2025 Recopa Sudamericana
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| Date | 20 February 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Presidente Perón, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Felipe González (Chile)[1] | ||||||
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| Date | 27 February 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Referee | Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)[1] | ||||||
The 2025 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (Portuguese: CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana de 2025) was the 33rd edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (also referred to as the Recopa Sudamericana), the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.
The competition was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Brazilian team Botafogo, the 2024 Copa Libertadores champions, and Argentine team Racing, the 2024 Copa Sudamericana champions. The first leg was hosted by Racing at Estadio Presidente Perón in Avellaneda, Argentina on 20 February 2025 while the second leg was hosted by Botafogo at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 27 February 2025.[2]
Racing were the champions, winning their first Recopa Sudamericana title after defeating Botafogo 4–0 on aggregate.[3]
Teams
[edit]This was the second Recopa Sudamericana participation for both Botafogo and Racing. The former played the 1994 edition which they lost to fellow Brazilian side São Paulo, while the latter previously contested the Recopa in 1989, losing to Nacional from Uruguay.[4]
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Botafogo
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2024 Copa Libertadores champions | 1 (1994) |
 Racing
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2024 Copa Sudamericana champions | 1 (1989) |
Format
[edit]The Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the Copa Libertadores champions hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate at the end of the second leg, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 17).[5]
Matches
[edit]After winning the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Série A, coach Artur Jorge left Botafogo on 3 January 2025 to take charge of the Qatari team Al-Rayyan.[6] Botafogo initially had interim coach Carlos Leiria, coach of the U-20 team, who led the team in the 2025 Supercopa do Brasil and the early rounds of the 2025 Campeonato Carioca. Due to poor results, Carlos Leiria was replaced by Cláudio Caçapa, who was also appointed as interim coach.[7] Caçapa was in charge of both legs of the Recopa Sudamericana, although on the day of the second leg, 27 February 2025, Botafogo announced Renato Paiva as their new coach.[8]
Nathan Fernandes and Bastos (Botafogo) and Agustín García Basso and Santiago Sosa (Racing) missed both matches while David Ricardo, Jeffinho and Artur (Botafogo) missed the first leg due to injuries.
Gregore (Botafogo) missed the first leg and Cuiabano (Botafogo) missed the second one due to suspension.
First leg
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Second leg
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Racing
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Árbitros designados para la CONMEBOL Recopa 2025" [Referees appointed for the 2025 CONMEBOL Recopa] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "La Recopa Sudamericana tiene fecha confirmada: ¿cuándo jugarán Botafogo y Racing Club?" [The Recopa Sudamericana has a confirmed date: when will Botafogo and Racing Club play?] (in Spanish). DSports. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "¡Racing es el campeón de la CONMEBOL Recopa 2025!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 February 2025.
- ^ "Racing enfrentará a Botafogo en la CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana 2025: ¿cuándo y dónde se jugarán los partidos?" [Racing will face Botafogo in the 2025 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana: when and where will the matches be played?] (in Spanish). ESPN. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "CONMEBOL Recopa Reglamento 2025" [CONMEBOL Recopa 2025 Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Botafogo anuncia rescisão de Artur Jorge" (in Portuguese). Globo. 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Botafogo anuncia volta de Caçapa para comandar equipe no lugar de Carlos Leiria" (in Portuguese). Globo. 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Botafogo acerta contratação do técnico Renato Paiva" (in Portuguese). Globo. 27 February 2025.