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on 12 December 2018. This was the last final to take place over two legs, as starting from

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Teams

Venues

Road to the final

''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team (

) hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a

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would have been used to determine the winner. If extra time was played, a fourth substitution would have been allowed.

Matches

First leg

Second leg

References

External links

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018
CONMEBOL.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Sudamericana Finals 2018

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