2008 Recopa Sudamericana

2008 Recopa Sudamericana
First leg
Date August 13, 2008
Venue Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Referee Gabriel Favale (Argentina)
Attendance 10,359
Second leg
Date August 27, 2008
Venue Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
Referee Saúl Laverni (Argentina)
Attendance 32,357
2007
2009

The 2008 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2008 Recopa Visa Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions.

The match was contested by Boca Juniors, winners of the 2007 Copa Libertadores, and Arsenal, winners of the 2007 Copa Sudamericana. Boca Juniors won their 4th Recopa Sudamericana title after accumulating the most points over the two legs (4-1). The title ties them in first place for the most international titles won by a club with 18.

Contents

Matches

First leg

August 13, 2008
19:30 (UTC-3)
Arsenal 1 – 3 Boca Juniors Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Attendance: 10,359
Referee: Gabriel Favale (Argentina)
Sava  25' Report Palermo  21'
Palacio  32'
Battaglia  90'
Arsenal
Boca Juniors
ARSENAL:
GK 1 Mario Cuenca 46'
MF 5 Cristian Pellerano
MF 10 Alejandro Gómez
FW 11 Facundo Sava
MF 13 Carlos Casteglione (c) 37'
DF 14 Javier Gandolfi 33'
MF 15 Damián Pérez 41' 66'
DF 6 Aníbal Matellán 76'
DF 21 Josimar Mosquera 20'
MF 23 Sebastián Carrera 81'
DF 24 Javier Yacuzzi
Substitutes:
GK 12 Cristian Campestrini 46'
DF 3 Carlos Báez
DF 4 Darío Espínola 66'
MF 7 Andrés San Martín
FW 9 Luciano Leguizamón 90' 81'
MF 17 Facundo Coria
DF 20 Nicolás Aguirre
Manager:
Daniel Garnero
BOCA JUNIORS:
GK 1 Mauricio Caranta
DF 4 Hugo Ibarra
DF 2 Julio Cáceres
DF 16 Gabriel Paletta
DF 3 Claudio Morel
MF 22 Fabián Vargas
MF 5 Sebastián Battaglia 82'
MF 23 Jesús Dátolo 81' 90'
MF 11 Leandro Gracián 75'
FW 9 Martín Palermo (c)
FW 14 Rodrigo Palacio 75'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Javier Hernán García
DF 13 Facundo Roncaglia
DF 15 Álvaro González 90'
MF 19 Neri Cardozo 75'
MF 21 Cristian Chávez
FW 17 Ricardo Noir 75'
Manager:
Carlos Ischia

Assistant referees:
Horacio Herrero
Ariel Bustos
Fourth official:
Juan Pablo Pompei

Second leg

August 27, 2008
20:00 (UTC-3)
Boca Juniors 2 – 2 Arsenal Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires
Attendance: 32,357
Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)
Palacio  7'
Riquelme  90+1'
Report Carrera  58'
Matos  69'
Boca Juniors
Arsenal
BOCA JUNIORS:
GK 1 Mauricio Caranta 85'
DF 4 Hugo Ibarra (c)
DF 2 Julio Cáceres
DF 16 Gabriel Paletta
DF 3 Claudio Morel
MF 22 Fabián Vargas
MF 5 Sebastián Battaglia
MF 23 Jesús Dátolo 72'
MF 10 Juan Román Riquelme
FW 14 Rodrigo Palacio 75'
FW 7 Lucas Viatri
Substitutes:
GK 12 Javier Hernán García
MF 11 Leandro Gracián
DF 13 Facundo Roncaglia
DF 15 Álvaro González
FW 17 Ricardo Noir 75'
MF 21 Cristian Chávez 72'
FW 24 Lucas Castromán
Manager:
Carlos Ischia
ARSENAL:
GK 12 Cristian Campestrini
DF 4 Darío Espínola
DF 3 Carlos Báez  64'
DF 6 Aníbal Matellán 37'
DF 18 Christian Díaz  80'
MF 23 Sebastián Carrera 89'
MF 13 Carlos Casteglione (c)
DF 24 Javier Yacuzzi 5'
MF 10 Alejandro Gómez
FW 9 Luciano Leguizamón 46'
FW 16 Mauro Matos 85'
Substitutes:
GK 19 Matías Alasia
FW 8 Sergio Sena 89'
DF 2 Mariano Brau
MF 5 Cristian Pellerano
MF 15 Damián Pérez
MF 17 Facundo Coria 85'
DF 7 José Contreras 46'
Manager:
Daniel Garnero

Assistant referees:
Francisco Rocchio
Gustavo Esquivel
Fourth official:
Federico Beligoy

Recopa Sudamericana
2008 Winner

Boca Juniors
Fourth Title

References

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