# 2018 Copa Sudamericana finals

The 2018 Copa Sudamericana finals was the two-legged final to decide the winner of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana, the 17th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team Junior and Brazilian team Atlético Paranaense. The first leg was hosted by Junior at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla on 5 December 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Paranaense at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba on 12 December 2018. This was the last final to take place over two legs, as starting from 2019 the final will be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance.
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Paranaense won 4–3 on penalties, winning the tournament for the first time in their history. As champions, Atlético Paranaense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2018 J.League Cup in the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship. Atlético Paranaense also automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Junior | None |
| Atlético Paranaense | None |

## Venues

| The Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, Colombia, hosted the first leg. | The Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, hosted the second leg. |

## Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Junior | Junior | Junior | Junior | Round | Atlético Paranaense | Atlético Paranaense | Atlético Paranaense | Atlético Paranaense |
| Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying stages | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Olimpia | 3–2 | 0–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Second stage | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Guaraní | 1–0 | 1–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | Third stage | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Palmeiras | 0–3 (H) | 0–3 (H) | 0–3 (H) | Matchday 1 | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Boca Juniors | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Alianza Lima | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 3 | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Alianza Lima | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Boca Juniors | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Palmeiras | 1–3 (A) | 1–3 (A) | 1–3 (A) | Matchday 6 | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Group H third place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Palmeiras 6 16 2 Boca Juniors 6 9 3 Junior 6 7 4 Alianza Lima 6 1 Source: CONMEBOL | Group H third place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Palmeiras 6 16 2 Boca Juniors 6 9 3 Junior 6 7 4 Alianza Lima 6 1 Source: CONMEBOL | Group H third place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Palmeiras 6 16 2 Boca Juniors 6 9 3 Junior 6 7 4 Alianza Lima 6 1 Source: CONMEBOL | Group H third place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Palmeiras 6 16 2 Boca Juniors 6 9 3 Junior 6 7 4 Alianza Lima 6 1 Source: CONMEBOL | Final standings | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana | Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | First stage | Newell's Old Boys | 4–2 | 3–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) |
| Lanús | 1–1 (3–2 p) | 0–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Second stage | Peñarol | 6–1 | 2–0 (H) | 4–1 (A) |
| Colón | 2–1 | 1–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Caracas | 4–1 | 2–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
| Defensa y Justicia | 3–3 (a) | 2–0 (H) | 1–3 (A) | Quarter-finals | Bahia | 1–1 (4–1 p) | 1–0 (A) | 0–1 (H) |
| Santa Fe | 3–0 | 2–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Fluminense | 4–0 | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (A) |

## Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team (Atlético Paranaense) hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winner. If extra time was played, a fourth substitution would have been allowed.

## Matches
### First leg

| Junior | Atlético Paranaense |
| GK | 1 | Sebastián Viera (c) |
| RB | 20 | Marlon Piedrahita |
| CB | 21 | Jefferson Gómez |
| CB | 5 | Rafa Pérez | 68' |
| LB | 2 | Germán Gutiérrez |
| CM | 15 | Luis Narváez | | 83' |
| CM | 24 | Víctor Cantillo |
| RM | 6 | James Sánchez | | 70' |
| AM | 10 | Jarlan Barrera |
| LM | 23 | Luis Díaz |
| CF | 18 | Yony González | | 66' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | José Luis Chunga |
| DF | 4 | David Murillo |
| DF | 13 | Jonathan Ávila |
| MF | 7 | Sebastián Hernández | | 83' |
| MF | 28 | Enrique Serje |
| FW | 11 | Daniel Moreno | | 70' |
| FW | 27 | Luis Carlos Ruiz | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Julio Comesaña ||
| GK | 1 | Santos |
| RB | 2 | Jonathan |
| CB | 4 | Thiago Heleno | 90+3' |
| CB | 14 | Léo Pereira | 55' |
| LB | 6 | Renan Lodi |
| CM | 3 | Lucho González (c) | | 86' |
| CM | 16 | Bruno Guimarães | 90+1' |
| RM | 10 | Marcelo Cirino |
| AM | 7 | Raphael Veiga | | 77' |
| LM | 11 | Nikão |
| CF | 5 | Pablo | | 60' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Felipe Alves |
| DF | 25 | Wanderson |
| DF | 26 | Márcio Azevedo |
| MF | 20 | Matheus Rossetto |
| MF | 28 | Wellington | | 77' |
| FW | 9 | Rony | | 60' |
| FW | 22 | Marcinho | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Tiago Nunes ||
| Assistant referees: Jonny Bossio (Peru) Víctor Raez (Peru) Fourth official: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador) Video assistant referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Assistant video assistant referees: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) Carlos Astroza (Chile) | Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |

### Second leg

| Atlético Paranaense | Junior |
| GK | 1 | Santos |
| RB | 2 | Jonathan | 38' |
| CB | 4 | Thiago Heleno |
| CB | 14 | Léo Pereira |
| LB | 6 | Renan Lodi |
| CM | 3 | Lucho González (c) | | 73' |
| CM | 16 | Bruno Guimarães |
| RM | 10 | Marcelo Cirino | | 46' |
| AM | 7 | Raphael Veiga |
| LM | 11 | Nikão | | 98' |
| CF | 5 | Pablo | | 98' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Felipe Alves |
| DF | 13 | Paulo André |
| DF | 26 | Márcio Azevedo |
| MF | 28 | Wellington | 110' | 73' |
| FW | 9 | Rony | | 46' |
| FW | 22 | Marcinho | | 98' |
| FW | 30 | Bergson | | 98' |
| Manager: ||
| Tiago Nunes ||
| GK | 1 | Sebastián Viera (c) |
| RB | 20 | Marlon Piedrahita | 101' |
| CB | 21 | Jefferson Gómez | 90' | 106' |
| CB | 5 | Rafa Pérez |
| LB | 17 | Gabriel Fuentes |
| CM | 15 | Luis Narváez | 77' |
| CM | 24 | Víctor Cantillo |
| RM | 6 | James Sánchez | | 73' |
| AM | 10 | Jarlan Barrera | | 115' |
| LM | 23 | Luis Díaz |
| CF | 29 | Teófilo Gutiérrez |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | José Luis Chunga |
| DF | 4 | David Murillo |
| DF | 13 | Jonathan Ávila | | 106' |
| MF | 7 | Sebastián Hernández |
| MF | 28 | Enrique Serje |
| FW | 11 | Daniel Moreno | | 115' |
| FW | 18 | Yony González | 76' | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Julio Comesaña ||
| Assistant referees: Christian Schiemann (Chile) Claudio Rios (Chile) Fourth official: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Piero Maza (Chile) Carlos Astroza (Chile) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate (no away goals rule applied). Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used, with a fourth allowed in extra time. |