2010 Recopa Sudamericana
 
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| LDU Quito won 4–1 on points. | |||||||
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| Date | August 25, 2010 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito | ||||||
| Referee | Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) | ||||||
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| Date | September 8, 2010 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner, Quilmes | ||||||
| Referee | Carlos Simon (Brazil) | ||||||
The 2010 Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes was a two-legged tie that determined the winner of the Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions. It was contested between Argentine club Estudiantes La Plata and LDU Quito from Ecuador. The first leg was played on August 25 in Quito, while the second leg was played in Quilmes (Estadio Ciudad de La Plata is undergoing renovations). Estudiantes participated in the Recopa for their first time ever, having qualified by winning the 2009 Copa Libertadores. LDU Quito was the defending champion and making their second consecutive appearance having won the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.
LDU Quito successfully defended their title after winning the first leg 2–1 and drawing the second leg 0–0. They became the third team to win back-to-back Recopa Sudamericanas.
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 win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. The away-goals rule is not used. Should the two teams be tied on points after regulation of the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, extra time is used. The extra time consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shoot-out ensues according to the Laws of the Game.
Estudiantes qualified to the Recopa Sudamericana by winning the 2009 Copa Libertadores. It was their fourth Copa Libertadores title and first in 39 years, which they achieved by defeating Brazilian club Cruzeiro 4–1 on points. Liga de Quito are the reigning title holders of the competition, having won the 2009 edition of this competition after beating Internacional on both legs of the Recopa, their first title of the competition. The club earned the right to defend the trophy after winning the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, beating Fluminense in a rematch of the 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals (which LDU Quito also won). The victory was the club's first ever title in the competition and third international title ever (as well as their nation's).
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