2011 Recopa Sudamericana
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The 2011 Recopa Sudamericana
was the 19th edition of the tournament contested between the winners of CONMEBOL
's two continental tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana
. It was contested between Brazilian
club Internacional
, the 2010 Copa Libertadores
champion, and Argentine
club Independiente
, the 2010 Copa Sudamericana
champion. The first leg was played on August 10, and the second leg was played on August 24.
Internacional won 4–3 on aggregate, claiming their second Recopa Sudamericana title.
, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference
wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the away goals rule
is not applied. Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shootout ensues according to the Laws of the Game.
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Recopa Sudamericana
The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
was the 19th edition of the tournament contested between the winners of CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
's two continental tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
. It was contested between Brazilian
Brazilian Football Confederation
The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on June 8, 1914, as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos , meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like...
club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
, the 2010 Copa Libertadores
2010 Copa Libertadores
The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on January 26 and ended on August 18...
champion, and Argentine
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
club Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
, the 2010 Copa Sudamericana
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...
champion. The first leg was played on August 10, and the second leg was played on August 24.
Internacional won 4–3 on aggregate, claiming their second Recopa Sudamericana title.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification |
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 InternacionalSport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... |
2010 Copa Libertadores 2010 Copa Libertadores The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on January 26 and ended on August 18... champion |
 IndependienteClub Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
2010 Copa Sudamericana 2010 Copa Sudamericana The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship... champion |
Rules
The Recopa Sudamericana is played over two legs; home and away. The team that qualified via the Copa Libertadores plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —three for a winThree points for a win
Three points for a win is a standard used in many sports leagues and group tournaments, especially in association football, in which three points are awarded to the team winning a match, with no points to the losing team. If the game is drawn, each team receives one point...
, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference
Goal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the away goals rule
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
is not applied. Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shootout ensues according to the Laws of the Game.
First leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | INDEPENDIENTE: | |||
| GK | 1 | Hilario Navarro Hilario Navarro Hilario Bernardo Navarro is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
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| DF | 6 | Eduardo Tuzzio Eduardo Tuzzio Eduardo Nicolás Tuzzio is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División. He also holds an Italian passport.-Career:... |
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| DF | 2 | Julián Velázquez Julián Velázquez Julián Alberto Velázquez is an Argentine football centre back who plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
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| DF | 18 | Gabriel Milito Gabriel Milito Gabriel Alejandro Milito is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Independiente as a central defender.He spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing two different teams – Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona – also appearing with the Argentine national team in three major... |
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| DF | 3 | Maximiliano Velázquez Maximiliano Velázquez Maximiliano Nicolás Velázquez is an Argentine football left back. He currently plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
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| MF | 7 | Cristian Pellerano Cristian Pellerano Cristian Alberto Pellerano is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Independiente.-Career:Pellerano started his playing career in 2001 with Club Atlético Atlanta in the lower leagues of Argentine football, in 2005 he joined Defensores de Belgrano of the 2nd division for the Apertura... |
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| MF | 8 | Hernán Fredes Hernán Fredes Hernán Fredes is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Club Atlético Independiente in Argentina.-Career:... |
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| MF | 22 | Iván Pérez Iván Pérez Iván Ernesto Pérez Vargas is a water polo player from Spain. He was born in Cuba, but became a Spanish citizen... |
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| FW | 20 | Matías Defederico |
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| FW | 19 |  Marco PérezMarco Perez Marco Jhonnier Pérez Murillo is a Colombian football striker who currently plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División, on loan from Boyacá Chicó.-Career:... |
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| FW | 9 | Leonel Núñez Leonel Núñez Leonel Núñez is an Argentine football striker who plays for Independiente.-Argentinos Juniors:From 2004 to 2007 Núñez played for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División. He finished the 2006 Apertura tournament with 8 goals, and was in the top ten goalscorers... |
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| GK | 12 | Adrián Gabbarini Adrián Gabbarini Adrián José Gabbarini is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Independiente de Avellaneda .-Career:... |
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| DF | 23 |  Adrián ArgacháAdrián Argachá Adrián Argachá is a Uruguay footballer currently playing for Independiente of the Primera División in Argentina.-External links:* Profile at* Profile at... |
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| DF | 4 |  Cristian BáezCristian Báez Cristian Báez is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Independiente of the Primera Division Argentina.-External links:*... |
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| MF | 16 | Nicolás Cabrera Nicolás Cabrera Nicolás Cabrera , was a Spanish physicist who did important work on the theories of crystal growth and the oxidisation of metals. He was the son of another famous Spanish physicist Blas Cabrera and the father of American Physicist Blas Cabrera. He spent many years in exile during the dictatorship... |
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| MF | 11 | Osmar Ferreyra Osmar Ferreyra Osmar Daniel Malevo Ferreyra is an Argentine football midfielder. He plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 5 | Roberto Battión Roberto Battión Roberto Miguel Battión is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Independiente of the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
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| FW | 24 | Brian Nieva |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Antonio Mohamed Antonio Mohamed Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s... |
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| INTERNACIONAL: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Muriel Muriel Gustavo Becker Muriel Gustavo Becker , is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Internacional, from Brazilian Serie A.-Career:In 2009, Muriel has been loaned to Caxias and Portuguesa... |
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| DF | 4 | Nei |
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| DF | 2 | Bolívar Fabian Guedes Fabian Guedes, popularly known as Bolívar, is a Brazilian central defender. He was born in Santa Cruz do Sul, on August 16, 1980. He currently plays for Internacional of Campeonato Brasileiro.-Honours:... (c) |
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| DF | 3 | Índio Marcos Antônio de Lima Marcos Antônio de Lima or simply Índio , is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Internacional.-Honours:*Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2005,2008,2009 and 2011*Copa Libertadores: 2006, 2010... |
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| DF | 6 | Kléber Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa , commonly known as Kléber, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing as a left wingback for Sport Club Internacional.-Club career:Kléber began his career in Corinthians... |
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| MF | 8 | Wilson Mathías Wilson Tiago Mathías Wilson Tiago Mathías is a Brazilian football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Internacional.-Career:... |
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| MF | 20 | Elton |
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| MF | 7 | Tinga |
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| MF | 10 | Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro is a left-footed Argentine footballer who currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in Brazil. He is best known for his dribbling and his short passing ability.-Early career:... |
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| FW | 18 | Jô João Alves de Assis Silva João Alves de Assis Silva , commonly referred to as Jô, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Club Internacional and the Brazil national team as a striker.... |
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| FW | 9 | Leandro Damião Leandro Damião Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos , commonly known as Leandro Damião, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional. He has been capped at international level by Brazil.... |
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| GK | 12 | Renan Renan Brito Soares Renan Brito Soares or simply Renan , is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Internacional.- Career :... |
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| DF | 13 | Rodrigo Moledo |
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| DF | 14 | Fabrício Fabrício dos Santos Silva Fabrício dos Santos Silva or simply Fabrício , is a Brazilian footballer currently plays for Internacional as left back, on loan from Portuguesa.- Honours :Internacional* Recopa Sudamericana: 2011... |
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| MF | 19 | Glaydson Glaydson Marcelino Freire Glaydson Marcelino Freire or simply Glaydson , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder who currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A. He also plays as a right back.- Honours :... |
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| MF | 17 | Andrezinho André Luiz Tavares Andrezinho, real name André Luiz Tavares, mostly called Tavares in Korea , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an Attacking midfielder for Internacional. His previous clubs are Flamengo, Pohang Steelers and Nova Iguaçu... |
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| MF | 21 | João Paulo João Paulo Mior João Paulo Mior is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Internacional.-References:... |
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| FW | 24 | Marquinhos Marcos Gabriel do Nascimento Marcos Gabriel do Nascimento or simply Marquinhos , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Internacional.-Career:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Osmar Loss |
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Assistant referees: Abraham González (Colombia Colombian Football Federation The Colombian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Colombia. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA since 1936... ) Humberto Clavijo (Colombia Colombian Football Federation The Colombian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Colombia. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA since 1936... ) Fourth official: Albert Duarte (Colombia Colombian Football Federation The Colombian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Colombia. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA since 1936... ) |
Second leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | INTERNACIONAL: | |||
| GK | 1 | Muriel Muriel Gustavo Becker Muriel Gustavo Becker , is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Internacional, from Brazilian Serie A.-Career:In 2009, Muriel has been loaned to Caxias and Portuguesa... |
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| DF | 4 | Nei |
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| DF | 3 | Índio Marcos Antônio de Lima Marcos Antônio de Lima or simply Índio , is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Internacional.-Honours:*Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2005,2008,2009 and 2011*Copa Libertadores: 2006, 2010... |
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| DF | 2 | Bolívar Fabian Guedes Fabian Guedes, popularly known as Bolívar, is a Brazilian central defender. He was born in Santa Cruz do Sul, on August 16, 1980. He currently plays for Internacional of Campeonato Brasileiro.-Honours:... (c) |
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| DF | 6 | Kléber Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa , commonly known as Kléber, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing as a left wingback for Sport Club Internacional.-Club career:Kléber began his career in Corinthians... |
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| MF | 10 | Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro is a left-footed Argentine footballer who currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in Brazil. He is best known for his dribbling and his short passing ability.-Early career:... |
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| MF | 5 | Pablo Guiñazú |
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| MF | 20 | Elton |
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| MF | 16 | Oscar Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior or simply Oscar , is a Brazilian Attacking Midfielder. He currently plays for Internacional.Oscar has already been capped by Brazil Under-20.-Career:... |
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| FW | 11 | Dellatorre |
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| FW | 9 | Leandro Damião Leandro Damião Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos , commonly known as Leandro Damião, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional. He has been capped at international level by Brazil.... |
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| GK | 12 | Renan Renan Brito Soares Renan Brito Soares or simply Renan , is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Internacional.- Career :... |
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| DF | 15 | Juan Juan Guilherme Nunes Jesus Juan Guilherme Nunes Jesus, usually known as Juan , is a Brazilian football defender/left back . He currently plays for Internacional-Clubs:Internacional*Copa Libertadores: 2010*Campeonato Gaúcho: 2011... |
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| MF | 19 | Glaydson Glaydson Marcelino Freire Glaydson Marcelino Freire or simply Glaydson , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder who currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A. He also plays as a right back.- Honours :... |
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| MF | 7 | Tinga |
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| MF | 17 | Andrezinho André Luiz Tavares Andrezinho, real name André Luiz Tavares, mostly called Tavares in Korea , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an Attacking midfielder for Internacional. His previous clubs are Flamengo, Pohang Steelers and Nova Iguaçu... |
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| MF | 21 | João Paulo João Paulo Mior João Paulo Mior is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Internacional.-References:... |
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| FW | 18 | Jô João Alves de Assis Silva João Alves de Assis Silva , commonly referred to as Jô, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Club Internacional and the Brazil national team as a striker.... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Dorival Júnior Dorival Júnior Dorival Silvestre Júnior, usually known as Dorival Júnior is a football manager and former midfielder. He is nephew of the former Brazilian player Dudu.-Career:... |
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| INDEPENDIENTE: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Hilario Navarro Hilario Navarro Hilario Bernardo Navarro is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
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| DF | 6 | Eduardo Tuzzio Eduardo Tuzzio Eduardo Nicolás Tuzzio is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División. He also holds an Italian passport.-Career:... |
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| DF | 2 | Julián Velázquez Julián Velázquez Julián Alberto Velázquez is an Argentine football centre back who plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
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| DF | 18 | Gabriel Milito Gabriel Milito Gabriel Alejandro Milito is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Independiente as a central defender.He spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing two different teams – Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona – also appearing with the Argentine national team in three major... |
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| DF | 3 | Maximiliano Velázquez Maximiliano Velázquez Maximiliano Nicolás Velázquez is an Argentine football left back. He currently plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
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| MF | 8 | Hernán Fredes Hernán Fredes Hernán Fredes is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Club Atlético Independiente in Argentina.-Career:... |
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| MF | 7 | Cristian Pellerano Cristian Pellerano Cristian Alberto Pellerano is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Independiente.-Career:Pellerano started his playing career in 2001 with Club Atlético Atlanta in the lower leagues of Argentine football, in 2005 he joined Defensores de Belgrano of the 2nd division for the Apertura... |
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| MF | 22 | Iván Pérez Iván Pérez Iván Ernesto Pérez Vargas is a water polo player from Spain. He was born in Cuba, but became a Spanish citizen... |
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| MF | 11 | Osmar Ferreyra Osmar Ferreyra Osmar Daniel Malevo Ferreyra is an Argentine football midfielder. He plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 19 | Marco Pérez Marco Perez Marco Jhonnier Pérez Murillo is a Colombian football striker who currently plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División, on loan from Boyacá Chicó.-Career:... |
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| FW | 17 | Facundo Parra Facundo Parra Facundo Manuel Carlos Parra is an Argentine football striker who plays for Independiente.-Club career:Parra played from 2004 to 2007 for Chacarita Juniors' first team, earning 91 caps and scoring 21 goals in the Primera B Nacional . During the 2006–07 season he was the team's top scorer with 9 goals... |
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| GK | 21 | Fabián Assmann Fabián Assmann Walter Fabián Assmann is a professional Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Independiente of the Argentine Primera División.- Career :... |
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| DF | 13 | Iván Vélez Ivan Velez José Iván Vélez Castillo is a Colombian football full back who plays for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.-International career:Vélez debuted with the Colombian national team in 2009.-External links:* at BDFA... |
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| DF | 23 | Adrián Argachá Adrián Argachá Adrián Argachá is a Uruguay footballer currently playing for Independiente of the Primera División in Argentina.-External links:* Profile at* Profile at... |
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| MF | 16 | Nicolás Cabrera Nicolás Cabrera Nicolás Cabrera , was a Spanish physicist who did important work on the theories of crystal growth and the oxidisation of metals. He was the son of another famous Spanish physicist Blas Cabrera and the father of American Physicist Blas Cabrera. He spent many years in exile during the dictatorship... |
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| MF | 5 | Roberto Battión Roberto Battión Roberto Miguel Battión is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Independiente of the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
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| FW | 9 | Leonel Núñez Leonel Núñez Leonel Núñez is an Argentine football striker who plays for Independiente.-Argentinos Juniors:From 2004 to 2007 Núñez played for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División. He finished the 2006 Apertura tournament with 8 goals, and was in the top ten goalscorers... |
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| FW | 20 | Matías Defederico |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Antonio Mohamed Antonio Mohamed Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s... |
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Assistant referees: Pablo Fandiño (Uruguay) Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) Fourth official: Liber Prudente (Uruguay) |
| Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes 2011 Champion |
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 Internacional Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... Second Title |