2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals
# 2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals

The 2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana, the 14th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentine team Huracán and Colombian team Santa Fe. The first leg was hosted by Huracán at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó in Buenos Aires on 2 December 2015, while the second leg was hosted by Santa Fe at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá on 9 December. The winner qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores, and earned the right to play against the 2015 Copa Libertadores winners in the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana, and against the 2015 J. League Cup winners in the 2016 Suruga Bank Championship.

As both the first leg and the second leg were tied 0–0, the champion was decided by penalty shoot-out in which Santa Fe won 3–1, winning the tournament for the first time in their history.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - |
| Huracán | None |
| Santa Fe | None |

## Road to the finals

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

| Huracán | Huracán | Huracán | Round | Santa Fe | Santa Fe | Santa Fe |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | Elimination stages | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | First stage | LDU Loja (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | First stage | LDU Loja (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Home | 3–0 |
| Tigre (won 6–2 on aggregate) | Away | 2–5 | Second stage | Nacional (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–2 |
| Tigre (won 6–2 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | Second stage | Nacional (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 0–1 |
| Seed 7 | Seed 7 | Seed 7 | Final stages | Seed 3 | Seed 3 | Seed 3 |
| Sport Recife (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | Round of 16 | Emelec (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Away | 2–1 |
| Sport Recife (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Home | 3–0 | Round of 16 | Emelec (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Home | 1–0 |
| Defensor Sporting (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | Independiente (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 |
| Defensor Sporting (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 | Quarter-finals | Independiente (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–1 |
| River Plate (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 | Semi-finals | Sportivo Luqueño (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Away | 1–1 |
| River Plate (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Home | 2–2 | Semi-finals | Sportivo Luqueño (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Home | 0–0 |

## Format

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

## Matches

### First leg

| Huracán | Santa Fe |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Marcos Díaz |
| RB | 13 | José San Román |
| CB | 21 | Hugo Nervo (c) |
| CB | 2 | Federico Mancinelli | 28' |
| LB | 15 | Luciano Balbi |
| RM | 26 | Mauro Bogado |
| CM | 5 | Federico Vismara | 30' |
| LM | 18 | Patricio Toranzo |
| AM | 30 | Daniel Montenegro | | 81' |
| CF | 7 | Cristian Espinoza | | 61' |
| CF | 9 | Ramón Ábila |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Matías Giordano |
| DF | 3 | Carlos Arano |
| DF | 19 | Santiago Echeverría |
| MF | 8 | Lucas Villarruel |
| MF | 16 | Iván Moreno y Fabianesi |
| MF | 20 | David Distéfano | | 81' |
| FW | 24 | Ezequiel Miralles | 82' | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Eduardo Domínguez ||
| GK | 1 | Róbinson Zapata |
| RB | 18 | Almir Soto |
| CB | 21 | Francisco Meza |
| CB | 26 | Yerry Mina |
| LB | 11 | Leyvin Balanta | 67' |
| RM | 5 | Yulián Anchico (c) | | 89' |
| CM | 30 | Yeison Gordillo |
| CM | 14 | Baldomero Perlaza |
| LM | 20 | Luis Manuel Seijas | 38' |
| CF | 19 | Wilson Morelo | | 73' |
| CF | 28 | Daniel Angulo | | 84' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Leandro Castellanos |
| DF | 3 | Harold Cummings |
| DF | 4 | Sergio Otálvaro | 90' | 89' |
| MF | 8 | Dario Rodríguez Parra |
| MF | 10 | Omar Pérez | | 84' |
| MF | 13 | Sebastián Salazar |
| FW | 9 | Miguel Borja | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Pelusso ||

* Assistant referees:
* Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
* Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
* Fourth official:
* Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)

### Second leg

| Santa Fe | Huracán |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Róbinson Zapata |
| RB | 5 | Yulián Anchico (c) | | 107' |
| CB | 21 | Francisco Meza |
| CB | 26 | Yerry Mina |
| LB | 11 | Leyvin Balanta |
| RM | 17 | Juan Daniel Roa |
| CM | 30 | Yeison Gordillo | | 71' |
| CM | 14 | Baldomero Perlaza |
| LM | 20 | Luis Manuel Seijas | 90+4' |
| CF | 19 | Wilson Morelo |
| CF | 28 | Daniel Angulo | | 46' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Leandro Castellanos |
| DF | 3 | Harold Cummings |
| DF | 4 | Sergio Otálvaro | | 107' |
| MF | 8 | Dario Rodríguez Parra |
| MF | 10 | Omar Pérez | | 71' |
| MF | 18 | Almir Soto |
| FW | 9 | Miguel Borja | 118' | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Pelusso ||
| GK | 1 | Marcos Díaz |
| RB | 13 | José San Román |
| CB | 2 | Federico Mancinelli |
| CB | 21 | Hugo Nervo (c) |
| LB | 15 | Luciano Balbi |
| CM | 5 | Federico Vismara |
| CM | 26 | Mauro Bogado |
| RM | 7 | Cristian Espinoza | 88' | 96' |
| AM | 30 | Daniel Montenegro | | 76' |
| LM | 18 | Patricio Toranzo |
| CF | 9 | Ramón Ábila | 116' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Matías Giordano |
| DF | 3 | Carlos Arano | | 119' |
| DF | 19 | Santiago Echeverría |
| MF | 8 | Lucas Villarruel |
| MF | 16 | Iván Moreno y Fabianesi |
| MF | 20 | David Distéfano | | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Agustín Torassa | | 96' 119' |
| Manager: ||
| Eduardo Domínguez ||

* Assistant referees:
* Kleber Gil (Brazil)
* Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* Péricles Bassols (Brazil)
