2015 Recopa Sudamericana

The 2015 Recopa Sudamericana was the 23rd edition of the Recopa Sudamericana, the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.

2015 Recopa Sudamericana
EventRecopa Sudamericana
River Plate San Lorenzo
2 0
on aggregate
First leg
River Plate San Lorenzo
1 0
DateFebruary 6, 2015
VenueEstadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
RefereeGermán Delfino (Argentina)
Second leg
San Lorenzo River Plate
0 1
DateFebruary 11, 2015
VenueEstadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires
RefereeNéstor Pitana (Argentina)

The competition was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentine teams San Lorenzo, the 2014 Copa Libertadores champion, and River Plate, the 2014 Copa Sudamericana champion. The first leg was hosted by River Plate at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires on February 6, 2015, while the second leg was hosted by San Lorenzo at Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires on February 11, 2015.[1]

River Plate won both legs 1–0, with Carlos Sánchez scoring both goals, to win their first Recopa Sudamericana.[2][3]

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 away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

Qualified teams
Team Qualification Previous app.
San Lorenzo2014 Copa Libertadores champion1 (2003)
River Plate2014 Copa Sudamericana champion2 (1997, 1998)

Bold indicates winning years

Venues
Estadio Monumental (left) and Estadio Pedro Bidegain, venues for the series

Matches

First leg
2015 Recopa Sudamericana
First leg
River Plate 1–0 San Lorenzo
Sánchez  77' Report
Attendance: 64,650
River Plate
San Lorenzo
GK1 Marcelo Barovero (c)
DF25 Gabriel Mercado
DF2 Jonathan Maidana
DF6 Ramiro Funes Mori
DF21 Leonel Vangioni 87'
MF8 Carlos Sánchez
MF5 Matías Kranevitter 29'
MF16 Ariel Rojas 71'
MF15 Leonardo Pisculichi
FW7 Rodrigo Mora 61'
FW19 Teófilo Gutiérrez 71'
Substitutes:
GK12 Julio Chiarini
DF3 Éder Álvarez Balanta
DF20 Germán Pezzella
MF10 Pity Martínez 61'
MF18 Camilo Mayada 71'
MF23 Leonardo Ponzio
FW9 Fernando Cavenaghi 71'
Manager:
Marcelo Gallardo
GK12 Sebastián Torrico
DF7 Julio Buffarini 58'
DF2 Mauro Cetto
DF6 Matías Caruzzo 87'
DF21 Emmanuel Más
MF5 Juan Ignacio Mercier (c)
MF8 Enzo Kalinski
MF22 Franco Mussis
MF23 Sebastián Blanco 75'
MF11 Pablo Barrientos 61'
FW9 Martín Cauteruccio 65'
Substitutes:
GK1 Leo Franco
DF3 Mario Yepes
MF10 Leandro Romagnoli 87' 61'
MF25 Facundo Quignon
FW15 Héctor Villalba
FW16 Gonzalo Verón 75'
FW18 Mauro Matos 65'
Manager:
Edgardo Bauza

Assistant referees:[4]
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Cristian Navarro (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Silvio Trucco (Argentina)

Second leg
Second leg
San Lorenzo 0–1 River Plate
Report Sánchez  67'
Attendance: 45,000
San Lorenzo
River Plate
GK12 Sebastián Torrico
DF7 Julio Buffarini 37'  90'
DF2 Mauro Cetto
DF6 Matías Caruzzo
DF21 Emmanuel Más
MF22 Franco Mussis 15'
MF5 Juan Ignacio Mercier (c)
MF15 Héctor Villalba 82'
MF23 Sebastián Blanco 62'
MF11 Pablo Barrientos 56'
FW9 Martín Cauteruccio
Substitutes:
GK1 Leo Franco
DF3 Mario Yepes
DF19 Fabricio Fontanini
MF25 Facundo Quignon 15' 66'
MF24 Juan Cavallaro
FW16 Gonzalo Verón 66'
FW18 Mauro Matos 56'
Manager:
Edgardo Bauza
GK1 Marcelo Barovero (c) 81'
DF25 Gabriel Mercado 56'
DF2 Jonathan Maidana 81'
DF6 Ramiro Funes Mori 81'
DF21 Leonel Vangioni 75'
MF8 Carlos Sánchez 37'
MF5 Matías Kranevitter
MF16 Ariel Rojas
MF15 Leonardo Pisculichi 61'
FW7 Rodrigo Mora 84'
FW19 Teófilo Gutiérrez 74'
Substitutes:
GK12 Julio Chiarini
DF3 Éder Álvarez Balanta
DF20 Germán Pezzella 84'
MF10 Pity Martínez 61'
MF18 Camilo Mayada 74'
MF23 Leonardo Ponzio
FW9 Fernando Cavenaghi
Manager:
Marcelo Gallardo

Assistant referees:[4]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan P. Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

References
  1. "La Recopa Sudamericana se jugará el 6 y el 11 de febrero a las 21 hs. de Argentina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. January 5, 2015.
  2. "Recopa Santander Sudamericana: River vence 1-0 a San Lorenzo en partido de ida" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. February 6, 2015.
  3. "River Plate derrotó 1 a 0 a San Lorenzo y ganó su primera Recopa Santander Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. February 11, 2015.
  4. "Repaso: Fueron designados los árbitros para la Recopa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. February 6, 2015.
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