2008 Recopa Sudamericana

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.[1]

2008 Recopa Sudamericana
EventRecopa Sudamericana
(on aggreate)
First leg
DateAugust 13, 2008
VenueJuan D. Perón, Avellaneda
RefereeGabriel Favale (Argentina)
Attendance10,359
Second leg
DateAugust 27, 2008
VenueAlberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
RefereeSaúl Laverni (Argentina)
Attendance32,357
2007
2009

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).[2] The title ties them in first place for the most international titles won by a club with 18.[note 1][4][5]

Qualified teams

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Team Previous finals app.
  Arsenal None
  Boca Juniors 1990, 2004, 2005, 2006

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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La Bombonera (left) and Estadio Juan D. Perón, venues of the series

Match details

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First leg

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First leg
Arsenal  1–3  Boca Juniors
Sava   25' Report Palermo   21'
Palacio   32'
Battaglia   90'
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boca Juniors
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
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

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Second leg
Boca Juniors  2–2  Arsenal
Palacio   7'
Riquelme   90+1'
Report Carrera   58'
Matos   69'
Attendance: 32,357
Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boca Juniors
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
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
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 Manuel Contreras   46'
Manager:
  Daniel Garnero

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

Notes

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  1. ^ This count only include tournaments organised by Conmebol and other associations so Boca Juniors had won a total of 22 titles by then.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Recopa 2008 overview on Historia de Boca
  2. ^ Recopa 2008 by Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
  3. ^ Boca alcanza los 70 títulos by Juampi Reynoso on As, 18 Jan 2021
  4. ^ Boca y otro título para volver a quedar en lo más alto La Nación, Aug 27, 2008
  5. ^ A 10 años de la Copa 18 on Olé, 23 Aug 2018