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The 2019 Copa Sudamericana Final was the final match to decide the winner of the
2019 Copa Sudamericana The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 18th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana'', or pt, Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Ecuador ...
, the 18th edition of the
Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American fo ...
, 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
2019 Copa Libertadores The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 60th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the ''Copa Libertadores''), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Flamengo defeated defending champion ...
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

On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL decided that starting from the 2019 edition, the final would be played as a single match, and although it was originally stated that the final would be played in
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at the Estadio Nacional, on 9 May 2019 the confederation's Council decided to switch the venue to
Estadio Defensores del Chaco Estadio Defensores del Chaco is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium once had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling, dropping the ...
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Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...
,
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. On 21 June 2019, APF announced that
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Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...
would host the 2019 final due to remodeling works in
Estadio Defensores del Chaco Estadio Defensores del Chaco is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium once had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling, dropping the ...
.


Show

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


See also

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2019 Copa Libertadores Final The 2019 Copa Libertadores Final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2019 Copa Libertadores, the 60th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South American's top-tier continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The m ...
* 2020 Recopa Sudamericana


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