2016 Recopa Sudamericana

June 2026 2016 Recopa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Santa Fe COL 30px 1 River Plate ARG 30px 2 on aggregate First leg 0 0 18 August 2016 Estadio El Campín Bogotá Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/wilton-sampaio-arbitro-del-juego-de-ida-por-la-recopa-sudamericana/ Wilton Sampaio, árbitro del juego de ida por la Recopa Sudamericana CONMEBOL 22 December 2025 18,800https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/recopa2015.html Recopa 2015 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 17 December 2025 Roberto Di Maggio 26 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241226134920/https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/recopa2015.html live Second leg 1 2 25 August 2016 Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires Víctor Carrillo (Peru)Recopa Sudamericana 2016: designación de árbitros, partido de vuelta http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/19_08_16_recopa_sudamericana_-_vuelta.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160910001531/http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/19_08_16_recopa_sudamericana_-_vuelta.pdf 10 September 2016 CONMEBOL.com 62,000 2015 2017 The 2016 Recopa Sudamericana was a football match played over two legs between River Plate of Argentina and Independiente Santa Fe of Colombia. The first leg was played at the Estadio El Campín, Bogotá on 18 August 2016 and the second leg was played on 25 August 2016 at the Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires. The annual Recopa Sudamericana, it was contested between the winners of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. River Plate were the reigning champions, while Independiente Santa Fe were appearing in the competition for the first time. The teams qualified for the competition by winning the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Independiente Santa Fe qualified by winning the 2015 Copa Sudamericana. They beat Argentinian team Huracán 3–1 on penalties after a scoreless two-legged final. River Plate won the 2015 Copa Libertadores beating Mexican team Tigres UANL 3–0 in the finals. A crowd of 18,800 observed the first leg at the Estadio El Campín, which resulted in a goalless draw. Watched by a crowd of 62,000 at the Estadio Monumental, River Plate took an early lead in the opening half when Sebastián Driussi scored. They extended their lead in the second half courtesy of Lucas Alario. Horacio Salaberry pulled one back for Independiente Santa Fe, but they were unable to equalise before the end of the match. Thus, River Plate won the tie 2–1 on aggregate to secure their second Recopa Sudamericana. Background The Recopa Sudamericana was founded in 1989 as a means to determine the best team in South America. 22 May 2019 Dio la vuelta al mundo y no se jugó por cuatro años: cómo es la historia de la Recopa Sudamericana https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2019/05/22/dio-la-vuelta-al-mundo-no-se-jugo-por-cuatro-anos-y-tiene-a-boca-como-maximo-ganador-como-es-la-historia-de-la-recopa-sudamericana/ 17 December 2025 infobae es-ES It was first contested between the winners of the Copa Libertadores and the Supercopa Libertadores from 1989 to 1998, until CONMEBOL discontinued the latter. As a result, the competition entered a four-year hiatus, before resuming with the introduction of another major secondary tournament, the Copa Sudamericana.28 February 2025 El historial con todos los campeones de la CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/nota/_/id/13305355/el-historial-de-la-recopa-todos-los-campeones 7 January 2026 ESPN.com.ar es 7 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260107000937/https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/nota/_/id/13305355/el-historial-de-la-recopa-todos-los-campeones live Independiente Santa Fe qualified for the match by winning the 2015 Copa Sudamericana. They beat Argentinian team Huracán 3–1 on penalties after a scoreless two-legged final, winning the competition for the first time.10 December 2015 Copa Sudamericana: Independiente Santa Fe es campeón tras vencer en penales a Huracán https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/copa-sudamericana-independiente-santa-fe-es-campeon-tras-vencer-en-penales-huracan/ 17 December 2025 CONMEBOL es-ES It was Independiente Santa Fe's first appearance in the Recopa Sudamericana.Recopa https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/recopa.html 17 December 2025 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Stokkermans Karel 7 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100407141844/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/recopa.html live River Plate qualified for the match as winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores. They beat Mexican team Tigres UANL 3–0 in the finals to win their third Copa Libertadores. 6 August 2015 River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/06/river-plate-win-copa-libertadores-title 12 January 2026 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 3 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211103071535/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/06/river-plate-win-copa-libertadores-title live River Plate were the current holders of the Recopa Sudamericana, after beating fellow Argentine team San Lorenzo in the previous season's edition. It was their fourth appearance in the tournament. River Plate's last game before the first leg was a 2–1 win against Sportivo Estudiantes in the 2015-16 Copa Argentina, which qualified them for the eighth-finals. Independiente Santa Fe played Atlético Huila in a 1–0 loss on 15 August corresponding to the 2016 Torneo Finalización. They had lined-up mostly substitutes for the match as they came from winning the Suruga Bank Championship days prior. 15 August 2016 Se reservó para River https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-internacional/reservo-river_0_BJfik-Ji2g.html 7 January 2026 Olé es-AR First leg Summary thumb|326x326px|Leonardo Ponzio made a goal line clearance to prevent his team from a loss. The first leg was held at the Estadio El Campín, the home ground of Independiente Santa Fe. They would have the opening chance of the match in the third minute, when a cutback after a run down the flank was cleared away by River Plate's Arturo Mina. Despite this, the visitors would dominate the game until the midway point of the half, as they showed authority in the midfield by quickly recovering possession and controlling the ball in the opposing half. Product of this dominance, Sebastián Driussi in the 16th minute and Gonzalo Martínez in the 21st unveiled shots on target that caused trouble to goalkeeper Róbinson Zapata, although he managed to stop both. At the 29-minute mark, a shot from Dairon Mosquera was stopped on the goal line by Leonardo Ponzio, stemming from an attempt at catching the ball by River Plate goalkeeper Augusto Batalla. Moments later, Argentine attacking midfielder Jonathan Gómez threatened the visitors once again, as he followed up on an individual play by taking a shot that went wide. Humberto Osorio and Mosquera had two last approaches to Batalla's goal, but the score remained for half-time. 19 August 2016 River empató en Colombia y quedó bien parado de cara a la revancha https://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/river-plate/river-colombia-independiente-santa-fe_0_HJ9GqQ79.html 8 January 2026 Clarín es The remaining 45 minutes of the game saw fewer opportunities. Independiente Santa Fe's first chance of the half occurred seven minutes in, when a shot aimed straight on target was blocked by Ecuadorian centre-back Mina. A later effort from Osorio in the 62nd minute also forced Batalla into a save. Lastly, Uruguayan defender Horacio Salaberry took a free kick that narrowly missed the River Plate net. The home side were more persistent than their opposition, but lacked the clarity to find spaces and create scoring prospects. During the closing minutes, the visitors seemed content with the draw, as they held on to ball possession. As a result, the first leg ended goalless.Santa Fe 0-0 River Plate (18 de Ago., 2016) Análisis del partido https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/reporte/_/juegoId/448820 17 December 2025 ESPN es 22 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251222232312/https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/reporte/_/juegoId/448820 live Details Santa Fe v River Plate 2016 8 18 y 19:45 -5 Santa Fe COL 0–0 ARG River Plate Estadio El Campín, Bogotá 18,800 Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) https://estadisticas-deportes.tycsports.com/html/v3/index.html?channel=deportes.futbol.recopa.260261&lang=es_LA _cisf16h_recopa _cisf16h _vilanova1516h _vilanova1516h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Santa Fe _riverplate16h_recopa _riverplate16h2 _riverplate16h2 _riverplate16h _color_3_stripes_white FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 River Plate GK 1 COL Róbinson ZapataRB 4 COL Carlos Mario ArboledaCB 2 URU Horacio SalaberryCB 6 COL William TesilloLB 25COL Dairon Mosquera 68RM 17COL Juan Daniel RoaDM 3 COL Yeison Gordillo 45LM 23COL Cristian Borja 58AM 10ARG Omar Pérez (c) 72CF 24COL Humberto Osorio 85CF 11ARG Jonathan GómezSubstitutes:GK 22COL Leandro CastellanosDF 19COL Javier LópezDF 5 COL Yulián AnchicoMF 14COL Baldomero PerlazaMF 20COL Kevin Salazar 85FW 9 VEN Juan Manuel Falcón 72FW 21COL Joao Rodríguez 58Manager:ARG Gustavo Costas GK 1 ARG Augusto BatallaRB 4 PAR Jorge MoreiraCB 2 ARG Jonatan Maidana 83CB 3 ECU Arturo Mina 52LB 20ARG Milton CascoCM 23ARG Leonardo Ponzio (c)CM 8 ARG Ignacio FernándezAM 22ARG Andrés D'Alessandro 63AM 10ARG Gonzalo MartínezCF 11ARG Sebastián Driussi 63CF 13ARG Lucas Alario 82Substitutes:GK 25ARG Enrique BolognaDF 24ARG Gonzalo MontielMF 18URU Camilo MayadaMF 5 ARG Nicolás DomingoMF 17ARG Tomás Andrade 63FW 7 URU Rodrigo Mora 63FW 19URU Iván Alonso 82Manager:ARG Marcelo Gallardo Assistant refereesKléber Lúcio Gil (Brazil)Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)Fourth officialRaphael Claus (Brazil) Second leg Summary thumb|315x315px|Sebastián Driussi scored the opening goal of the match. At the Estadio Monumental, the home side pinned Independiente Santa Fe back against their goal from the first whistle. This aggressiveness paid off, as they opened the scoring early in the third minute.Benozzi Maximiliano 26 August 2016 River levantó otra copa en un Monumental que fue una fiesta https://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/river-plate/Monumental-caldera-copa_0_HkhEY82q.html 8 January 2026 Clarín es Following a free kick taken quickly by Ignacio Fernández, the ball reached Gonzalo Martínez, who from the left side sent a cross into the box for Sebastián Driussi, which the striker tapped in to put his team ahead. River Plate maintained control of the game once in the lead, although their opposition managed to threaten them. Independiente Santa Fe's first attempt at tying the game came courtesy of Humberto Osorio, whose shot went wide of the left post in the 11th minute. Midfielder Yeison Gordillo followed up at the 24-minute mark, as he unveiled a powerful strike that Augusto Batalla fended off. Close to the half-hour mark, Martínez had a shot deflected by Róbinson Zapata for the home team.River Plate 2-1 Santa Fe (25 de Ago., 2016) Análisis del partido - ESPN (AR) https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/reporte/_/juegoId/448819 17 December 2025 ESPN es Six minutes after the restart, River Plate extended their lead. Andrés D'Alessandro sent a cross into the penalty area, where Jonatan Maidana was waiting. The defender then headed the ball over to Lucas Alario, who struck it into the goal. Even though the home side controlled possession, Independiente Santa Fe started to gradually trouble them with set pieces. In the 65th minute of play, one of them came to fruition. Following a free kick taken towards Osorio, the striker delivered the ball from the far post over to where Horacio Salaberry lurked. The centre-back, unmarked, pulled one back through a header to make it 2–1.River festejó otro título internacional https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/deportes/8-307830-2016-08-26.html 29 January 2026 Página12 es Martínez Facundo Nine minutes later, a mistake in defense from the visitors left Martínez just outside of the 18-yard box. The midfielder proceeded to chip the ball over the goalkeeper, crashing it against the crossbar.Taveira Fernando River derrotó a Independiente Santa Fe y se coronó campeón de la Recopa Sudamericana https://www.infobae.com/playfutbol/internacional/2016/08/25/recopa-river-un-nuevo-titulo-internacional-ante-independiente-santa-fe/ 29 January 2026 infobae es-ES Independiente Santa Fe persisted in their attempts to even the score through set plays, and in the 87th minute, Salaberry found himself with a chance to equalise, but his shot went high of the woodwork. Details River Plate v Santa Fe 2016 8 25 y 21:15 -3 River Plate ARG 2–1 COL Santa Fe Driussi 3Alario 51 Salaberry 65 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 62,000 Víctor Carrillo (Peru) https://estadisticas-deportes.tycsports.com/html/v3/index.html?channel=deportes.futbol.recopa.260262&lang=es_LA _riverplate16h_recopa _riverplate16h2 _riverplate16h2 _riverplate16h _color_3_stripes_red FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF River Plate _cisf16h_recopa _vilanova1516h _band_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Santa Fe GK 1 ARG Augusto BatallaRB 4 PAR Jorge MoreiraCB 2 ARG Jonatan MaidanaCB 3 ECU Arturo MinaLB 20ARG Milton Casco 10CM 23ARG Leonardo Ponzio (c)CM 8 ARG Ignacio FernándezAM 22ARG Andrés D'Alessandro 70AM 10ARG Gonzalo Martínez 75 80CF 11ARG Sebastián Driussi 70CF 13ARG Lucas AlarioSubstitutes:GK 25ARG Enrique BolognaDF 24ARG Gonzalo MontielMF 5 ARG Nicolás DomingoMF 17ARG Tomás Andrade 70FW 7 URU Rodrigo Mora 80FW 9 CHI Marcelo LarrondoFW 19URU Iván Alonso 70Manager:ARG Marcelo Gallardo GK 1 COL Róbinson ZapataRB 4 COL Carlos Mario ArboledaCB 2 URU Horacio SalaberryCB 6 COL William TesilloLB 25COL Dairon MosqueraRM 8 COL Leonardo Pico 60CM 17COL Juan Daniel RoaCM 3 COL Yeison Gordillo 15LM 10ARG Omar Pérez (c) 46CF 11ARG Jonathan GómezCF 24COL Humberto OsorioSubstitutes:GK 22COL Leandro CastellanosDF 19COL Javier LópezDF 7 COL Leyvin BalantaDF 5 COL Yulián AnchicoMF 14COL Baldomero PerlazaMF 13COL Kevin Salazar 46FW 9 VEN Juan Manuel Falcón 68 60Manager:ARG Gustavo Costas Assistant refereesJonny Bossio (Peru)Coty Carrera (Peru)Fourth officialMiguel Santiváñez (Peru) Post-match River Plate's Marcelo Gallardo was moved after the win: "This is incredible, it's exciting. One does not stop to think, it's been two very intense years." He also commented on the match: "We had a very good attitude in the face of adversity, because the Colombian team is tough [...] We played well in the first half, but we couldn't maintain our showing and we held on thanks to other factors".26 August 2016 Gallardo, sobre River campeón de la Recopa: "Es increíble, emocionante" - TyC Sports https://www.tycsports.com/futbol/gallardo-sobre-river-campeon-de-la-recopa-es-increible-emocionante.html 18 December 2025 www.tycsports.com Independiente Santa Fe's Argentine coach Gustavo Costas showed his disappointment after the loss: "We didn't get going in the first 20 minutes. We gave away 25 minutes like in Bogotá. It was hard for us to settle in." Nonetheless, he praised their display in the second half: "The team pressed forward with intensity. We were close to tying it."Olé Diario Deportivo 26 August 2016 "El nerviosismo nos jugó en contra" https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-internacional/america/gustavo-costas-nerviosismo-post-river_0_SyRu4-Johe.html 8 January 2026 Olé es-AR River Plate finished the 2016 Argentine Primera División in ninth place of their group, failing to qualify for the play-offs of the league. Nonetheless, they secured a spot for the 2017 Copa Libertadores as winners of the 2015-16 Copa Argentina.Argentina 2016 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2016.html 17 December 2025 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Gorgazzi Osvaldo José 1 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250801125803/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2016.html live Independiente Santa Fe were crowned champions of the 2016 Torneo Finalización. As a result, they were also qualified to play on the following season of the Copa Libertadores.Colombia 2016 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/col2016.html#1clau 17 December 2025 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Schöggl Hans Stokkermans Karel See also 2017 Copa Libertadores 2017 Copa Sudamericana 2016-17 Club Atlético River Plate season References 2016 Category:2016 in South American men's continental football Category:Club Atlético River Plate matches Category:Independiente Santa Fe matches Category:2016 in Argentine football Category:2016 in Colombian football 2016 Recopa Sudamericana 2016 Recopa Sudamericana Category:August 2016 sports events in South America Category:2010s in Buenos Aires Category:21st century in Bogotá 2016 Category:Football matches in Colombia Category:Football matches in Argentina