2022 Copa Libertadores final

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.

2022 Copa Libertadores Final
The Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil hosted the final.
Event2022 Copa Libertadores
Flamengo Athletico Paranaense
Brazil Brazil
1 0
Date29 October 2022
VenueEstadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil[1]
Man of the MatchGabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)
RefereePatricio Loustau (Argentina)
Attendance42,517

The match was played on 29 October 2022 at the Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil, Ecuador,[2][3] between Brazilian sides Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.

Flamengo defeated Athletico Paranaense by a 1–0 score to win their third title in the tournament.[4] 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 Final[5][6]
Association Stadium City Capacity
 Argentina Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Avellaneda 61,000
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires 70,074
La Bombonera 54,000
Estadio Libertadores de América 48,069
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba 57,000
 Brazil Arena da Baixada Curitiba 42,372
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre 50,128
Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 78,838
Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo 67,052
Arena Corinthians 49,205
 Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago 58,665
 Ecuador Estadio Monumental Guayaquil 59,283
 Peru Estadio Monumental Lima 80,093
Estadio Nacional del Perú 50,000
 Uruguay Estadio Centenario Montevideo 60,235

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Brazil Flamengo 3 (1981, 2019, 2021)
Brazil Athletico Paranaense 1 (2005)

Road to the final
Further information: 2022 Copa Libertadores

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Brazil Flamengo Round Brazil Athletico Paranaense
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye Qualifying stages Bye
Group H Group stage Group B
Peru Sporting Cristal Away0–2 Venezuela Caracas Away0–0
Argentina Talleres Home3–1 Bolivia The Strongest Home1–0
Chile Universidad Católica Away2–3 Paraguay Libertad Away1–0
Argentina Talleres Away2–2 Bolivia The Strongest Away5–0
Chile Universidad Católica Home3–0 Paraguay Libertad Home2–0
Peru Sporting Cristal Home2–1 Venezuela Caracas Home5–1
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 16
2 Argentina Talleres 6 11
3 Chile Universidad Católica 6 4
4 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 2
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Paraguay Libertad 6 10
2 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 10
3 Bolivia The Strongest 6 6
4 Venezuela Caracas 6 6
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 3 Final stages Seed 12
Colombia Deportes Tolima
(won 8–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–1 Round of 16 Paraguay Libertad
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Home2–1
Home7–1 Away1–1
Brazil Corinthians
(won 3–0 on aggregate)		 Away0–2 Quarter-finals Argentina Estudiantes
(won 1–0 on aggregate)		 Home0–0
Home1–0 Away0–1
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
(won 6–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–4 Semi-finals Brazil Palmeiras
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Home1–0
Home2–1 Away2–2

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 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.[7]

Details
Flamengo Brazil1–0Brazil Athletico Paranaense
Gabriel Barbosa 45+4' Report
Attendance: 42,517
Flamengo
Athletico Paranaense
GK20Brazil Santos
RB22Brazil Rodinei
RCB23Brazil David Luiz
LCB4Brazil Léo Pereira
LB16Brazil Filipe Luísdownward-facing red arrow 20'
DM8Brazil Thiago Maiadownward-facing red arrow 71'
RM7Brazil Éverton Ribeiro (c)
LM35Brazil João Gomes
AM14Uruguay Giorgian de ArrascaetaYellow card 68'downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF9Brazil Gabriel Barbosadownward-facing red arrow 84'
CF21Brazil Pedro
Substitutes:
GK1Brazil Diego Alves
DF15Brazil Fabrício Bruno
DF26Brazil Ayrton Lucasupward-facing green arrow 20'
DF30Brazil Pablo
DF34Brazil Matheuzinho
MF2Chile Erick Pulgar
MF5Chile Arturo VidalYellow card 75'upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF10Brazil Diego
MF29Brazil Victor Hugoupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF42Brazil Matheus França
FW18Brazil Evertonupward-facing green arrow 84'
FW31Brazil Marinho
Manager:
Brazil Dorival Júnior
GK1Brazil Bento
RB13Brazil Khellven
RCB34Brazil Pedro HenriqueYellow card 28' Yellow-red card 43'
LCB44Brazil Thiago Heleno (c)
LB16Brazil Abner Vinícius
DM50Brazil Fernandinho
RM17Brazil Hugo Mouradownward-facing red arrow 75'
LM38Brazil Alex SantanaYellow card 43'downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM8Brazil Vitor Buenodownward-facing red arrow 57'
CF11Brazil Vitinhodownward-facing red arrow 57'
CF27Brazil Vitor Roquedownward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
GK12Brazil Anderson
DF22Colombia Nicolás Hernández
DF24Colombia Luis Manuel Orejuela
DF42Brazil Matheus Felipeupward-facing green arrow 46'
DF48Brazil Pedrinho
MF18Brazil Léo Cittadini
MF26Brazil Erick
MF28Argentina Tomás Cuello
FW5Brazil Pabloupward-facing green arrow 65'
FW9Uruguay Agustín Canobbioupward-facing green arrow 57'
FW20Uruguay David Teransupward-facing green arrow 75'
FW35Brazil RômuloYellow card 73'upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)

Assistant referees:[8]
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)[9]
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)[9]
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

References
  1. "Montevideo será la sede de las finales únicas de la CONMEBOL". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. "Guayaquil será sede de la final de la Copa Libertadores 2022". Pagina12 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. "Ecuador será sede de tres eventos Conmebol en 2022". Primicias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Flamengo alcanza la Gloria Eterna y es tricampeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 October 2022.
  5. CONMEBOL (14 May 2020). "POSTULANTES A LAS FINALES 2021, 2022 Y 2023" [APPLICANTS FOR THE FINALS OF 2021, 2022 AND 2023] (PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. "CONMEBOL Confirms Candidates to Host 2021-2023 Libertadores Finals | Copa Libertadores". www.copalibertadores.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  7. "Flamengo 1 Athletico Paranaense 0". BBC Sport. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. "Árbitros para la Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 October 2022.
  9. "Sustitución de AVAR y AVAR 2 – Final CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 October 2022.
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