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.

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. 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

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. 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.

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. 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%.

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, 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. On 31 October 2025, Estadio Defensores del Chaco was confirmed as the venue for the match. This was the third Copa Sudamericana final played in the Paraguayan capital, but the first time the Defensores del Chaco hosted a final.

Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Lanús2 (2013, 2020) Atlético MineiroNone

Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first. LanúsRound Atlético MineiroOpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScoreByeFirst stageByeGroup GGroup stageGroup H Academia Puerto CabelloAway2–2 CiencianoAway0–0 MelgarHome3–0 Deportes IquiqueHome4–0 Vasco da GamaAway0–0 CaracasAway1–1 MelgarAway0–1 Deportes IquiqueAway3–2 Vasco da GamaHome1–0 CaracasHome3–1 Academia Puerto CabelloHome2–2 CiencianoHome1–1Seed 7Final stagesSeed 11ByeKnockout round play-offs Atlético Bucaramanga(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)Away0–1Home0–1 (3–1 p) Central Córdoba(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)Away0–1Round of 16 Godoy Cruz(won 3–1 on aggregate)Home2–1Home1–0 (4–2 p)Away0–1 Fluminense(won 2–1 on aggregate)Home1–0Quarter-finals Bolívar(won 3–2 on aggregate)Away2–2Away1–1Home1–0 Universidad de Chile(won 3–2 on aggregate)Away2–2Semi-finals Independiente del Valle(won 4–2 on aggregate)Away1–1Home1–0Home3–1

Format 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.

Match Tomás Cuello, Lyanco, Júnior Santos and Patrick (Atlético Mineiro) missed the final due to injuries.

Details

GK 26 Nahuel LosadaRB 4 Gonzalo Pérez CB 24 Carlos Izquierdoz (c) CB 13 José CanaleLB 6 Sasha MarcichDM 39 Agustín Medina DM 30 Agustín CardozoRW 11 Eduardo Salvio AM 10 Marcelino Moreno LW 23 Ramiro Carrera CF 19 Rodrigo Castillo Substitutes:GK 17 Lautaro MoralesDF 2 Ezequiel MuñozDF 3 Nicolás MorgantiniDF 21 Armando Méndez DF 35 Ronaldo DejesúsMF 8 Franco Watson MF 33 Juan Ramírez MF 50 Facundo SánchezFW 7 Lautaro Acosta FW 9 Walter Bou FW 14 Alexis CaneloFW 25 Dylan Aquino Manager: Mauricio Pellegrino

GK 22 EversonCB 16 RuanCB 14 Vitor HugoCB 6 Júnior Alonso (c)LM 33 Rony CM 21 Alan Franco CM 17 Igor GomesRM 13 Guilherme Arana RF 11 Bernard CF 7 Hulk LF 92 Dudu Substitutes:GK 1 Gabriel DelfimDF 2 NatanaelDF 23 Iván RománDF 26 Renzo Saravia DF 38 Caio Paulista MF 5 Alexsander MF 8 Fausto VeraMF 10 Gustavo Scarpa MF 18 ReinierMF 25 Gabriel MeninoFW 42 CaduFW 77 Biel Teixeira Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match: Nahuel Losada (Lanús)

Assistant referees: Miguel Rocha (Chile) Alejandro Molina (Chile) Fourth official: Carlos Betancur (Colombia) Fifth official: Miguel Roldán (Colombia) Video assistant referee: Juan Lara (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Alan Sandoval (Chile) David Rodríguez (Colombia) Leonard Mosquera (Colombia)Match rules

90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

See also 2025 Copa Libertadores final

References

External links CONMEBOL Sudamericana CONMEBOL.com