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| Event | 2023 Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| LDU Quito won 4–3 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Domingo Burgueño,Maldonado | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Alexander Domínguez (LDU Quito) | ||||||
| Referee | Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) | ||||||
| Attendance | 17,420 | ||||||
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The2023 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the2023 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 22nd edition of theCopa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental clubfootball tournament organized byCONMEBOL.
The match was played on 28 October 2023 between Brazilian clubFortaleza and Ecuadorian clubLDU Quito, and it was originally scheduled to be played atEstadio Centenario inMontevideo, Uruguay,[1] but on 15 September 2023,Estadio Domingo Burgueño in Maldonado was confirmed as the venue for the final.[2]
LDU Quito were the champions, winning their second title in the competition after defeating Fortaleza 4–3 onpenalties following a 1–1 drawafter extra time in the final.[3] As winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana, LDU Quito earned the right to play against the winners of the2023 Copa Libertadores in the2024 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Although in January 2023 CONMEBOL presidentAlejandro Domínguez had expressed an intention to hold the final match atEstádio Nacional Mané Garrincha inBrasília in compensation for the2022 final that could not be played at that stadium as originally planned due to the2022 Brazilian general election,[4]Estadio Centenario inMontevideo, Uruguay was selected as the host for the 2023 final by CONMEBOL during their meeting on 25 April 2023. The stadium had previously hosted the 2021 finals of both theCopa Libertadores andCopa Sudamericana, with the latter sparking criticism due to the poor attendance as less than a third of the stadium's capacity was filled by the fans.[5][6]
On 15 September 2023, the CONMEBOL president announced a relocation of the final to theEstadio Domingo Burgueño inMaldonado, Uruguay.[2] A request from theBrazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to not hold the match in Montevideo on safety grounds as well as an attempt to avoid the low attendance levels of previous finals were considered to be the reasons behind the move.[7]
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Fortaleza | None |
 LDU Quito | 2 (2009,2011) |
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Fortaleza | Round | LDU Quito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | First stage | Delfín | Home | 4–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group H | Group stage | Group A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Palestino | Home | 4–0 |  Universidad César Vallejo | Away | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 San Lorenzo | Away | 0–2 | Magallanes | Home | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Estudiantes de Mérida | Home | 6–1 | Botafogo | Away | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | Home | 3–2 | Magallanes | Away | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Away | 1–0 | Botafogo | Home | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palestino | Away | 1–2 | Universidad César Vallejo | Home | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:CONMEBOL |
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| Seed 3 | Final stages | Seed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | Knockout round play-offs | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Libertad(won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 | Round of 16 | Ñublense (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | 1–1 | Home | 2–3 (4–3p) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| América Mineiro (won 5–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–3 | Quarter-finals | São Paulo (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | 2–1 | Away | 1–0 (4–5p) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corinthians (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | Semi-finals | Defensa y Justicia (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Home | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | 2–0 | Away | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fortaleza | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | LDU Quito |
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Lucero 48' | Report | Alzugaray 56' |
| Penalties | ||
Thiago Galhardo Yago Pikachu Romero  Tinga Pedro Augusto Brítez | 3–4 | GuerreroAlzugarayMartínezJulioAlvaradoPiovi |
          Fortaleza |     LDU Quito |
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