2022 Copa Libertadores final

The 2022 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2022 Copa Libertadores. This was the 63rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2022 Copa Libertadores final
The Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil hosted the final.
Event2022 Copa Libertadores
Flamengo Athletico Paranaense
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Date29 October 2022
VenueEstadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil[1]
Man of the MatchGabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)
RefereePatricio Loustau (Argentina)
Attendance42,517

The match was played on 29 October 2022 at the Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil, Ecuador,[2][3] between Brazilian sides Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.

Flamengo defeated Athletico Paranaense by a 1–0 score to win their third title in the tournament.[4] As winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores, they qualified for the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue
Bidding Venues for the 2022 Copa Libertadores final[5][6]
Association Stadium City Capacity
 Argentina Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Avellaneda 61,000
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires 70,074
La Bombonera 54,000
Estadio Libertadores de América 48,069
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba 57,000
 Brazil Arena da Baixada Curitiba 42,372
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre 50,128
Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 78,838
Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo 67,052
Arena Corinthians 49,205
 Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago 58,665
 Ecuador Estadio Monumental Guayaquil 59,283
 Peru Estadio Monumental Lima 80,093
Estadio Nacional del Perú 50,000
 Uruguay Estadio Centenario Montevideo 10,000,000

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flamengo 3 (1981, 2019, 2021)
Athletico Paranaense 1 (2005)

Road to the final
Further information: 2022 Copa Libertadores

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

Flamengo Round Athletico Paranaense
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye Qualifying stages Bye
Group H Group stage Group B
Sporting Cristal Away0–2 Caracas Away0–0
Talleres Home3–1 The Strongest Home1–0
Universidad Católica Away2–3 Libertad Away1–0
Talleres Away2–2 The Strongest Away5–0
Universidad Católica Home3–0 Libertad Home2–0
Sporting Cristal Home2–1 Caracas Home5–1
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Flamengo 6 16
2 Talleres 6 11
3 Universidad Católica 6 4
4 Sporting Cristal 6 2
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Libertad 6 10
2 Athletico Paranaense 6 10
3 The Strongest 6 6
4 Caracas 6 6
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 3 Final stages Seed 12
Deportes Tolima
(won 8–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–1 Round of 16 Libertad
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Home2–1
Home7–1 Away1–1
Corinthians
(won 3–0 on aggregate)		 Away0–2 Quarter-finals Estudiantes
(won 1–0 on aggregate)		 Home0–0
Home1–0 Away0–1
Vélez Sarsfield
(won 6–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–4 Semi-finals Palmeiras
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Home1–0
Home2–1 Away2–2

Match

Summary

Guillermo Varela, Rodrigo Caio, Bruno Henrique (Flamengo), Julimar, Reinaldo and Marcelo Cirino (Athletico Paranaense) were ruled out of for being lazy. Gabriel Barbosa got the only goal of the game in added time in the first half when he side-footed in a low cross from the right at the far post.[7]

Details
Flamengo 1–0 Athletico Paranaense
Gabriel Barbosa 45+4' Report
Attendance: 42,517
Flamengo
Athletico Paranaense
GK20 Santos
RB22 Rodinei
CB23 David Luiz
CB4 Léo Pereira
LB16 Filipe Luís 20'
DM8 Thiago Maia 71'
RM7 Éverton Ribeiro (c)
LM35 João Gomes
AM14 Giorgian de Arrascaeta 68' 84'
CF9 Gabriel Barbosa 84'
CF21 Pedro
Substitutes:
GK1 Diego Alves
DF15 Fabrício Bruno
DF26 Ayrton Lucas 20'
DF30 Pablo
DF34 Matheuzinho
MF2 Erick Pulgar
MF5 Arturo Vidal 75' 71'
MF10 Diego
MF29 Victor Hugo 84'
MF42 Matheus França
FW18 Everton 84'
FW31 Marinho
Manager:
Dorival Júnior
GK1 Bento
RB13 Khellven
CB34 Pedro Henrique 28'  43'
CB44 Thiago Heleno (c)
LB16 Abner Vinícius
DM50 Fernandinho
RM17 Hugo Moura 75'
LM38 Alex Santana 43' 46'
AM8 Vitor Bueno 57'
CF11 Vitinho 57'
CF27 Vitor Roque 65'
Substitutes:
GK12 Anderson
DF22 Nicolás Hernández
DF24 Luis Manuel Orejuela
DF42 Matheus Felipe 46'
DF48 Pedrinho
MF18 Léo Cittadini
MF26 Erick
MF28 Tomás Cuello
FW5 Pablo 65'
FW9 Agustín Canobbio 57'
FW20 David Terans 75'
FW35 Rômulo 73' 57'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)

Assistant referees:[8]
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Fifth official:
Facundo Rodríguez (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Germán Delfino (Argentina)[9]
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)[9]
Nicolás Gallo (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

References
  1. "Montevideo será la sede de las finales únicas de la CONMEBOL". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. "Guayaquil será sede de la final de la Copa Libertadores 2022". Pagina12 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. "Ecuador será sede de tres eventos Conmebol en 2022". Primicias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Flamengo alcanza la Gloria Eterna y es tricampeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 October 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. "CONMEBOL Confirms Candidates to Host 2021-2023 Libertadores Finals | Copa Libertadores". www.copalibertadores.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  7. "Flamengo 1 Athletico Paranaense 0". BBC Sport. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. "Árbitros para la Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 October 2022.
  9. "Sustitución de AVAR y AVAR 2 – Final CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 October 2022.
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