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 Promotional poster of the final | |||||||
| Event | 2020 Copa Libertadores | ||||||
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| Date | 30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio do Maracanã,Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Referee | Patricio Loustau (Argentina) | ||||||
| Attendance | 5,000[1] | ||||||
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The2020 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the2020 Copa Libertadores, the 61st edition of theCopa Libertadores,South America's top-tier continental clubfootball tournament organized byCONMEBOL. The match was played on 30 January 2021 at theEstádio do Maracanã inRio de Janeiro,[2] Brazil, between Brazilian teamsPalmeiras andSantos.
The final was originally scheduled to be played on 21 November 2020.[3] However, as the tournament had been interrupted since March 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, CONMEBOL announced on 10 July 2020 that the final would be rescheduled to be played in late January 2021, with 23, 24 or 30 January being the possible dates.[4][5] Eventually, on 23 November 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed that the final would be played on 30 January 2021.[6]
Palmeiras defeated Santos 1–0 to win their second Copa Libertadores title. As champions, Palmeiras qualified for the2020 FIFA Club World Cup inQatar, and earned the right to play against the winners of the2020 Copa Sudamericana in the2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the2021 Copa Libertadores group stage.[7]
As of 2025, this was the only Copa Libertadores final decided in a Brazilian derby (Clássico da Saudade), as both clubs representthe state of São Paulo.
Due to pandemic precautions, attendance was limited to 5,000 spectators.
The second Copa Libertadores final played as a single match at a pre-determined venue was held atEstádio do Maracanã inRio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was the 34th Copa libertadores final match to take place in Brazil, and the fifth to took place in Rio de Janeiro, four of them at Maracanã and one atEstádio São Januário. The Maracanã had previously hosted the first leg of the1963 and1981 finals and the second leg of the2008 finals.[8]
On 15 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced eight venues from three national associations that reached the final stage of the bidding process to host the 2020 final:[9]
| Association | Stadium | City | Capacity | Notes |
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 Argentina | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes | Córdoba | 57,000 | Also bid and selected to host the2020 Copa Sudamericana final. |
 Brazil | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte | 61,846 | |
| Arena do Grêmio | Porto Alegre | 55,662 | ||
| Estádio Beira-Rio | 50,128 | |||
| Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro | 78,838 | ||
| Estádio do Morumbi | São Paulo | 67,052 | ||
| Arena Corinthians | 49,205 | |||
 Peru | Estadio Nacional | Lima | 50,000 | Also bid to host the2020 Copa Sudamericana final. |
On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced thatEstádio do Maracanã inRio de Janeiro, Brazil was chosen as the 2020 final venue during a meeting of its Council. TheEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes inCórdoba, Argentina ended up being selected to host the2020 Copa Sudamericana final.[2]
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Palmeiras | 4 (1961,1968,1999,2000) |
| Santos | 4 (1962,1963,2003,2011) |
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Palmeiras | Round | Santos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | Qualifying stages | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group B | Group stage | Group G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tigre | Away | 0–2 | Defensa y Justicia | Away | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Guaraní | Home | 3–1 |  Delfín | Home | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bolívar | Away | 1–2 | Olimpia | Home | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guaraní | Away | 0–0 | Delfín | Away | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bolívar | Home | 5–0 | Olimpia | Away | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tigre | Home | 5–0 | Defensa y Justicia | Home | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:CONMEBOL |
Source:CONMEBOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seed 1 | Final stages | Seed 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delfín (won 8–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–3 | Round of 16 | LDU Quito (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Away | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | 5–0 | Home | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Libertad (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | Quarter-finals | Grêmio (won 5–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | 3–0 | Home | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| River Plate (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 0–3 | Semi-finals | Boca Juniors (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | 0–2 | Home | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Alves andMariana Rios fromBrazil along withPorno Graffitti,Superfly,fripSide,Takanori Nishikawa,Raychell, andOne Ok Rock fromJapan were part of a major live performance in a thirty-minute virtual show before the kick-off.
The most memorable moment is the last 8 minutes of added time in the second half. The Santos manager, Cuca, was sent off at 90+6th minute for hassling the ball to delay Palmeiras' throw-in. The only goal of the game came in the 9th minute of second-half stoppage time, from substituteBreno Lopes, scoring with a looping header to the top right corner of the net from seven yards out after a cross from the right byRony.[10][11]
| Palmeiras | 1–0 | Santos |
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Breno Lopes 90+9' | Report |
         Palmeiras |     Santos |
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Assistant referees:[12] | Match rules
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