# 2008 Copa Sudamericana finals

The 2008 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Sudamericana champion. The final was contested by Brazilian club Internacional and Argentine team Estudiantes de La Plata. The first leg, held in Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, was won by Internacional 1–0. As the second leg, held in Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre ended in a 1–1 tie, Internacional became champions of the competition winning 4–1 on points (2–1 on aggregate).

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals app. |
| Estudiantes LP | None |
| Internacional | None |

## Match summary
### First leg

| Estudiantes (LP) | Internacional |
| GK | 21 | Mariano Andújar |
| DF | 14 | Marcos Angeleri | 45' |
| DF | 6 | Agustín Alayes | | 69' |
| DF | 2 | Leandro Desabato | 32' |
| DF | 13 | Juan Manuel Díaz |
| MF | 20 | Diego Alberto Galván | | 62' |
| MF | 5 | Matías Sánchez |
| MF | 11 | Juan Sebastián Verón (c) |
| MF | 23 | Leandro Benítez |
| FW | 7 | Juan Manuel Salgueiro | 13' | 59' |
| FW | 17 | Mauro Boselli |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Mariano Barbosa |
| FW | 10 | Gastón Fernández | | 59' |
| FW | 9 | José Luis Calderón | | 69' |
| DF | 3 | Christian Cellay |
| MF | 15 | Juan Huerta |
| MF | 16 | Iván Moreno y Fabianesi | | 62' |
| MF | 19 | Raúl Iberbia |
| Manager: ||
| Leonardo Astrada ||
| GK | 22 | Lauro | 69' |
| DF | 13 | Bolívar |
| DF | 3 | Índio | 23' |
| DF | 24 | Álvaro |
| DF | 6 | Marcão |
| MF | 8 | Edinho (c) |
| MF | 11 | Magrão | 46' |
| MF | 5 | Pablo Guiñazú | 24' |
| MF | 15 | Andrés D'Alessandro | | 89' |
| MF | 10 | Alex | | 70' |
| FW | 9 | Nilmar | 91' | 92' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Clemer |
| MF | 4 | Sandro | | 89' |
| MF | 7 | Daniel Carvalho |
| DF | 14 | Danny Morais | | 92' |
| DF | 16 | Gustavo Nery | | 70' |
| MF | 17 | Andrezinho |
| FW | 20 | Taison |
| Manager: ||
| Tite ||
* Assistant referees:
* Manuel Bernal
* Emigdio Ruiz Roa
* Fourth official:
* Carlos Galeano

### Second leg

| Internacional | Estudiantes (LP) |
| GK | 22 | Lauro | 119' |
| DF | 13 | Bolívar | 65' |
| DF | 14 | Danny Morais |
| DF | 24 | Álvaro |
| DF | 6 | Marcão |
| MF | 8 | Edinho (c) |
| MF | 11 | Magrão | 22' | 107' |
| MF | 17 | Andrezinho | | 62' |
| MF | 15 | Andrés D'Alessandro |
| MF | 10 | Alex | | 79' |
| FW | 9 | Nilmar |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Agenor | 92' |
| MF | 4 | Sandro | | 107' |
| MF | 7 | Daniel Carvalho |
| DF | 16 | Gustavo Nery | 95' | 62' |
| MF | 18 | Rosinei |
| FW | 20 | Taison | | 79' |
| DF | 21 | Ricardo Lopes |
| Manager: ||
| Tite ||
| GK | 21 | Mariano Andújar |
| DF | 14 | Marcos Angeleri |
| DF | 6 | Agustín Alayes | 14' |
| DF | 2 | Leandro Desábato |
| DF | 3 | Christian Cellay |
| MF | 19 | Raúl Iberbia | | 63' |
| MF | 22 | Rodrigo Braña | 54' 118' |
| MF | 11 | Juan Sebastián Verón (c) | | 97' |
| MF | 23 | Leandro Benítez | 53' |
| FW | 10 | Gastón Fernández | | 70' |
| FW | 17 | Mauro Boselli | 118' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Mariano Barbosa |
| FW | 7 | Juan M. Salgueiro |
| MF | 8 | Enzo Pérez | | 63' |
| FW | 9 | José Luis Calderón | | 70' |
| DF | 13 | Juan Manuel Díaz |
| MF | 15 | Juan Huerta |
| MF | 16 | Iván Moreno y Fabianesi | | 97' |
| Manager: ||
| Leonardo Astrada ||
* Assistant referees:
* Pablo Fadiño
* Wálter Rial
* Fourth official:
* Roberto Silvera