Sul-Americana finalists set, winners to meet Libertadores champs in Recopa | OneFootball

Flamengo will play the Recopa if they win the 2025 Libertadores

Flamengo is one game away from winning the Copa Libertadores da América. If they lift the continent's most important trophy, Mengão will secure a spot in the 2026 Recopa. Their opponent will be decided between Lanús (ARG) and Atlético-MG, who will play the final of the 2025 Sudamericana.

Lanús secured a spot in the Sudamericana final this Thursday (30th), by beating Universidad de Chile 1-0 at home. Since the first leg ended 2-2, the Argentinians continue in South America's second-tier competition.

On the other side of the bracket, Atlético-MG overcame Independiente del Valle (EQU). After a 1-1 draw in Quito, Jorge Sampaoli's team won 3-1 on the synthetic turf of Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte, last Tuesday (28th).

WHEN WILL THE SUDAMERICANA FINAL BE?

Lanús and Atlético-MG will face each other on November 22, in a single match, at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, in Asunción, Paraguay. The Argentine team, champions in 2013, are aiming for their second title. Meanwhile, the team from Minas Gerais is seeking their first ever trophy.

WHAT IS THE RECOPA?

The Recopa is the match that pits the champion of the Libertadores against the winner of the previous season's Sudamericana. In short, Flamengo has played in the competition twice, and coincidentally, faced the same opponent on both occasions: Independiente del Valle.

In 2020, Flamengo under Jorge Jesus dominated and won 5-2 on aggregate. However, in 2023, with Vítor Pereira, the Most Beloved took home the silver medal after losing on penalties at Maracanã. Thus, the current Recopa champion is Racing (ARG), winners of the 2024 Sudamericana, who beat Botafogo, the 2024 Libertadores champions.

WHAT DOES FLAMENGO NEED TO DO TO REACH THE RECOPA?

To play in the 2025 Recopa, therefore, Flamengo needs to beat LDU (EQU) or Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores final. The match will take place on November 29, in Lima, Peru. Thus, the second team to qualify for the final will be known on the night of this Thursday (30th).

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