2008 Copa Sudamericana finals

2008 Copa Sudamericana finals

Event	2008 Copa Sudamericana
Estudiantes (LP) Internacional 1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Estudiantes (LP) Internacional 0 1
Date	26 November 2008
Venue	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Referee	Carlos Amarilla
Second leg
Internacional Estudiantes (LP) 1 1
Date	3 December 2008
Venue	Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Referee	Jorge Larrionda
Attendance	51,803

The 2008 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Sudamericana champion. The final was contested by Brazilian club Internacional and Argentine team Estudiantes de La Plata. The first leg, held in Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, was won by Internacional 1–0. As the second leg, held in Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre ended in a 1–1 tie, Internacional became champions of the competition winning 4–1 on points (2–1 on aggregate).

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Estudiantes LP	None
Internacional	None

Venues

File:EstadioUnicoLaPlata Interior June2014.jpg

File:Beira-Rio Internacional - 5.jpg

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata (left) and Estádio Beira-Rio, venues for the series

Match summary

First leg

2008 Copa Sudamericana finals

26 November 2008

22:00 (UTC-3)

First leg

Estudiantes LP	0–1	Internacional
	Report	Alex File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (pen.)

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Estudiantes (LP)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Internacional

GK	21	Mariano Andújar
DF	14	Marcos Angeleri	Yellow card 45'
DF	6	Agustín Alayes		downward-facing red arrow 69'
DF	2	Leandro Desabato	Yellow card 32'
DF	13	Juan Manuel Díaz
MF	20	Diego Alberto Galván		downward-facing red arrow 62'
MF	5	Matías Sánchez
MF	11	Juan Sebastián Verón (c)
MF	23	Leandro Benítez
FW	7	Juan Manuel Salgueiro	Yellow card 13'	downward-facing red arrow 59'
FW	17	Mauro Boselli
Substitutes:
GK	1	Mariano Barbosa
FW	10	Gastón Fernández		upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW	9	José Luis Calderón		upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF	3	Christian Cellay
MF	15	Juan Huerta
MF	16	Iván Moreno y Fabianesi		upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF	19	Raúl Iberbia
Manager:
Leonardo Astrada

GK	22	Lauro	Yellow card 69'
DF	13	Bolívar
DF	3	Índio	Yellow card 23'
DF	24	Álvaro
DF	6	Marcão
MF	8	Edinho (c)
MF	11	Magrão	Yellow card 46'
MF	5	Pablo Guiñazú	Red card 24'
MF	15	Andrés D'Alessandro		downward-facing red arrow 89'
MF	10	Alex		downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW	9	Nilmar	Yellow card 91'	downward-facing red arrow 92'
Substitutes:
GK	12	Clemer
MF	4	Sandro		upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF	7	Daniel Carvalho
DF	14	Danny Morais		upward-facing green arrow 92'
DF	16	Gustavo Nery		upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF	17	Andrezinho
FW	20	Taison
Manager:
Tite

Assistant referees: Manuel Bernal Emigdio Ruiz Roa Fourth official: Carlos Galeano

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Second leg

3 December 2008

22:00 (UTC-3)

First leg

Internacional	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Estudiantes LP
Nilmar File:Soccerball shade.svg 116'	Report	Alayes File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 51,803

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Internacional

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Estudiantes (LP)

GK	22	Lauro	Yellow card 119'
DF	13	Bolívar	Yellow card 65'
DF	14	Danny Morais
DF	24	Álvaro
DF	6	Marcão
MF	8	Edinho (c)
MF	11	Magrão	Yellow card 22'	downward-facing red arrow 107'
MF	17	Andrezinho		downward-facing red arrow 62'
MF	15	Andrés D'Alessandro
MF	10	Alex		downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW	9	Nilmar
Substitutes:
GK	1	Agenor	Red card 92'
MF	4	Sandro		upward-facing green arrow 107'
MF	7	Daniel Carvalho
DF	16	Gustavo Nery	Yellow card 95'	upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF	18	Rosinei
FW	20	Taison		upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF	21	Ricardo Lopes
Manager:
Tite

GK	21	Mariano Andújar
DF	14	Marcos Angeleri
DF	6	Agustín Alayes	Yellow card 14'
DF	2	Leandro Desábato
DF	3	Christian Cellay
MF	19	Raúl Iberbia		downward-facing red arrow 63'
MF	22	Rodrigo Braña	Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 118'
MF	11	Juan Sebastián Verón (c)		downward-facing red arrow 97'
MF	23	Leandro Benítez	Yellow card 53'
FW	10	Gastón Fernández		downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW	17	Mauro Boselli	Red card 118'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Mariano Barbosa
FW	7	Juan M. Salgueiro
MF	8	Enzo Pérez		upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW	9	José Luis Calderón		upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF	13	Juan Manuel Díaz
MF	15	Juan Huerta
MF	16	Iván Moreno y Fabianesi		upward-facing green arrow 97'
Manager:
Leonardo Astrada

Assistant referees: Pablo Fadiño Wálter Rial Fourth official: Roberto Silvera