2021 Copa Libertadores final

The 2021 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2021 Copa Libertadores. This was the 62nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2021 Copa Libertadores final

The Estadio Centenario in Montevideo hosted the final.
Event	2021 Copa Libertadores
Palmeiras Flamengo 2 1
After extra time
Date	27 November 2021 (2021-11-27)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Man of the Match	Deyverson (Palmeiras)
Referee	Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Attendance	55,023
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The match was played on 27 November 2021 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay,^[1] between Brazilian sides Palmeiras and Flamengo.

Palmeiras defeated Flamengo by a 2–1 score after extra time in the final to win their third title in the tournament, and second in a row.^[2][3] As winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, they qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue

Bidding venues for the 2021 Copa Libertadores final^[4][5]

Association	Stadium	City	Capacity
Argentina	El Cilindro	Avellaneda	61,000
	Estadio Libertadores de América		48,069
	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti	Buenos Aires	70,074
	La Bombonera		54,000
	Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes	Córdoba	57,000
Brazil	Arena da Baixada	Curitiba	42,372
	Estádio Beira-Rio	Porto Alegre	50,128
	Estádio do Morumbi	São Paulo	67,052
	Arena Corinthians		49,205
Chile	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos	Santiago	58,665
Ecuador	Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo	Guayaquil	59,283
Uruguay	Estadio Centenario	Montevideo	60,235

On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that Estadio Centenario in Montevideo was chosen for the 2021 final.^[6]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Palmeiras	5 (1961, 1968, 1999, 2000, 2020)
Flamengo	2 (1981, 2019)

Road to the final

Further information: 2021 Copa Libertadores

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

Palmeiras			Round	Flamengo
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Bye			Qualifying stages	Bye
Group A			Group stage	Group G
Universitario	Away	2–3		Vélez Sarsfield	Away	2–3
Independiente del Valle	Home	5–0		Unión La Calera	Home	4–1
Defensa y Justicia	Away	1–2		LDU Quito	Away	2–3
Independiente del Valle	Away	0–1		Unión La Calera	Away	2–2
Defensa y Justicia	Home	3–4		LDU Quito	Home	2–2
Universitario	Home	6–0		Vélez Sarsfield	Home	0–0
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Palmeiras 6 15 2 Defensa y Justicia 6 9 3 Independiente del Valle 6 5 4 Universitario 6 4 Source: CONMEBOL				Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Flamengo 6 12 2 Vélez Sarsfield 6 10 3 LDU Quito 6 8 4 Unión La Calera 6 2 Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 2			final stages	Seed 5
Universidad Católica (won 2–0 on aggregate)	Away	0–1	Round of 16	Defensa y Justicia (won 5–1 on aggregate)	Away	0–1
	Home	1–0			Home	4–1
São Paulo (won 4–1 on aggregate)	Away	1–1	Quarter-finals	Olimpia (won 9–2 on aggregate)	Away	1–4
	Home	3–0			Home	5–1
Atlético Mineiro (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals)	Home	0–0	Semi-finals	Barcelona (won 4–0 on aggregate)	Home	2–0
	Away	1–1			Away	0–2

Match

Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras) and Léo Pereira (Flamengo) were ruled out of the final due to suspensions.

Details

Palmeiras	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Flamengo
Veiga 5' Deyverson 95'	Report	Gabriel Barbosa 72'

27 November 2021 (2021-11-27)

17:00 UTC−3

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 55,023

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)^[7]

Palmeiras[8]

Flamengo[8]

GK 21 Weverton RB 12 Mayke  106' CB 15 Gustavo Gómez (c)  74' CB 13 Luan LB 22 Joaquín Piquerez  67'  113' CM 28 Danilo  70' CM 8 Zé Rafael  82' RW 43 Dudu  77' AM 23 Raphael Veiga  91' LW 14 Gustavo Scarpa CF 7 Rony Substitutes: GK 42 Jailson DF 4 Benjamín Kuscevic DF 6 Jorge MF 5 Patrick  70' MF 18 Danilo Barbosa  82' MF 25 Gabriel Menino  106' MF 30 Felipe Melo  120+1'  113' FW 9 Deyverson  91' FW 10 Luiz Adriano FW 11 Wesley  77' FW 19 Breno Lopes FW 27 Gabriel Veron Manager: Abel Ferreira

GK 1 Diego Alves RB 44 Mauricio Isla  79' CB 3 Rodrigo Caio  65' CB 23 David Luiz LB 16 Filipe Luís  32' CM 5 Willian Arão CM 18 Andreas Pereira  111' RW 7 Éverton Ribeiro (c)  63' AM 14 Giorgian de Arrascaeta  78'  111' LW 27 Bruno Henrique  91' CF 9 Gabriel Barbosa  74' Substitutes: GK 45 Hugo Souza DF 2 Gustavo Henrique DF 6 Renê  32' DF 29 Rodinei DF 30 Bruno Viana DF 34 Matheuzinho  79' MF 10 Diego MF 33 Thiago Maia FW 11 Vitinho  111' FW 19 Michael  63' FW 21 Pedro  111' FW 43 Kenedy  91' Manager: Renato Gaúcho

Man of the Match: Deyverson (Palmeiras) Assistant referees:[7] Juan Belatti (Argentina) Gabriel Chade (Argentina) Fourth official: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) Fifth official: Maximiliano del Yesso (Argentina) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Germán Delfino (Argentina) Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Jhon Alexander Ospina (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

• 2021 Copa Sudamericana final
• 2022 Recopa Sudamericana

References

1. "Fechas confirmadas para las Finales Únicas". CONMEBOL.com. 27 July 2021.
2. "La Gloria Eterna es para el Palmeiras" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 November 2021.
3. "Palmeiras see off Flamengo in extra time to retain Copa Libertadores title". Guardian. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
4. 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.
5. "CONMEBOL Confirms Candidates to Host 2021-2023 Libertadores Finals | Copa Libertadores". www.copalibertadores.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
6. "Montevideo será la sede de las finales únicas de la CONMEBOL" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 May 2021.
7. "Árbitros designados para la Final Única de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 27 October 2021.
8. "Uniformes para finales de Montevideo". CONMEBOL.com. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

External links

• CONMEBOL.com