2017 Copa Sudamericana finals
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The 2017 Copa Sudamericana finals were the two-legged final that decides the winner of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, the 16th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Event | 2017 Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
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Date | 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda | ||||||
Referee | Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay) | ||||||
Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
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Date | 13 December 2017 (2017-12-13) | ||||||
Venue | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
Referee | Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) | ||||||
Attendance | 62,567 | ||||||
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The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentinian team Independiente and Brazilian team Flamengo. The first leg was hosted by Independiente at Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda on 6 December 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Flamengo at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on 13 December 2017.[1]
Independiente defeated Flamengo 3–2 on aggregate to win their second Copa Sudamericana title. As champions, Independiente earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores in the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2017 J.League Cup in the 2018 Suruga Bank Championship.[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.