The 2022 Supercopa Uruguaya was the fifth edition of the

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super cup. It was held on 30 January 2022 between the 2021 Primera División champions

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and the 2021 Torneo Apertura champions

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. Originally the match was scheduled to be played at Estadio Silvestre Octavio Landoni in

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, however, the Durazno Intendancy declined to host it due to an increase of

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cases in the

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. On 21 January 2022, the

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(AUF) announced that the match was moved to

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in Maldonado. Peñarol defeated Plaza Colonia by a 1–0 score after extra time to win their second Supercopa Uruguaya title.

Teams

The Supercopa Uruguaya is usually contested by the champions of the Primera División and the

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winners of the previous year, however, since the Torneo Intermedio was not held in 2021 due to the

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, on 21 December 2021 the League Council of the AUF voted that

, as winners of the 2021 Torneo Apertura, would play the Supercopa against Peñarol.

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, as the team that placed second in the aggregate table of the 2021 Primera División season, was offered to take part in the Supercopa but they declined the nomination.

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References

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