The 2011 Recopa Sudamericana was the 19th 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. It was contested between Brazilian club Internacional, the 2010 Copa Libertadores champion, and Argentine club Independiente, the 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion.
| Event | Recopa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| (on aggregate; tied on points 3–3, Internacional won on goal difference) | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | August 10, 2011[1] | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)[2] | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | August 24, 2011[1] | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre | ||||||
| Referee | Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)[2] | ||||||
Internacional lost the first leg 2–1,[3] but won the second leg 3–1,[4] claiming their second Recopa Sudamericana title.
Qualified teams
edit| Team | Qualification | Previous app. |
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 Internacional |
2010 Copa Libertadores champion | 2007, 2009 |
 Independiente |
2010 Copa Sudamericana champion | 1995, 1996 |
Bold indicates winning years
Rules
editThe Recopa Sudamericana is played over two legs; home and away. The team that qualified via the Copa Libertadores plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the away goals rule is not applied. Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shootout ensues according to the Laws of the Game.[5]
Venues
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Match details
editFirst leg
edit| Independiente | 2–1 | Internacional |
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M. Velázquez  41'Pérez 72' |
Report | Leandro Damião 36' |
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Assistant referees:
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Second leg
edit| Internacional | 3–1 | Independiente |
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| Leandro Damião 19', 24' Kléber 82' (pen.) |
Report | M. Velázquez 48' |
   Internacional
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   Independiente
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Assistant referees:
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References
edit- ^ a b Recopa Sudamericana 2011: se definió el programa de las finales
- ^ a b Wilmar Roldán y Jorge Larrionda, los árbitros para las finales de la Recopa
- ^ Independiente pegó primero que Inter (2-1)
- ^ ¡Inter, nuevo campeón de la Recopa!
- ^ Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol “Recopa Sudamericana” Edición 2011 Reglamento