The 2013 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2013 Recopa

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Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st edition of the

Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club association football, football compe ...

, 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

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

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, the 2012 Copa Libertadores champion, and

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, the

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champion. The first leg was hosted by São Paulo at

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on July 3, 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Corinthians at

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on July 17, 2013. Corinthians won both legs, the first leg by 2–1, and the second leg by 2–0, to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title. Corinthians captain

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was selected as best player of the tournament.

Format

The Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the Copa Libertadores champion hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the

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was not used, and 30 minutes of

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was played. If still tied after extra time, the

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was used to determine the winner.

Qualified teams

Venues

Match details

First leg

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Second leg

References

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