# 2024 Copa Sudamericana final

The 2024 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 23rd edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The match was played by Argentine club Racing and Brazilian side Cruzeiro on 23 November 2024 at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción, Paraguay.
Racing defeated Cruzeiro 3–1 in the match to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. This is their first international title since the 1988 Supercopa Libertadores.
As winners of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, Racing earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores in the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.

## Venue

On 10 April 2024, CONMEBOL announced the cities selected to host the finals of the 2024 and 2025 Copa Sudamericana editions, with Asunción being appointed for the 2024 final at a stadium to be confirmed. Shortly afterwards, the confederation confirmed that it would invest funds on improvements to the infrastructure of stadiums that had been put forward as potential hosts for the finals of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, which in the latter's case were Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Estadio General Pablo Rojas (also known as "La Nueva Olla"), Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, and Estadio La Huerta.
On 7 October 2024, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez confirmed Estadio General Pablo Rojas as the venue for the final match. This was the second Copa Sudamericana final played at the stadium, after the 2019 one in which Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle defeated Colón from Argentina.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Racing | None |
| Cruzeiro | None |

## Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Racing | Racing | Racing | Round | Cruzeiro | Cruzeiro | Cruzeiro |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | First stage | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Group H | Group H | Group H | Group stage | Group B | Group B | Group B |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Away | 0–2 | Group stage | Universidad Católica | Away | 0–0 |
| Red Bull Bragantino | Home | 3–0 | Group stage | Alianza | Home | 3–3 |
| Coquimbo Unido | Away | 1–2 | Group stage | Unión La Calera | Away | 0–0 |
| Red Bull Bragantino | Away | 2–1 | Group stage | Alianza | Away | 0–3 |
| Coquimbo Unido | Home | 3–0 | Group stage | Unión La Calera | Home | 1–0 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Home | 3–0 | Group stage | Universidad Católica | Home | 1–0 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Racing 6 15 2 Red Bull Bragantino 6 13 3 Coquimbo Unido 6 5 4 Sportivo Luqueño 6 1 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Racing 6 15 2 Red Bull Bragantino 6 13 3 Coquimbo Unido 6 5 4 Sportivo Luqueño 6 1 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Racing 6 15 2 Red Bull Bragantino 6 13 3 Coquimbo Unido 6 5 4 Sportivo Luqueño 6 1 Source: CONMEBOL | Group stage | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Cruzeiro 6 12 2 Universidad Católica 6 11 3 Alianza 6 5 4 Unión La Calera 6 4 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Cruzeiro 6 12 2 Universidad Católica 6 11 3 Alianza 6 5 4 Unión La Calera 6 4 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Cruzeiro 6 12 2 Universidad Católica 6 11 3 Alianza 6 5 4 Unión La Calera 6 4 Source: CONMEBOL |
| Seed 1 | Seed 1 | Seed 1 | Final stages | Seed 7 | Seed 7 | Seed 7 |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Knockout round play-offs | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Huachipato (won 8–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–2 | Round of 16 | Boca Juniors (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 1–0 |
| Huachipato (won 8–1 on aggregate) | Home | 6–1 | Round of 16 | Boca Juniors (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 2–1 (5–4 p) |
| Athletico Paranaense (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | Libertad (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–2 |
| Athletico Paranaense (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Home | 4–1 | Quarter-finals | Libertad (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–1 |
| Corinthians (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Away | 2–2 | Semi-finals | Lanús (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–1 |
| Corinthians (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Home | 2–1 | Semi-finals | Lanús (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 |

## Format

The final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores were level after full time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.

## Match
### Details

| Racing | Cruzeiro |
| GK | 21 | Gabriel Arias (c) |
| CB | 3 | Marco Di Cesare | 83' |
| CB | 13 | Santiago Sosa |
| CB | 2 | Agustín García Basso | 59' |
| RM | 15 | Gastón Martirena |
| CM | 5 | Juan Nardoni | 81' |
| CM | 32 | Agustín Almendra | | 56' |
| LM | 27 | Gabriel Rojas |
| RF | 8 | Juan Fernando Quintero | | 87' |
| CF | 9 | Adrián Martínez | | 75' |
| LF | 7 | Maximiliano Salas |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Facundo Cambeses |
| DF | 6 | Nazareno Colombo |
| DF | 30 | Leonardo Sigali |
| DF | 34 | Facundo Mura |
| DF | 35 | Santiago Quirós |
| MF | 4 | Martín Barrios |
| MF | 22 | Baltasar Rodríguez |
| MF | 36 | Bruno Zuculini | | 56' |
| FW | 10 | Roger Martínez | 90+6' | 75' |
| FW | 12 | Luciano Vietto |
| FW | 17 | Johan Carbonero |
| FW | 28 | Santiago Solari | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Gustavo Costas ||
| GK | 1 | Cássio |
| RB | 12 | William |
| CB | 43 | João Marcelo |
| CB | 25 | Lucas Villalba |
| LB | 3 | Marlon | | 85' |
| CM | 29 | Lucas Romero (c) | 42' | 78' |
| CM | 20 | Walace | | 30' |
| RW | 30 | Gabriel Veron | | 78' |
| AM | 10 | Matheus Pereira | 82' |
| LW | 97 | Matheus Henrique |
| CF | 19 | Kaio Jorge |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 98 | Anderson |
| DF | 2 | Wesley |
| DF | 5 | Zé Ivaldo |
| DF | 6 | Kaiki Bruno |
| DF | 34 | Jonathan Jesus |
| MF | 7 | Mateus Vital |
| MF | 16 | Lucas Silva | 45+3' | 30' |
| MF | 17 | Ramiro |
| MF | 21 | Álvaro Barreal | | 78' |
| MF | 33 | Fabrizio Peralta |
| FW | 26 | Lautaro Díaz | | 78' |
| FW | 69 | Kaique Kenji | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Fernando Diniz ||
| Man of the Match: Maximiliano Salas (Racing) Assistant referees: Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay) Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay) Fourth official: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) Fifth official: Eduardo Britos (Paraguay) Video assistant referee: Leodán González (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referees: Richard Trinidad (Uruguay) Derlis López (Paraguay) Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. |