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match organised by

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and

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between the winners of the

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and

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. As host confederation, CONMEBOL was in charge of the main organization of this edition. At club Flamengo's initiative, the match was played on 24 August 2024 at

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, Brazil, between the Brazilian team

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, the 2024 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions, and

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team

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, the

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champions. Flamengo beat Olympiacos 2–1, becoming the first brazilian side to win the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup.

Teams

Pre-match

Officials

The officiating team was appointed by the CONMEBOL Referee Commission; only referees in the

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were eligible. On 19 August 2024, CONMEBOL announced the refereeing team with

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official Yender Herrera as the referee for the match. Herrera is a FIFA referee since 2021. He was joined by his fellow Venezuelans Alberto Ponte and Migdalia Rodríguez as assistant referees, while

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Bryan Loayza was the fourth official. Carlos Orbe acted as the

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(VAR) and Mónica Amboya was the assistant VAR official (AVAR), both also from Ecuador.

Squads

Each team had to submit their list of 23 players (including at least two goalkeepers) to its respective confederation by 20 August 2024, (

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) or (), as appropriate. Only players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to compete. Teams were permitted to make player replacements in cases of serious injuries up to 24 hours prior the start of the match, provided that it was approved by the CONMEBOL Chief Medical Officer and the team doctor concerned. On 20 August 2024, Olympiacos announced their squad of 23 players with whom they travelled to Brazil. Flamengo announced their squad on 21 August 2024.

Match

Details

Notes

References

External links

Intercontinental Sub20
at CONMEBOL.com
Under-20 Intercontinental
at UEFA.com {{Olympiacos F.C. matches UEFA–CONMEBOL UEFA–CONMEBOL International club association football competitions hosted by Brazil UEFA–CONMEBOL UEFA–CONMEBOL Football in Rio de Janeiro (state) UEFA–CONMEBOL Under-20 Intercontinental Cup