2008 Recopa Sudamericana
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Article ImagesThe 2008 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2008 Recopa Visa Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions.[1]
Event | Recopa Sudamericana | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | August 13, 2008 | ||||||
Venue | Juan D. Perón, Avellaneda | ||||||
Referee | Gabriel Favale (Argentina) | ||||||
Attendance | 10,359 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | August 27, 2008 | ||||||
Venue | Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires | ||||||
Referee | Saúl Laverni (Argentina) | ||||||
Attendance | 32,357 | ||||||
← 2007 2009 → |
The match was contested by Boca Juniors, winners of the 2007 Copa Libertadores, and Arsenal, winners of the 2007 Copa Sudamericana. Boca Juniors won their 4th Recopa Sudamericana title after accumulating the most points over the two legs (4-1).[2] The title ties them in first place for the most international titles won by a club with 18.[note 1][4][5]
Team | Previous finals app. |
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Arsenal | None |
Boca Juniors | 1990, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
Bold indicates winning years
La Bombonera (left) and Estadio Juan D. Perón, venues of the series
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- ^ Recopa 2008 overview on Historia de Boca
- ^ Recopa 2008 by Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
- ^ Boca alcanza los 70 títulos by Juampi Reynoso on As, 18 Jan 2021
- ^ Boca y otro título para volver a quedar en lo más alto La Nación, Aug 27, 2008
- ^ A 10 años de la Copa 18 on Olé, 23 Aug 2018