The 2021 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana de 2021) was the 29th edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Recopa Sudamericana''), the

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competition organized by

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between the winners of the previous season's two major

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n club tournaments, the

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and the

Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...

. The competition was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Brazilian team

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, the 2020 Copa Libertadores champions, and

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team

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

, the

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champions. The first leg was hosted by Defensa y Justicia on 7 April 2021, while the second leg was hosted by Palmeiras on 14 April 2021. The matches were originally scheduled for 10 February 2021 and 3 March 2021, but were rescheduled due to the participation of Palmeiras in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup. Defensa y Justicia defeated Palmeiras 4-3 on penalties after tied 3-3 on aggregate to win their first Recopa Sudamericana.

Teams

Format

The Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away

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basis, with the Copa Libertadores champions hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the

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would not be used, and 30 minutes of

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would be played. If still tied after extra time, the

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would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 17).

Matches

First leg

Second leg

Unsain (Defensa y Justicia) saved a penalty by

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(Palmeiras) in the 99th minute of extra time.

Notes

References

External links

CONMEBOL Recopa 2021
CONMEBOL {{DEFAULTSORT:Recopa Sudamericana 2021

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