Fluminense became the champion after beating LDU Quito 2-0 in the 2024 South American Super Cup (Recopa Sudamericana) rematch.
In the organization organized by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) for the 32nd time this year, the Brazilian team Fluminense, which won the Libertadores Cup last season, and the Ecuadorian representative LDU Quito, the owner of the Sudamericana Cup, met in the rematch played at the Maracana Stadium.
Fluminense, which lost its first away match 1-0, defeated its opponent 2-0 with the goals scored by Jhon Arias in the 76th and 90th minutes, the second from a penalty. With this result, Fluminense took the cup to its museum for the first time in its history.
17TH CUP IN MELO’S CAREER!
Fluminense, where former Galatasaray football player Felipe Melo played in the first half, finished the match with 10 players after John Kennedy received a red card in the 79th minute.
With this result, Brazilian football player Felipe Melo managed to win the 17th cup of his career.