The 2022 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2022 Copa Libertadores. This was the 63rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The match was played on 29 October 2022 at the Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil, Ecuador, between Brazilian sides Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.
Flamengo defeated Athletico Paranaense by a 1–0 score to win their third title in the tournament. As winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores, they qualified for the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Venue
+Bidding Venues for the 2022 Copa Libertadores finalAssociationStadiumCityCapacityEl CilindroAvellaneda61,000Estadio Libertadores de América48,069Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires70,074La Bombonera54,000Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba57,000Arena da BaixadaCuritiba42,372Estádio Beira-RioPorto Alegre50,128MaracanãRio de Janeiro78,838Estádio do MorumbiSão Paulo67,052Arena Corinthians49,205Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago58,665Estadio MonumentalGuayaquil59,283Estadio MonumentalLima80,093Estadio Nacional del Perú50,000Estadio CentenarioMontevideo60,235
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Flamengo3 (1981, 2019, 2021) Athletico Paranaense1 (2005)
Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first. FlamengoRound Athletico ParanaenseOpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScoreByeQualifying stagesByeGroup HGroup stageGroup B Sporting CristalAway0–2 CaracasAway0–0 TalleresHome3–1 The StrongestHome1–0 Universidad CatólicaAway2–3 LibertadAway1–0 TalleresAway2–2 The StrongestAway5–0 Universidad CatólicaHome3–0 LibertadHome2–0 Sporting CristalHome2–1 CaracasHome5–1Seed 3Final stagesSeed 12 Deportes Tolima(won 8–1 on aggregate)Away0–1Round of 16 Libertad(won 3–2 on aggregate)Home2–1Home7–1Away1–1 Corinthians(won 3–0 on aggregate)Away0–2Quarter-finals Estudiantes(won 1–0 on aggregate)Home0–0Home1–0Away0–1 Vélez Sarsfield(won 6–1 on aggregate)Away0–4Semi-finals Palmeiras(won 3–2 on aggregate)Home1–0Home2–1Away2–2
Match Summary Guillermo Varela, Rodrigo Caio, Bruno Henrique (Flamengo), Julimar, Reinaldo and Marcelo Cirino (Athletico Paranaense) were ruled out of the final due to injuries. Gabriel Barbosa, who would be declared Man of the Match in the final, got the only goal of the game in added time in the first half when he side-footed in a low cross from the right at the far post.
Details
GK 20 SantosRB 22 RodineiCB 23 David LuizCB 4 Léo PereiraLB 16 Filipe Luís DM 8 Thiago Maia RM 7 Éverton Ribeiro (c)LM 35 João GomesAM 14 Giorgian de Arrascaeta CF 9 Gabriel Barbosa CF 21 PedroSubstitutes:GK 1 Diego AlvesDF 15 Fabrício BrunoDF 26 Ayrton Lucas DF 30 PabloDF 34 MatheuzinhoMF 2 Erick PulgarMF 5 Arturo Vidal MF 10 DiegoMF 29 Victor Hugo MF 42 Matheus FrançaFW 18 Everton FW 31 MarinhoManager: Dorival Júnior GK 1 BentoRB 13 KhellvenCB 34 Pedro Henrique CB 44 Thiago Heleno (c)LB 16 Abner ViníciusDM 50 FernandinhoRM 17 Hugo Moura LM 38 Alex Santana AM 8 Vitor Bueno CF 11 Vitinho CF 27 Vitor Roque Substitutes:GK 12 AndersonDF 22 Nicolás HernándezDF 24 Luis Manuel OrejuelaDF 42 Matheus Felipe DF 48 PedrinhoMF 18 Léo CittadiniMF 26 ErickMF 28 Tomás CuelloFW 5 Pablo FW 9 Agustín Canobbio FW 20 David Terans FW 35 Rômulo Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari Man of the Match: Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)
Assistant referees: Diego Bonfá (Argentina) Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) Fourth official: Facundo Tello (Argentina) Fifth official: Facundo Rodríguez (Argentina) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referees: Germán Delfino (Argentina) Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
See also
2022 Copa Sudamericana final 2023 Recopa Sudamericana
References
External links CONMEBOL.com