The 2003 Recopa Sudamericana was the 11th edition of the match-up contested between the winners of CONMEBOL's two continental tournaments. This was the first Recopa contested since 1999 when the competition was discontinued due to the Supercopa Sudamericana folding in 1997. However, in 2002 the Copa Sudamericana was created to serve as the second most important continental trophy. Thus, the Recopa Sudamericana became playable again pitting the winners of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. The first Recopa Sudamericana under this format took place in a single final held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.Olimpia impuso su categoría y se quedó con la Recopa CONMEBOL, accessed on April 26, 2010
The match was contested by Olimpia, winners of the 2002 Copa Libertadores, and San Lorenzo de Almagro, winners of the 2002 Copa Sudamericana, on July 12, 2003. Olimpia defeated San Lorenzo to win their second Recopa Sudamericana.Frustración: San Lorenzo perdió la Recopa La Nación, accessed on April 26, 2010Recopa Sudamericana 2003 on the RSSSF
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. Olimpia 1991 San Lorenzo None
Match details
GK 1 Ricardo TavarelliDF 2 Néstor IsasiDF 5 Julio César CáceresDF 3 Nelson ZelayaDF 15 Mateo CorboMF 16 Sergio ÓrtemanMF 6 Julio César Enciso (c)MF 17 Francisco EstecheMF 11 Guido Alvarenga FW 10 Miguel Ángel Benítez FW 9 Hernán Rodrigo López Substitutes:FW 20 Gilberto Palacios FW 20 Mauro Caballero Manager: Luis Cubilla GK 1 Sebastián SajaDF 13 Leandro ÁlvarezDF 32 Gonzalo Rodríguez DF 3 Claudio Morel RodríguezDF 4 Aldo ParedesMF 24 Damián LunaMF 5 Pablo Michelini (c)MF 8 Mariano Herrón FW 22 Cristian Zurita FW 9 Alberto AcostaFW 6 Nicolás FrutosSubstitutes:FW 17 Daniel Cordone Manager: Rubén Insúa
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