2025 Copa Sudamericana final
 The Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2025 Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| After extra time Lanús won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 22 November 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Nahuel Losada (Lanús) | ||||||
| Referee | Piero Maza (Chile) | ||||||
| Attendance | 44,164[1] | ||||||
The 2025 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 24th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The match was played by Argentine club Lanús and Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro on 22 November 2025 at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, Paraguay.[2]
Lanús defeated Atlético Mineiro 5–4 on kicks from the penalty mark following a 0–0 draw after extra time to win their second Copa Sudamericana title.[3] As winners of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana, Lanús earned the right to play against the winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores in the 2026 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Venue
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On 10 April 2024, CONMEBOL announced the cities selected to host the finals of the 2024 and 2025 Copa Sudamericana editions, with Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia being appointed for the 2025 final, which was set to be played at Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera.[4][5] On 9 December 2024, a CONMEBOL commission visited Santa Cruz de la Sierra to inspect the infrastructure conditions of Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera as well as hotel infrastructure in the city, concluding that the stadium would need to undergo renovations which would be funded by the local government and CONMEBOL.[6]
The refurbishment works, which were set to be concluded by 22 October 2025 and included the installation of a roof for the stands, the replacement of the field's turf, irrigation, drainage and lighting systems, and the removal of the existing athletic track, began on 2 May 2025.[7] By the start of September, the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) expressed its concern about the progress of the works given that it was reported that the "actual physical progress of works" was 26.3% when it should have been 50.27% by then, and that if the average progress at the time was maintained, only a 37.98% progress would be achieved by the last inspection by CONMEBOL, which was scheduled for the final days of September. In July, CONMEBOL had warned the FBF about the low progress of works at the stadium, which by then only reached 12%.[8]
Although on 3 September 2025 the stadium was confirmed as the host for the final after a meeting between the FBF president Fernando Costa and his CONMEBOL counterpart Alejandro Domínguez,[9] the low progress and delays of the refurbishment works ultimately led the confederation to strip Santa Cruz de la Sierra of the hosting rights for the Copa Sudamericana final on 11 September, appointing the previous year's host city Asunción as replacement.[10] On 31 October 2025, Estadio Defensores del Chaco was confirmed as the venue for the match. This was the third Copa Sudamericana final to be played in the Paraguayan capital, but the first time the Defensores del Chaco hosted a final.[2]
Teams
[edit]| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Lanús | 2 (2013, 2020) |
 Atlético Mineiro | None |
Road to the final
[edit]Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
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Format
[edit]The final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores were level after full time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.[11]
Match
[edit]Tomás Cuello, Lyanco, Júnior Santos and Patrick (Atlético Mineiro) missed the final due to injuries.[12]
Details
[edit]| Lanús | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Atlético Mineiro |
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| 5–4 | ||
          Lanús[13] |      Atlético Mineiro[13] |
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| Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[14] | Match rules
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lanús 0-0 Atlético-MG (22 de nov, 2025) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ a b "El ueno Defensores del Chaco albergará su primera Final de CONMEBOL Sudamericana" [The ueno Defensores del Chaco will host its first CONMEBOL Sudamericana Final] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Lanús conquista por segunda vez la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" [Lanús win the CONMEBOL Sudamericana for the second time] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "¡Asunción y Santa Cruz recibirán a la Gran Conquista!" [Asunción and Santa Cruz will host the Great Conquest!] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "La final de la Copa Sudamericana 2025, que se jugará en Santa Cruz, ya tiene fecha" [The 2025 Copa Sudamericana final, which will be played in Santa Cruz, already has a date] (in Spanish). El Deber. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "La Conmebol inspeccionó el Ramón 'Tahuichi' Aguilera por la Sudamericana" [CONMEBOL inspected the Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera for the Sudamericana] (in Spanish). Onefootball. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Comienza la refacción del estadio Tahuichi Aguilera para la final de la Copa Sudamericana" [Renovations of the Tahuichi Aguilera stadium for the Copa Sudamericana final begin] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Reparación del 'Tahuichi' Aguilera es de apenas el 26 % de cara a final de la Sudamericana" ['Tahuichi' Aguilera's repairs are only 26% complete, heading into the Sudamericana final] (in Spanish). Hola News. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "La Conmebol ratifica al Tahuichi como sede de la final tras gestiones de la FBF" [CONMEBOL confirms the Tahuichi as the final's host stadium following negotiations by the FBF] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Cambio de sede – Final CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" [Venue change – 2025 CONMEBOL Sudamericana Final] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Manual de Clubes CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" [2025 CONMEBOL Sudamericana Clubs Handbook] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Lanús x Atlético-MG: onde assistir ao vivo, horário e escalações da final da Sul-Americana" (in Portuguese). Globo. 22 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Atlético-MG x Lanús: Conmebol define uniformes para final da Sul-Americana" [Atlético-MG vs. Lanús: CONMEBOL sets kits for Sudamericana final] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CNN Brasil. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "DESIGNACIÓN DE ÁRBITROS CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA 2025 FINAL" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.