The 2021 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana () was the 29th edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Recopa Sudamericana''), the

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competition organized by

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between the winners of the previous season's two major

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n club tournaments, the

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and the

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. The competition was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Brazilian team

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, the

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champions, and

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team

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, the

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champions. The first leg was hosted by Defensa y Justicia on 7 April 2021, while the second leg was hosted by Palmeiras on 14 April 2021. The matches were originally scheduled for 10 February 2021 and 3 March 2021, but were rescheduled due to the participation of Palmeiras in the

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. Defensa y Justicia defeated Palmeiras 4-3 on penalties after tied 3-3 on aggregate to win their first Recopa Sudamericana.

Teams

Format

The Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away

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basis, with the Copa Libertadores champions hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the

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would not be used, and 30 minutes of

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would be played. If still tied after extra time, the

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would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 17).

Relocation to Brasília

As a result of the

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, the previous season's finals were postponed. This includes the

and Copa Sudamericana final, which the CONMEBOL's Council moved to the

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on 10 July 2020. At the same time, CONMEBOL postponed and relocated the second-leg matches to the

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Matches

First leg

Second leg

Unsain (Defensa y Justicia) saved a penalty by

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(Palmeiras) in the 99th minute of extra time.

Notes

References

External links

CONMEBOL Recopa 2021
CONMEBOL {{DEFAULTSORT:Recopa Sudamericana 2021

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