The 2012 Superclásico de las Américas – Copa Doctor Nicolás Leoz was the second edition of the

Superclásico de las Américas The Superclassic of the Americas ( pt, Superclássico das Américas, es, Superclásico de las Américas), is an annual friendly football match between the national teams of Argentina and Brazil. Established in 2011 and organized by CONMEBOL, ...

. Brazil won 4–3 on

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after a 3–3 draw on aggregate and conquered their second title. The first leg was played at

Estádio Serra Dourada Estádio Serra Dourada is a football stadium inaugurated on March 9, 1975 in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. It was designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha. The stadium is owned by the Goiás state Government, and ...

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, which Brazil won, 2–1. The second leg was originally scheduled to be played on October 3, 2012, at the

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in Resistencia, Chaco, but was postponed due to a power failure in the stadium. Both the CBF and AFA agreed on a new date for the match, and it was decided to be held on November 21, 2012 at

La Bombonera The Alberto José Armando Stadium is a football stadium located in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Widely known as La Bombonera (; en, The chocolate box) due to its shape, with a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands rou ...

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Venues

Matches

First leg

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Second leg

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References

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