The 2011 Recopa Sudamericana was the 19th edition of 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

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

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 ...

. It was contested between Brazilian club

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, the 2010 Copa Libertadores champion, and

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club Independiente, the

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champion. Internacional lost the first leg 2–1, but won the second leg 3–1,¡Inter, nuevo campeón de la Recopa!
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Qualified teams

Rules

The Recopa Sudamericana is played over two legs; home and away. The team that qualified via the Copa Libertadores plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points — three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the

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is not applied.

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is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a

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ensues according to the Laws of the Game.Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol “Recopa Sudamericana” Edición 2011 Reglamento
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Venues

Match details

First leg

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Second leg

References

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