# 2025 Recopa Sudamericana

The 2025 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (Portuguese: CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana de 2025) was the 33rd edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (also referred to as 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.
The competition was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Brazilian team Botafogo, the 2024 Copa Libertadores champions, and Argentine team Racing, the 2024 Copa Sudamericana champions. The first leg was hosted by Racing at Estadio Presidente Perón in Avellaneda, Argentina on 20 February 2025 while the second leg was hosted by Botafogo at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 27 February 2025.
Racing were the champions, winning their first Recopa Sudamericana title after defeating Botafogo 4–0 on aggregate.

## Teams

This was the second Recopa Sudamericana participation for both Botafogo and Racing. The former played the 1994 edition which they lost to fellow Brazilian side São Paulo, while the latter previously contested the Recopa in 1989, losing to Nacional from Uruguay.
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Botafogo | 2024 Copa Libertadores champions | 1 (1994) |
| Racing | 2024 Copa Sudamericana champions | 1 (1989) |

## 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 at the end of the second leg, 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 (Regulations Article 17).

## Matches

After winning the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Série A, coach Artur Jorge left Botafogo on 3 January 2025 to take charge of the Qatari team Al-Rayyan. Botafogo initially had interim coach Carlos Leiria, coach of the U-20 team, who led the team in the 2025 Supercopa do Brasil and the early rounds of the 2025 Campeonato Carioca. Due to poor results, Carlos Leiria was replaced by Cláudio Caçapa, who was also appointed as interim coach. Caçapa was in charge of both legs of the Recopa Sudamericana, although on the day of the second leg, 27 February 2025, Botafogo announced Renato Paiva as their new coach.
Nathan Fernandes and Bastos (Botafogo) and Agustín García Basso and Santiago Sosa (Racing) missed both matches while David Ricardo, Jeffinho and Artur (Botafogo) missed the first leg due to injuries.
Gregore (Botafogo) missed the first leg and Cuiabano (Botafogo) missed the second one due to suspension.

### First leg

| Racing | Botafogo |
| GK | 21 | Gabriel Arias (c) |
| CB | 3 | Marco Di Cesare | 16' |
| CB | 23 | Nazareno Colombo |
| CB | 35 | Santiago Quirós |
| RM | 15 | Gastón Martirena | 81' |
| CM | 36 | Bruno Zuculini | 41' |
| CM | 5 | Juan Nardoni | 82' |
| LM | 27 | Gabriel Rojas |
| RF | 10 | Luciano Vietto | | 36' |
| CF | 9 | Adrián Martínez |
| LF | 7 | Maximiliano Salas | | 89' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Facundo Cambeses |
| DF | 20 | Germán Conti |
| DF | 34 | Facundo Mura |
| MF | 11 | Matías Zaracho | | 36' |
| MF | 16 | Martín Barrios |
| MF | 19 | Ignacio Rodríguez | | 89' |
| MF | 24 | Adrián Fernández |
| MF | 32 | Agustín Almendra |
| MF | 37 | Baltasar Rodríguez |
| FW | 28 | Santiago Solari |
| FW | 41 | Ramiro Degregorio |
| FW | 77 | Adrián Balboa |
| Manager: ||
| Gustavo Costas ||
| GK | 12 | John |
| RB | 2 | Vitinho |
| CB | 5 | Danilo Barbosa | 45+3' |
| CB | 20 | Alexander Barboza | 29' |
| LB | 13 | Alex Telles |
| DM | 25 | Allan | | 59' |
| CM | 28 | Newton | 70' |
| CM | 17 | Marlon Freitas (c) |
| RF | 10 | Jefferson Savarino | | 88' |
| CF | 99 | Igor Jesus |
| LF | 11 | Matheus Martins | | 76' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 24 | Léo Linck |
| DF | 4 | Mateo Ponte |
| DF | 32 | Jair Cunha |
| DF | 63 | Serafim |
| DF | 66 | Cuiabano | 87' | 76' |
| MF | 6 | Patrick de Paula |
| MF | 18 | Kauê | | 88' |
| MF | 37 | Vitinho Lopes |
| FW | 9 | Rwan Cruz | 72' | 59' |
| FW | 19 | Kayke |
| FW | 67 | Yarlen |
| FW | 69 | Rafael Lobato |
| Manager: ||
| Cláudio Caçapa (caretaker) ||
| Assistant referees: José Retamal (Chile) Miguel Rocha (Chile) Fourth official: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador) Fifth official: Ricardo Baren (Ecuador) Video assistant referee: Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Edson Cisternas (Chile) Benjamín Saravia (Chile) Francisco Gilabert (Chile) | Match rules: 90 minutes. Twelve named substitutes, of which up to five may be used. |

### Second leg

| Botafogo | Racing |
| GK | 12 | John |
| RB | 2 | Vitinho | | 80' |
| CB | 32 | Jair Cunha | 53' |
| CB | 20 | Alexander Barboza | 66' |
| LB | 13 | Alex Telles |
| CM | 26 | Gregore | 17' | 55' |
| CM | 17 | Marlon Freitas (c) |
| AM | 10 | Jefferson Savarino | | 80' |
| RF | 7 | Artur | | 55' |
| CF | 99 | Igor Jesus |
| LF | 11 | Matheus Martins | | 70' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 24 | Léo Linck |
| DF | 4 | Mateo Ponte | | 80' |
| DF | 57 | David Ricardo |
| MF | 5 | Danilo Barbosa |
| MF | 6 | Patrick de Paula |
| MF | 18 | Kauê |
| MF | 25 | Allan |
| MF | 28 | Newton | | 80' |
| FW | 9 | Rwan Cruz | | 55' |
| FW | 19 | Kayke | | 70' |
| FW | 47 | Jeffinho | | 55' |
| FW | 69 | Rafael Lobato |
| Manager: ||
| Cláudio Caçapa (caretaker) ||
| GK | 21 | Gabriel Arias (c) | 71' |
| CB | 3 | Marco Di Cesare | | 57' |
| CB | 23 | Nazareno Colombo |
| CB | 35 | Santiago Quirós |
| RM | 15 | Gastón Martirena | | 85' |
| CM | 36 | Bruno Zuculini | | 78' |
| CM | 5 | Juan Nardoni | 67' |
| LM | 27 | Gabriel Rojas |
| RF | 10 | Luciano Vietto | 33' | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Adrián Martínez | 49' | 86' |
| LF | 7 | Maximiliano Salas |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Francisco Gómez |
| GK | 25 | Facundo Cambeses |
| DF | 20 | Germán Conti | | 57' |
| DF | 34 | Facundo Mura | | 85' |
| MF | 11 | Matías Zaracho | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Martín Barrios |
| MF | 19 | Ignacio Rodríguez |
| MF | 32 | Agustín Almendra | | 78' |
| MF | 37 | Baltasar Rodríguez |
| FW | 28 | Santiago Solari | | 86' |
| FW | 41 | Ramiro Degregorio |
| FW | 77 | Adrián Balboa |
| Manager: ||
| Gustavo Costas ||
| Assistant referees: Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Tulio Moreno (Venezuela) Fourth official: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Fifth official: José Antelo (Bolivia) Video assistant referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) Assistant video assistant referees: Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Leonard Mosquera (Colombia) Jhon Perdomo (Colombia) | Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate (away goals rule not applied). Penalty shoot-out if still tied on aggregate after extra time. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. |