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, the 18th edition of the

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, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The final was contested in a single match format between

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and

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team Colón, at the

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, Paraguay on 9 November 2019. This was the first final to be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance. Independiente del Valle defeated Colón by a 3–1 score to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. As champions, Independiente del Valle earned the right to play against the winners of the

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in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the

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group stage. They would also have played the winners of the

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in the 2020 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, but it would not be held due to the

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scheduled to be held at the same time.

Teams

Venue

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at the Estadio Nacional, on 9 May 2019 the confederation's Council decided to switch the venue to

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Show

Before the game, two bands identified with the finalist teams played on the field:

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, for Independiente. Then the Puerto Rican singer

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finished the show.Los Palmeras fueron los grandes protagonistas de la ceremonia de apertura de la final de la Copa Sudamericana
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Road to the final

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

Format

The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 25). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 28).

Match

At 18:05 UTC−3, in the 32nd minute, the match was interrupted due to severe weather. The match resumed at 19:00 UTC−3.

References

External links

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2019
CONMEBOL.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Sudamericana Final 2019

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*Final November 2019 sports events in South America C.S.D. Independiente del Valle matches Club Atlético Colón matches 2019 in Ecuadorian football 2019–20 in Argentine football International club association football competitions hosted by Paraguay