Superclásico de las Américas

Superclásico de las Américas – Copa Doctor Nicolás Leoz
Founded 2011
Region Argentina and Brazil
Number of teams 2
Current champions  Brazil (3rd title)

The Super Derby of the Americas – Doctor Nicolás Leoz Cup (Portuguese: Superclássico das Américas, Spanish: Superclásico de las Américas), also known as the Superclassic of the Americas, is an annual football match-up between the national teams of Argentina and Brazil. Founded in 2011, it is the successor of the Roca Cup.

Format

The competition was played over two legs in 2011 and 2012: one leg in Argentina, the other in Brazil. The team that hosts the first leg will alternate with each edition; the location of the first leg in the first edition was determined by a draw of lots. The country that accumulates the most points after both legs will win the competition, followed by goal difference and a penalty shoot-out if necessary. The format was changed in 2014 and now the game takes place in a neutral venue.[1]

In the 2011 and 2012 editions the squads of each team were composed of footballers playing in either the Argentine or Brazilian league.[2] However, this rule was changed for the 2014 edition and both teams can now call up players based in other countries. [3]

Winners

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Location
2011 Argentina  0–0  Brazil Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba, Argentina
Brazil  2–0  Argentina Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão) Belém, Brazil
Brazil won on points 4–1.
2012 Brazil  2–1  Argentina Estádio Serra Dourada Goiânia, Brazil
Argentina  2–1
(3–4 p)		  Brazil Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera)[4] Buenos Aires, Argentina
3–3 on points; Brazil won on penalties.
2013 Cancelled[5]
2014 Brazil  2–0  Argentina Beijing National Stadium Beijing, China
2015 Cancelled[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/copa-do-mundo/2014/04/17/noticia_copa_do_mundo,282021/superclassico-das-americas-entre-brasil-e-argentina-sera-na-china-em-outubro.shtml
  2. ↑ Superclásico de las Américas (CONMEBOL)
  3. ↑ http://esporte.ig.com.br/futebol/2014-04-17/superclassico-das-americas-entre-brasil-e-argentina-sera-disputado-na-china.html
  4. ↑ This match was originally scheduled to be played on October 3 in the Estadio Centenario in Resistencia, Chaco, but was postponed due to a power failure in the stadium.
  5. ↑ "Superclássico das Américas é vetado para 2013 e só volta no próximo ano" (in Portuguese). Placar. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Com organizadores presos, Brasil x Argentina é cancelado" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

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