defensa y Justicia earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020 Copa Libertadores in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage.[11]

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  2. ^ "Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  3. ^ "El Maracaná (Río) y el Mario Kempes (Córdoba) sedes de las Finales Únicas de Libertadores y Sudamericana 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ "CALENDÁRIO 2020: CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL Sudamericana - RECOPA" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  5. ^ "La Libertadores y la Sudamericana ya tienen fecha" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ "CALENDÁRIO 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  7. ^ "La Final Única se disputará el 23 de enero en el Mario Alberto Kempes" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ Defensa y Justicia, campeón de la Copa Sudamericana by Ariel Ruya on La Nación, 23 Jan 2021
  9. ^ Aprendan a confiar on TyC Sports, 24 Jan 2021
  10. ^ Defensa y Justicia es el nuevo campeón by Fabio Lannutti on Pagina/12, 24 Jan 2021
  11. ^ "Defensa y Justicia se codea con la gloria y alcanza La Gran Conquista" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 January 2021.