# 2012 Copa Sudamericana finals

The 2012 Copa Sudamericana finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2012 Copa Sudamericana, the 11th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The matches were played on 5 and 12 December 2012 between Tigre of Argentina and São Paulo of Brazil.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Tigre | None |
| São Paulo | None |

## Road to the finals

| São Paulo | São Paulo | São Paulo | Round | Tigre | Tigre | Tigre |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | First stage | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Bahia | Away | 0–2 | Second stage | Argentinos Juniors | Away | 1–2 |
| Bahia | Home | 2–0 | Second stage | Argentinos Juniors | Home | 4–1 |
| LDU Loja | Away | 1–1 | Round of 16 | Deportivo Quito | Away | 2–0 |
| LDU Loja | Home | 0–0 | Round of 16 | Deportivo Quito | Home | 4–0 |
| Universidad de Chile | Away | 0–2 | Quarter-finals | Cerro Porteño | Away | 1–0 |
| Universidad de Chile | Home | 5–0 | Quarter-finals | Cerro Porteño | Home | 4–2 |
| Universidad Católica | Away | 1–1 | Semi-finals | Millonarios | Home | 0–0 |
| Universidad Católica | Home | 0–0 | Semi-finals | Millonarios | Away | 1–1 |

## Rules

The final is played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the away goals rule is not applied, unlike the rest of the tournament. Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shootout ensues according to the Laws of the Game.

## Matches
### First leg

| Tigre | São Paulo |
| GK | 17 | Damián Albil |
| DF | 23 | Norberto Paparatto | 84' |
| DF | 21 | Mariano Echeverría | |
| DF | 2 | Alejandro Donatti | 15' |
| DF | 22 | Lucas Orban |
| MF | 15 | Ángel Gastón Díaz |
| MF | 4 | Diego Ferreira |
| MF | 8 | Martín Galmarini (c) |
| MF | 11 | Ramiro Leone |
| MF | 19 | Rubén Botta | 71' | 87' |
| FW | 9 | Ezequiel Maggiolo | | 77' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Agustín Cousillas |
| DF | 13 | Erik Godoy |
| MF | 10 | Matías Pérez García |
| MF | 20 | Matías Escobar |
| FW | 7 | Agustín Torassa | | 87' |
| FW | 16 | Diego Ftacla | | 77' |
| FW | 6 | Lucas Janson |
| Manager: ||
| Néstor Gorosito ||
| GK | 1 | Rogério Ceni (c) |
| DF | 13 | Paulo Miranda |
| DF | 3 | Rafael Toloi | 53' |
| DF | 4 | Rhodolfo | 61' |
| DF | 6 | Cortez |
| MF | 5 | Wellington |
| MF | 15 | Denílson | 63' |
| MF | 10 | Jádson | | 60' |
| FW | 7 | Lucas |
| FW | 17 | Osvaldo |
| FW | 9 | Luís Fabiano | 14' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Denis |
| DF | 14 | Edson Silva |
| DF | 23 | Douglas |
| MF | 18 | Maicon |
| MF | 8 | Ganso |
| MF | 16 | Cícero | | 60' |
| FW | 11 | Ademilson |
| Manager: ||
| Ney Franco ||
* Assistant referees:
* Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)
* Dario Gaona (Paraguay)
* Fourth official:
* Enrique Caceres (Paraguay)

### Second leg

| São Paulo | Tigre |
| GK | 1 | Rogério Ceni (c) | 38' |
| DF | 13 | Paulo Miranda | 45+2' |
| DF | 3 | Rafael Toloi |
| DF | 4 | Rhodolfo |
| DF | 6 | Cortez |
| MF | 5 | Wellington |
| MF | 15 | Denílson | 32' |
| MF | 10 | Jádson |
| FW | 7 | Lucas |
| FW | 17 | Osvaldo | 45+2' |
| FW | 19 | Willian José |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Denis |
| DF | 14 | Edson Silva |
| DF | 23 | Douglas |
| MF | 18 | Maicon |
| MF | 8 | Ganso |
| MF | 16 | Cícero |
| FW | 11 | Ademilson |
| Manager: ||
| Ney Franco ||
| GK | 17 | Damián Albil |
| DF | 13 | Erik Godoy | 42' |
| DF | 23 | Norberto Paparatto |
| DF | 21 | Mariano Echeverría | |
| DF | 22 | Lucas Orban |
| MF | 15 | Ángel Gastón Díaz | 45+2' |
| MF | 4 | Diego Ferreira |
| MF | 8 | Martín Galmarini (c) | 34' |
| MF | 11 | Ramiro Leone |
| MF | 19 | Rubén Botta |
| FW | 9 | Ezequiel Maggiolo |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Javier García |
| MF | 10 | Matías Pérez García |
| MF | 20 | Matías Escobar |
| MF | 3 | Nicolás Martínez |
| FW | 7 | Agustín Torassa |
| FW | 16 | Diego Ftacla |
| FW | 18 | Federico Santander |
| Manager: ||
| Néstor Gorosito ||
* Assistant referees:
* Francisco Mondria (Chile)
* Carlos Astroza (Chile)
* Fourth official:
* Julio Bascuñán (Chile)