# 2018 Recopa Sudamericana

The 2018 CONMEBOL Recopa was the 26th edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa (also referred to as the Recopa Sudamericana, or Portuguese: Recopa Sul-Americana), 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.
The competition was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Brazilian team Grêmio, the 2017 Copa Libertadores champions, and Argentinian team Independiente, the 2017 Copa Sudamericana champions. The first leg was hosted by Independiente at Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda on 14 February 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Grêmio at Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre on 21 February 2018.
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Grêmio won 5–4 on penalties to win their second Recopa Sudamericana title.

## Format

The Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the Copa Libertadores champions 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. If extra time was played, a fourth substitution would be allowed.

## Teams

| Team | Qualification | Previous app. |
| Grêmio | 2017 Copa Libertadores champions | 1 (1996) |
| Independiente | 2017 Copa Sudamericana champions | 3 (1995, 1996, 2011) |
Bold indicates winning years

## Matches
### First leg

| Independiente | Grêmio |
| GK | 25 | Martín Campaña (c) |
| RB | 16 | Fabricio Bustos | | 83' |
| CB | 2 | Alan Franco |
| CB | 14 | Fernando Amorebieta | 90' |
| LB | 20 | Gastón Silva |
| CM | 5 | Nicolás Domingo | 45+3' |
| CM | 10 | Fernando Gaibor | | 67' |
| RW | 7 | Martín Benítez | | 64' |
| AM | 8 | Maximiliano Meza |
| LW | 21 | Jonathan Menéndez |
| CF | 9 | Emmanuel Gigliotti | 28' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Damián Albil |
| DF | 4 | Jorge Figal | | 83' |
| MF | 6 | Juan Sánchez Miño |
| MF | 24 | Jonás Gutiérrez | | 67' |
| FW | 11 | Leandro Fernández | 70' | 64' |
| FW | 18 | Silvio Romero |
| FW | 22 | Juan Manuel Martínez |
| Manager: ||
| Ariel Holan ||
| GK | 1 | Marcelo Grohe |
| RB | 2 | Léo Moura | 32' |
| CB | 3 | Pedro Geromel | 39' |
| CB | 4 | Walter Kannemann |
| LB | 6 | Bruno Cortez |
| DM | 25 | Jailson |
| RM | 14 | Lima | | 53' |
| CM | 8 | Maicon (c) |
| CM | 17 | Cícero | | 85' |
| LM | 11 | Éverton | | 85' |
| CF | 7 | Luan |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Paulo Victor |
| DF | 20 | Marcelo Oliveira |
| DF | 22 | Bressan |
| MF | 5 | Michel |
| MF | 18 | Maicosuel | | 85' |
| MF | 23 | Alisson | 89' | 53' |
| FW | 9 | Jael | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Renato Portaluppi ||
* Assistant referees:
* Byron Romero (Ecuador)
* Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
* Fourth official:
* Luis Quiroz (Ecuador)
* Video assistant referee:
* Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
* Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

### Second leg

| Grêmio | Independiente |
| GK | 1 | Marcelo Grohe |
| RB | 2 | Léo Moura | | 22' |
| CB | 3 | Pedro Geromel | 25' |
| CB | 4 | Walter Kannemann |
| LB | 6 | Bruno Cortez | | 116' |
| CM | 8 | Maicon (c) |
| CM | 25 | Jailson | | 62' |
| RW | 23 | Alisson | 2' | 81' |
| AM | 7 | Luan |
| LW | 11 | Éverton |
| CF | 17 | Cícero |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Paulo Victor |
| DF | 13 | Paulo Miranda | 36' | 22' |
| DF | 20 | Marcelo Oliveira |
| MF | 5 | Michel |
| MF | 14 | Lima | | 116' |
| MF | 18 | Maicosuel | | 81' |
| FW | 9 | Jael | | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Renato Portaluppi ||
| GK | 25 | Martín Campaña (c) |
| RB | 16 | Fabricio Bustos | | 108' |
| CB | 2 | Alan Franco |
| CB | 14 | Fernando Amorebieta | 42' |
| LB | 20 | Gastón Silva | 24' |
| CM | 15 | Diego Martín Rodríguez | 16' | 46' |
| CM | 5 | Nicolás Domingo |
| RW | 8 | Maximiliano Meza |
| AM | 10 | Fernando Gaibor | 35' |
| LW | 21 | Jonathan Menéndez | | 75' |
| CF | 11 | Leandro Fernández | | 45' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Damián Albil |
| DF | 4 | Jorge Figal | | 45' |
| MF | 6 | Juan Sánchez Miño |
| MF | 7 | Martín Benítez | | 46' |
| MF | 24 | Jonás Gutiérrez | | 108' |
| FW | 18 | Silvio Romero | | 75' |
| FW | 22 | Juan Manuel Martínez |
| Manager: ||
| Ariel Holan ||
* Assistant referees:
* Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
* Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
* Fourth official:
* Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
* Video assistant referee:
* Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
* Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* José Argote (Venezuela)