2022 Copa Libertadores final

The 2022 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2022 Copa Libertadores. This was the 63rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2022 Copa Libertadores final
The Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil hosted the final.
Event2022 Copa Libertadores
Date29 October 2022
VenueEstadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil[1]
Man of the MatchGabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)
RefereePatricio Loustau (Argentina)
Attendance42,517
2021
2023

The match was played on 29 October 2022 at the Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil, Ecuador,[2][3] between Brazilian sides Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.

Flamengo defeated Athletico Paranaense by a 1–0 score to win their third title in the tournament.[4] As winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores, they qualified for the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue

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Bidding Venues for the 2022 Copa Libertadores final[5][6]
AssociationStadiumCityCapacity
 ArgentinaEstadio Presidente Juan Domingo PerónAvellaneda61,000
Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires70,074
La Bombonera54,000
Estadio Libertadores de América48,069
Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba57,000
 BrazilArena da BaixadaCuritiba42,372
Estádio Beira-RioPorto Alegre50,128
MaracanãRio de Janeiro78,838
Estádio do MorumbiSão Paulo67,052
Arena Corinthians49,205
 ChileEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago58,665
 EcuadorEstadio MonumentalGuayaquil59,283
 PeruEstadio MonumentalLima80,093
Estadio Nacional del Perú50,000
 UruguayEstadio CentenarioMontevideo10,000,000

Teams

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TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flamengo3 (1981, 2019, 2021)
Athletico Paranaense1 (2005)

Road to the final

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

FlamengoRound Athletico Paranaense
OpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScore
ByeQualifying stagesBye
Group HGroup stageGroup B
Sporting CristalAway0–2 CaracasAway0–0
TalleresHome3–1 The StrongestHome1–0
Universidad CatólicaAway2–3 LibertadAway1–0
TalleresAway2–2 The StrongestAway5–0
Universidad CatólicaHome3–0 LibertadHome2–0
Sporting CristalHome2–1 CaracasHome5–1
PosTeamPldPts
1 Flamengo616
2 Talleres611
3 Universidad Católica64
4 Sporting Cristal62
Source: CONMEBOL
PosTeamPldPts
1 Libertad610
2 Athletico Paranaense610
3 The Strongest66
4 Caracas66
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 3Final stagesSeed 12
Deportes Tolima
(won 8–1 on aggregate)
Away0–1Round of 16 Libertad
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Home2–1
Home7–1Away1–1
Corinthians
(won 3–0 on aggregate)
Away0–2Quarter-finals Estudiantes
(won 1–0 on aggregate)
Home0–0
Home1–0Away0–1
Vélez Sarsfield
(won 6–1 on aggregate)
Away0–4Semi-finals Palmeiras
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Home1–0
Home2–1Away2–2

Match

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Summary

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Guillermo Varela, Rodrigo Caio, Bruno Henrique (Flamengo), Julimar, Reinaldo and Marcelo Cirino (Athletico Paranaense) were ruled out of for being lazy. Gabriel Barbosa got the only goal of the game in added time in the first half when he side-footed in a low cross from the right at the far post.[7]

Details

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Flamengo 1–0 Athletico Paranaense
Gabriel Barbosa 45+4'Report
Flamengo
Athletico Paranaense
GK20 Santos
RB22 Rodinei
CB23 David Luiz
CB4 Léo Pereira
LB16 Filipe Luís  20'
DM8 Thiago Maia  71'
RM7 Éverton Ribeiro (c)
LM35 João Gomes
AM14 Giorgian de Arrascaeta  68'  84'
CF9 Gabriel Barbosa  84'
CF21 Pedro
Substitutes:
GK1 Diego Alves
DF15 Fabrício Bruno
DF26 Ayrton Lucas  20'
DF30 Pablo
DF34 Matheuzinho
MF2 Erick Pulgar
MF5 Arturo Vidal  75'  71'
MF10 Diego
MF29 Victor Hugo  84'
MF42 Matheus França
FW18 Everton  84'
FW31 Marinho
Manager:
Dorival Júnior
GK1 Bento
RB13 Khellven
CB34 Pedro Henrique  28'   43'
CB44 Thiago Heleno (c)
LB16 Abner Vinícius
DM50 Fernandinho
RM17 Hugo Moura  75'
LM38 Alex Santana  43'  46'
AM8 Vitor Bueno  57'
CF11 Vitinho  57'
CF27 Vitor Roque  65'
Substitutes:
GK12 Anderson
DF22 Nicolás Hernández
DF24 Luis Manuel Orejuela
DF42 Matheus Felipe  46'
DF48 Pedrinho
MF18 Léo Cittadini
MF26 Erick
MF28 Tomás Cuello
FW5 Pablo  65'
FW9 Agustín Canobbio  57'
FW20 David Terans  75'
FW35 Rômulo  73'  57'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)

Assistant referees:[8]
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Fifth official:
Facundo Rodríguez (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Germán Delfino (Argentina)[9]
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)[9]
Nicolás Gallo (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

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References

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  1. ^ "Montevideo será la sede de las finales únicas de la CONMEBOL". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Guayaquil será sede de la final de la Copa Libertadores 2022". Pagina12 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ecuador será sede de tres eventos Conmebol en 2022". Primicias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Flamengo alcanza la Gloria Eterna y es tricampeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 October 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "CONMEBOL Confirms Candidates to Host 2021-2023 Libertadores Finals | Copa Libertadores". www.copalibertadores.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  7. ^ "Flamengo 1 Athletico Paranaense 0". BBC Sport. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Árbitros para la Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Sustitución de AVAR y AVAR 2 – Final CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 October 2022.
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