The 2008 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2008 Recopa Visa Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions.[1]
The match was contested by Boca Juniors, winners of the 2007 Copa Libertadores, and Arsenal, winners of the 2007 Copa Sudamericana. Boca Juniors won their 4th Recopa Sudamericana title after accumulating the most points over the two legs (4-1).[2] The title ties them in first place for the most international titles won by a club with 18.[note 1][4][5]
Qualified teams
Bold indicates winning years
Venues
La Bombonera (left) and El Cilindro, venues of the series
Match details
First leg
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Assistant referees:
Horacio Herrero
Ariel Bustos
Fourth official:
Juan Pablo Pompei
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Second leg
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Assistant referees:
Francisco Rocchio
Gustavo Esquivel
Fourth official:
Federico Beligoy
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Notes
- ^ This count only include tournaments organised by Conmebol and other associations so Boca Juniors had won a total of 22 titles by then.[3]
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