2021 Copa Libertadores Final

The 2021 Copa Libertadores Final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2021 Copa Libertadores. This was the 62nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2021 Copa Libertadores Final
Event2021 Copa Libertadores
Palmeiras Flamengo
2 1
After extra time
Date27 November 2021 (2021-11-27)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
Man of the MatchDeyverson (Palmeiras)
RefereeNéstor Pitana (Argentina)

The match was played on 27 November 2021 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay,[1] between Brazilian sides Palmeiras and Flamengo.

Palmeiras defeated Flamengo by a 2–1 score after extra time in the final to win their third title in the tournament, and second in a row.[2][3] As winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, they qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue
Bidding venues for the 2021 Copa Libertadores Final[4][5]
Association Stadium City Capacity
 Argentina Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Avellaneda 61,000
Estadio Libertadores de América 48,069
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Buenos Aires 70,074
La Bombonera 54,000
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba 57,000
 Brazil Arena da Baixada Curitiba 42,372
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre 50,128
Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo 67,052
Arena Corinthians 49,205
 Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago 58,665
 Ecuador Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Guayaquil 59,283
 Uruguay Estadio Centenario Montevideo 60,235

On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that Estadio Centenario in Montevideo was chosen for the 2021 final.[6]

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Palmeiras 5 (1961, 1968, 1999, 2000, 2020)
Flamengo 2 (1981, 2019)

Road to the final
Further information: 2021 Copa Libertadores

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

Palmeiras Round Flamengo
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye Qualifying stages Bye
Group A Group stage Group G
Universitario Away2–3 Vélez Sarsfield Away2–3
Independiente del Valle Home5–0 Unión La Calera Home4–1
Defensa y Justicia Away1–2 LDU Quito Away2–3
Independiente del Valle Away0–1 Unión La Calera Away2–2
Defensa y Justicia Home3–4 LDU Quito Home2–2
Universitario Home6–0 Vélez Sarsfield Home0–0
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Palmeiras 6 15
2 Defensa y Justicia 6 9
3 Independiente del Valle 6 5
4 Universitario 6 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Flamengo 6 12
2 Vélez Sarsfield 6 10
3 LDU Quito 6 8
4 Unión La Calera 6 2
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 2 Final stages Seed 5
Universidad Católica
(won 2–0 on aggregate)		 Away0–1 Round of 16 Defensa y Justicia
(won 5–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–1
Home1–0 Home4–1
São Paulo
(won 4–1 on aggregate)		 Away1–1 Quarter-finals Olimpia
(won 9–2 on aggregate)		 Away1–4
Home3–0 Home5–1
Atlético Mineiro
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals)		 Home0–0 Semi-finals Barcelona
(won 4–0 on aggregate)		 Home2–0
Away1–1 Away0–2

Match

Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras) and Léo Pereira (Flamengo) were ruled out of the final due to suspensions.

Details
Palmeiras 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flamengo
  • Veiga 5'
  • Deyverson 95'
 Report
Attendance: 55,023
Palmeiras[8]
Flamengo[8]
GK21 Weverton
RB12 Mayke 106'
CB15 Gustavo Gómez (c) 74'
CB13 Luan
LB22 Joaquín Piquerez 67' 113'
RDM28 Danilo 70'
LDM8 Zé Rafael 82'
RAM14 Gustavo Scarpa
CAM23 Raphael Veiga 91'
LAM43 Dudu 77'
CF7 Rony
Substitutes:
GK42 Jailson
DF4 Benjamín Kuscevic
DF6 Jorge
MF5 Patrick 70'
MF18 Danilo Barbosa 82'
MF25 Gabriel Menino 106'
MF30 Felipe Melo 120+1' 113'
FW9 Deyverson 91'
FW10 Luiz Adriano
FW11 Wesley 77'
FW19 Breno Lopes
FW27 Gabriel Veron
Manager:
Abel Ferreira
GK1 Diego Alves
RB44 Mauricio Isla 79'
CB3 Rodrigo Caio 65'
CB23 David Luiz
LB16 Filipe Luís 32'
RDM5 Willian Arão
LDM18 Andreas Pereira 111'
RAM7 Éverton Ribeiro (c) 63'
CAM14 Giorgian de Arrascaeta 78' 111'
LAM27 Bruno Henrique 91'
CF9 Gabriel Barbosa 74'
Substitutes:
GK45 Hugo Souza
DF2 Gustavo Henrique
DF6 Renê 32'
DF29 Rodinei
DF30 Bruno Viana
DF34 Matheuzinho 79'
MF10 Diego
MF33 Thiago Maia
FW11 Vitinho 111'
FW19 Michael 63'
FW21 Pedro 111'
FW43 Kenedy 91'
Manager:
Renato Gaúcho

Man of the Match:
Deyverson (Palmeiras)

Assistant referees:[7]
Juan Belatti (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Fifth official:
Maximiliano del Yesso (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Germán Delfino (Argentina)
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Jhon Alexander Ospina (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

References
  1. "Fechas confirmadas para las Finales Únicas". CONMEBOL.com. 27 July 2021.
  2. "La Gloria Eterna es para el Palmeiras" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 November 2021.
  3. "Palmeiras see off Flamengo in extra time to retain Copa Libertadores title". Guardian. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. "CONMEBOL Confirms Candidates to Host 2021-2023 Libertadores Finals | Copa Libertadores". www.copalibertadores.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  6. "Montevideo será la sede de las finales únicas de la CONMEBOL" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 May 2021.
  7. "Árbitros designados para la Final Única de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 27 October 2021.
  8. "Uniformes para finales de Montevideo". CONMEBOL.com. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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