# 2012 Recopa Sudamericana

The 2012 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2012 Recopa Santander Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th edition of 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. It was contested between Brazilian club Santos, the 2011 Copa Libertadores champion, and Chilean club Universidad de Chile, the 2011 Copa Sudamericana champion.
After a goalless first leg, Santos was crowned champions after their 2–0 victory in the second leg. Neymar of Santos was selected as the player of the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana.

## Rules

The Recopa Sudamericana was played over two legs; home and away. The team that qualified via the Copa Libertadores played the second leg at home. The team that accumulated the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs was crowned the champion. In case of the two teams tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference won. If the two teams had equal goal difference, the away goals rule was not applied. Extra time was played, which consisted of two 15-minute halves. If the tie was still not broken, a penalty shootout ensued according to the Laws of the Game.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification | Previous app. |
| Santos | 2011 Copa Libertadores champion | None |
| Universidad de Chile | 2011 Copa Sudamericana champion | None |
Bold indicates winning years

## Match details
### First leg

| Universidad de Chile | Santos |
Johnny Herrera :
| DF | 5 | Albert Acevedo (c) |
| DF | 23 | Sebastián Martínez |
| DF | 13 | José Manuel Rojas |
| DF | 3 | Eugenio Mena |
| MF | 6 | Matías Rodríguez | | 78' |
| MF | 20 | Charles Aránguiz |
| MF | 8 | Guillermo Marino | | 80' |
| MF | 15 | Roberto Cereceda | 1' |
| MF | 22 | Gustavo Lorenzetti | 54' |
| FW | 9 | Enzo Gutiérrez |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Paulo Garcés |
| DF | 21 | Eduardo Morante |
| DF | 14 | Paulo Magalhaes |
| DF | 24 | Igor Lichnovsky |
| MF | 2 | Ezequiel Videla | | 80' |
| FW | 16 | Francisco Castro |
| FW | 18 | Christian Bravo | | 78' |
| Manager: |||
| Jorge Sampaoli ||||
Rafael Cabral :
| DF | 4 | Bruno Peres |
| DF | 2 | Bruno Rodrigo |
| DF | 6 | Durval (c) |
| DF | 16 | Juan |
| MF | 15 | Adriano |
| MF | 5 | Arouca | 10' |
| MF | 10 | Ganso | 27' |
| MF | 17 | Patricio Rodríguez | | 87' |
| FW | 9 | André | | 64' |
| CF | 11 | Neymar |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Aranha |
| DF | 13 | David Braz |
| DF | 21 | Douglas |
| MF | 22 | Gérson Magrão |
| MF | 8 | Felipe Anderson | | 87' |
| FW | 20 | Ezequiel Miralles | | 64' |
| FW | 19 | Bill |
| Manager: |||
| Muricy Ramalho ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
* Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Germán Delfino (Argentina)

### Second leg

| Santos | Universidad de Chile |
Rafael Cabral :
| DF | 4 | Bruno Peres | | 70' |
| DF | 2 | Bruno Rodrigo |
| DF | 6 | Durval (c) | 76' |
| DF | 3 | Léo | | 52' |
| MF | 15 | Adriano | 18' |
| MF | 5 | Arouca |
| MF | 8 | Felipe Anderson |
| MF | 17 | Patricio Rodríguez | | 85' |
| FW | 9 | André |
| FW | 11 | Neymar |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 24 | Vladimir |
| DF | 13 | David Braz |
| DF | 21 | Douglas |
| MF | 22 | Gérson Magrão | | 52' |
| MF | 14 | Ewerton Páscoa | | 70' |
| FW | 20 | Ezequiel Miralles | | 85' |
| FW | 19 | Bill |
| Manager: |||
| Muricy Ramalho ||||
Johnny Herrera :
| DF | 5 | Albert Acevedo (c) | | 51' |
| DF | 4 | Osvaldo González | 60' |
| DF | 13 | José Manuel Rojas |
| DF | 3 | Eugenio Mena |
| MF | 6 | Matías Rodríguez | | 46' |
| MF | 23 | Sebastián Martínez | 56' |
| MF | 20 | Charles Aránguiz | | 46' |
| MF | 22 | Gustavo Lorenzetti | 88' |
| FW | 19 | Sebastián Ubilla | 54' |
| FW | 9 | Enzo Gutiérrez |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Paulo Garcés |
| DF | 14 | Paulo Magalhaes | | 51' |
| DF | 24 | Igor Lichnovsky |
| MF | 2 | Ezequiel Videla |
| MF | 8 | Guillermo Marino | | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Roberto Cereceda |
| FW | 16 | Francisco Castro | | 46' |
| Manager: |||
| Jorge Sampaoli ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
* Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
* Fourth official:
* Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)