Rafael Santos Borre's first-half goal looked to have secured River a fifth Copa Libertadores title but Gabriel Barbosa had other ideas. Flamengo defeated defending champions River Plate in the final by a 2–1 score to win their second Copa Libertadores title. Flamengo's Gabriel Barbosa celebrates after scoring against Argentina's River Plate. 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[18][19] After changing the dates of the 2019 Copa América, the Brazilian Football Confederation released on 3 October 2018 its calendar for the following year, with new dates for the Copa Libertadores. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule will be used. (CNN)The force was with Flamengo on Saturday as the Brazilian side stunned Argentina's River Plate with two late goals to win the Copa Libertadores final in Peruvian capital Lima. Until those dramatic final minutes the match at the 80,000 capacity Monumental didn't quite hit the high notes that neutrals might have hoped for in what was scrappy, attritional game for long periods. Just before the hour the Brazilian team almost snatched an equaliser, but Everton Ribeiro's close-range shot was well saved by Armani. The third-placed teams of each group enter the Copa Sudamericana second stage. One of the widely held superstitions in football is that you should never touch a trophy before a final. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28).[1]. [4] On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL announced that the 2019 final would be played in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Nacional,[5] however, due to safety concerns derived from the 2019 Chilean protests, and after consultations with the finalist clubs and their respective football associations, CONMEBOL announced on 5 November 2019 that the match was moved to the Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru. If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of, This page was last edited on 27 November 2020, at 03:45. As their identity was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association. In 2016, CONMEBOL proposed that the Copa Libertadores final to be played as a single match instead of over two legs. Social unrest in the Chilean capital of Santiago had forced the final to be moved to Lima because of the, Last year, River and national rival Boca Juniors played the second leg of the final in. Fans of Argentina's team River Plate cheer before the start of the Copa Libertadores final. COPA TIGO – BCO. In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Help: Live soccer results at Soccer 24 offer soccer live scores and results, cups and tournaments, providing also goal scorers, soccer halftime results, red cards, goal alerts and other soccer live score information from South America - Copa Libertadores 2020. Liverpool, who beat Tottenham to win the Champions League in June, will also take part in this year's Club World Cup. Goal difference; 3. Since 1979, Copa champions were decided over two legs with both teams getting the chance to play in front of their home fans. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie. 'Star Wars" stormtroopers also played their part during the pre-game show prior the Copa Libertadores final. The winner of the 60th Copa Libertadores final, held at The Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru, will qualify for the 2019 Fifa Club World Cup, alongside Champions League winners Liverpool, in Qatar. Barbosa then proceeded to get himself sent off after picking up a second yellow for sarcastically applauding Chilean referee Roberto Tobar. The preamble to Saturday's showpiece -- South American club football's answer to Europe's Champions League final -- had plenty of glitz and glamor. The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 60th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Only matches in the third stage are considered for the ranking of teams. 1st Leg. The draw for the qualifying stages and group stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. Aerial view of the Monumental Stadium prior to the Copa Libertadores final. Rafael Santos Borre scored in the first half to give River the lead. The latest CONMEBOL Libertadores news, live scores, results, rumours, transfers, fixtures, ... Flamengo v River Plate 25/11/2019 . [27] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. The teams are ranked according to the following criteria: 1. 1 Athletico Paranaense - 1 River Plate. Round of 16. But Barbosa had the last word with his eye for a goal delivering an extraordinary climax in Lima. 23 November 2019 23 November 2019. READ: 'Touching the trophy' curse strikes again in Europa League final. Away goals scored; 5. A delegation of "Star Wars" Stormtroopers escorted the Copa Libertadores trophy out onto the pitch at Lima's Estadio Monumental, while Brazilian singer Anitta, who has 42 million followers on Instagram, and Argentine rockers Turf entertained fans prior to kick-off. 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