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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Copa Sudamericana
| year = 2008
| other_titles =2008 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes<br>2008 Copa Nissan Sul-americana do Clubes
| dates = July 30 - December 3
| num_teams = 34
| associations = 12
| champion_other = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]
| count =  1
| second_other = {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]
| matches = 66
| goals = 181
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alex Raphael Meschini|Alex]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Nilmar Honorato da Silva|Nilmar]]<br />(5 goals each)
| prevseason = [[2007 Copa Sudamericana|2007]]
| nextseason = [[2009 Copa Sudamericana|2009]]
| updated = December 3, 2008
}}

The '''2008 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes''' was the seventh edition of the [[Copa Sudamericana]] [[Association football|football]] tournament. The draw for the tournament took place on June 10, 2008 in [[Buenos Aires]] and the competition was played between July 30 and December 3.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite news |title=La Copa Sudamericana comenzará el 30 de julio y la CSF promete novedades |url= https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=665123&s=copasud&type=story&campaign=rss&source=ESPNdeportesCOPASUD |publisher=ESPN Deportes |date=2008-04-04 |access-date=2008-05-31 |language=es}}</ref> [[Arsenal de Sarandí]] were the defending champions, having won the trophy [[Copa Sudamericana 2007|the previous season]]. Brazilian side [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] won the 2008 tournament, becoming the first Brazilian winners of the trophy.

== Qualified teams ==
A total of 34 teams are participating in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana, from 12 associations (10 from [[CONMEBOL]] and 2 from [[CONCACAF]]).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Association
!Team
!Qualify method
|-
|rowspan="7"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]]<br />{{center|<small>6 + 1 berths</small>}}
|[[Arsenal de Sarandí|Arsenal]]
|[[2007 Copa Sudamericana]] champion
|-
|[[Boca Juniors]]
|Invitee
|-
|[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|Invitee
|-
|[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]
|[[2007–08 Argentine Primera División season#Aggregate table|2007–08 Primera División]] 2nd place
|-
|[[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
|2007–08 Primera División 4th place
|-
|[[Argentinos Juniors]]
|2007–08 Primera División 5th place
|-
|[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
|2007–08 Primera División 6th place
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]]<br />{{center|<small>2 berths</small>}}
|[[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]
|[[2007 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season#Torneo de la Liga|2007 Apertura & Clausura Runners-up Playoff]] runner-up
|-
|[[Club Blooming|Blooming]]
|2007 Apertura & Clausura 3rd place Playoff winners<ref>Automatically declared winner. Apertura's 3rd place La Paz FC already qualified for [[Copa Libertadores 2008]].</ref>
|-
|rowspan="8"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]]<br />{{center|<small>8 berths</small>}}
|[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007|2007 Série A]] champion
|-
|[[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]
|2007 Série A 6th place
|-
|[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]
|2007 Série A 7th place
|-
|[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
|2007 Série A 8th place
|-
|[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
|2007 Série A 9th place
|-
|[[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
|2007 Série A 10th place
|-
|[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]
|2007 Série A 11th place
|-
|[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]
|2007 Série A 12th place
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Chilean Football Federation|Chile]]<br />{{center|<small>2 berths</small>}}
|[[Ñublense]]
|[[2008 Chilean Primera División season#Torneo Apertura|2008 Apertura]] league stage 1st place
|-
|[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
|2008 Apertura league stage 2nd place
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]]<br />{{center|<small>2 berths</small>}}
|[[Deportivo Cali]]
|[[2007-II Copa Mustang|2007 Reclasificación]] 4th place
|-
|[[América de Cali]]
|2007 Reclasificación 5th place
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]]<br />{{center|<small>2 berths</small>}}
|[[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]]
|[[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A 2007|2007 Serie A]] Second Stage winner
|-
|[[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]]
|[[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A 2008|2008 Serie A]] First Stage winner
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]]<br />{{center|<small>2 berths</small>}}
|[[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
| [[2007 in Paraguayan football|2007 Primera División]] champion
|-
|[[Olimpia Asunción|Olimpia]]
| 2007 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-champion
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Peruvian Football Federation|Peru]]<br />{{center|<small>2 berths</small>}}
|[[Club Sport Áncash|Sport Áncash]]
|[[Primera División Peruana 2007|2007 Descentralizado]] 2nd best-placed non-champion
|-
|[[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]
|2007 Descentralizado 3rd best-placed non-champion
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]]<br />{{center|<small>2 berths</small>}}
|[[Defensor Sporting]]
|[[2007–08 Uruguayan Primera División]] champion
|-
|[[Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay)|River Plate]]
|[[2007–08 Uruguayan Primera División#Liguilla Pre-Libertadores|2008 Liguilla]] 4th place
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]]<br />{{center|<small>2 berths</small>}}
|[[Aragua FC|Aragua]]
|[[2007–08 Copa Venezuela]] champion
|-
|[[Unión Atlético Maracaibo|Maracaibo]]
|[[2007–08 in Venezuelan football|2007–08 Primera División]] 2nd best-placed non-finalist
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]]<br />{{center|<small>2 berths</small>}}
|[[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
||Best-placed eligible team in [[Primera División de México Clausura 2008|2008 Clausura]]<ref name="Mex">{{cite news |title=Tabla General de Clasificación por Grupos |url= http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/(xs4ft5bjb1uuhc45knmyve45)/default.aspx?s=414&ep=486 |publisher=Federacíon Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación |date=2008-02-25 |access-date=2008-02-25 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|[[San Luis F.C.|San Luis]]
|2nd best-placed eligible team in [[Primera División de México Clausura 2008|2008 Clausura]]<ref name="Mex"/><ref>Mexican teams participating in the [[CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09]] are excluded from participating in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana. As both [[Club Santos Laguna|Santos Laguna]] and [[Cruz Azul]] have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League via the Clausura 2008 playoffs, then next placed team (San Luis) will take their place in Sudamericana.</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"|{{flagicon|HON|1949}} [[National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras|Honduras]]<br />{{center|<small>1 berth</small>}}
|[[CD Motagua|Motagua]]
|Invitee<ref>[http://www.saprissa.co.cr/content/articles/204/1/Saprissa-no-estara-en-la-Copa-Nissan-Suramericana/Page1.html Saprissa no estará en la Copa Nissan Suramericana<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612143106/http://www.saprissa.co.cr/content/articles/204/1/Saprissa-no-estara-en-la-Copa-Nissan-Suramericana/Page1.html |date=2008-06-12 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.diez.hn/Ediciones/2008/06/10/Noticias/Honduras-estara-en-la-%21Copa-Sudamericana%21 |title=Diez.hn - Fútbol Hondureño - Honduras estará en la ¡Copa Sudamericana!<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213150440/http://diez.hn/Ediciones/2008/06/10/Noticias/Honduras-estara-en-la-%21Copa-Sudamericana%21 |archive-date=2009-02-13 |url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>(Best [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008|2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] club which won't take part on the [[CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09|next season]])</ref>
|}

== Preliminary stage ==
{{main|2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Stage}}
The Preliminary Stage opened the Copa Sudamericana. All the second berths of 8 South American football associations contested this round. The four winners advanced to the First Round. Team #1 played at home first.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay)|River Plate]]|Uruguay|2–4|'''[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]'''|Chile|2–0|0–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Unión Atlético Maracaibo|Maracaibo]]|Venezuela|2–4|'''[[América de Cali]]'''|Colombia|0–0|2–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]|Peru|1–2|'''[[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]]'''|Ecuador|0–0|1–2|}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]'''|Paraguay|4–3|[[Club Blooming|Blooming]]|Bolivia|4–2|0–1}}
|}

== First stage ==
The First Stage consisted of twenty-eight teams each playing two-legged matches. Twenty-four teams qualified directly to this round. The fourteen winners advanced to the Round of 16. Team #1 played at home first.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Defensor Sporting]]'''|Uruguay|5–4|[[Club Libertad|Libertad]]|Paraguay|2–1|3–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]]'''|Ecuador|5–4|[[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]|Bolivia|4–2|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[América de Cali]]'''|Colombia|2–1|[[Deportivo Cali]]|Colombia|2–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Ñublense]]|Chile|1–4|'''[[Club Sport Áncash|Sport Áncash]]'''|Peru|1–0|0–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]'''|Chile|6–2|[[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]|Paraguay|4–0|2–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Aragua FC|Aragua]]|Venezuela|2–3|'''[[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]'''|Mexico|1–2|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[San Luis F.C.|San Luis]]'''|Mexico|5–4|[[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]]|Ecuador|3–1|2–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Arsenal de Sarandí|Arsenal]]'''|Argentina|6–1|[[CD Motagua|Motagua]]|Honduras|var2=1949|4–0|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]|Argentina|3–3 <small>(3–5 [[Penalty shootout (association football)|p]])</small>|'''[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]'''|Argentina|2–1|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Argentinos Juniors]]'''|Argentina|2–0|[[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]|Argentina|0–0|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]'''|Brazil|0–0 <small>(4–3 [[Penalty shootout (association football)|p]])</small>|[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]|Brazil|0–0|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]'''|Brazil|3–3 <small>([[Away goals rule|a]])</small>|[[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]|Brazil|1–1|2–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]|Brazil|3–4|'''[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]'''|Brazil|3–1|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]'''|Brazil|8–3|[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]|Brazil|3–1|5–2}}
|}

== Knockout stages ==
{{16TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y|seeds=n
| team-width = 160
| RD1= [[Round of 16]]
| RD2= Quarterfinals
| RD3= Semifinals
| RD4= Finals
| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]]
| RD1-score01-1= 0
| RD1-score01-2= 1
| RD1-score01-agg= 1
| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Boca Juniors]]''' *
| RD1-score02-1= 4
| RD1-score02-2= 1
| RD1-score02-agg= 5
| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] *
| RD1-score03-1= 1
| RD1-score03-2= 0
| RD1-score03-agg= 1
| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]''' ([[Away goals rule|a]])
| RD1-score04-1= 1
| RD1-score04-2= 0
| RD1-score04-agg= 1
| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]''' *
| RD1-score05-1= 2
| RD1-score05-2= 4
| RD1-score05-agg= 6
| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]
| RD1-score06-1= 2
| RD1-score06-2= 3
| RD1-score06-agg= 5
| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|URU}} [[Defensor Sporting]] *
| RD1-score07-1= 1
| RD1-score07-2= 1
| RD1-score07-agg= 2
| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]'''
| RD1-score08-1= 2
| RD1-score08-2= 2
| RD1-score08-agg= 4
| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|COL}} [[América de Cali]] *
| RD1-score09-1= 1
| RD1-score09-2= 1
| RD1-score09-agg= 2
| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]'''
| RD1-score10-1= 0
| RD1-score10-2= 3
| RD1-score10-agg= 3
| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Arsenal de Sarandí|Arsenal]]
| RD1-score11-1= 1
| RD1-score11-2= 0
| RD1-score11-agg= 1
| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]''' *
| RD1-score12-1= 2
| RD1-score12-2= 0
| RD1-score12-agg= 2
| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|MEX}} [[San Luis F.C.|San Luis]] *
| RD1-score13-1= 2
| RD1-score13-2= 0
| RD1-score13-agg= 2
| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Argentinos Juniors]]'''
| RD1-score14-1= 1
| RD1-score14-2= 2
| RD1-score14-agg= 3
| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|PER}} [[Club Sport Áncash|Sport Áncash]] *
| RD1-score15-1= 0
| RD1-score15-2= 0
| RD1-score15-agg= 0
| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]'''
| RD1-score16-1= 0
| RD1-score16-2= 1
| RD1-score16-agg= 1
| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]]
| RD2-score01-1=0
| RD2-score01-2= 1
| RD2-score01-agg= 1
| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]''' *
| RD2-score02-1=2
| RD2-score02-2= 2
| RD2-score02-agg=4
| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]'''| RD2-score03-1= 2
| RD2-score03-2= 2
| RD2-score03-agg= 4
| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] *
| RD2-score04-1= 1
| RD2-score04-2= 2
| RD2-score04-agg= 3
| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
| RD2-score05-1=0
| RD2-score05-2=2
| RD2-score05-agg=2
| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]] *'''
| RD2-score06-1=2
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score06-agg=4
| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Argentinos Juniors]]'''
| RD2-score07-1=1
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-agg=3
| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] *
| RD2-score08-1=0
| RD2-score08-2=0
| RD2-score08-agg=0
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]'''
| RD3-score01-1= 2
| RD3-score01-2= 4
| RD3-score01-agg= 6
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|MEX}} [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] *
| RD3-score02-1= 0
| RD3-score02-2= 0
| RD3-score02-agg= 0
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]'''
| RD3-score03-1= 1
| RD3-score03-2= 1
| RD3-score03-agg= 2
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentinos Juniors]] *
| RD3-score04-1= 1
| RD3-score04-2= 0
| RD3-score04-agg= 1
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]'''
| RD4-score01-1= 1
| RD4-score01-2= 1
| RD4-score01-agg= 2
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]] *
| RD4-score02-1= 0
| RD4-score02-2= 1
| RD4-score02-agg= 1
}}
(*)''Indicates that the team plays at home for the first leg''

=== Round of 16 ===
The Second Stage was the Round of 16, played by the fourteen winners from the First Round, plus River Plate and Boca Juniors. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Boca Juniors]]'''|Argentina|5–1|[[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]]|Ecuador|4–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[América de Cali]]|Colombia|2–3|'''[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]'''|Brazil|1–0|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[San Luis F.C.|San Luis]]|Mexico|2–3|'''[[Argentinos Juniors]]'''|Argentina|2–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]'''|Mexico|6–5|[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]|Brazil|2–2
|4–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Defensor Sporting]]|Uruguay|2–4|'''[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]'''|Argentina|1–2|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Club Sport Áncash|Sport Áncash]]|Peru|0–1|'''[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]'''|Brazil|0–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Estudiantes de la Plata|Estudiantes]]'''|Argentina|2–1|[[Arsenal de Sarandi|Arsenal]]|Argentina|2–1|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]|Chile|1–1<small>([[Away goals rule|a]])</small>|'''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]'''|Brazil|1–1|0–0}}
|}

=== Quarterfinals ===
The Quarterfinals was played by the eight winners from the Round of 16. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]'''|BRA|4–1|[[Boca Juniors]]|ARG|2–0|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Estudiantes de la Plata|Estudiantes]]'''|ARG|4–2|[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]|BRA|2–0|2–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]|BRA|0–3|'''[[Argentinos Juniors]]'''|ARG|0–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]|ARG|3–4|'''[[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]'''|MEX|1–2|2–2}}
|}

=== Semifinals ===
The Semifinals was played by the four winners from the Quarterfinals. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]|MEX|0–6|'''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]'''|BRA|0–2<ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/fsla/photoGallery?contentId=8787854#sport=Copa%20Nissan%20Sud&photo=8787872] Chivas 0-2 Internacional</ref>|0–4<ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/fsla/copasudamericana/photoGallery?contentId=8819876#sport=Copa%20Nissan%20Sud&photo=8819596] Goleadas y eliminadas</ref>}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Argentinos Juniors]]|ARG|1–2|'''[[Estudiantes de la Plata|Estudiantes]]'''|ARG|1–1|0–1}}
|}

=== Finals ===
{{main|2008 Copa Sudamericana Finals}}
The Finals were played by the two winners from the Semifinals. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]|ARG|1–2|'''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]'''|BRA|0–1<ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol/tournaments/copasudamericana?contentId=8847240 Buscará Estudiantes dar primer golpe a Inter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207034159/http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol/tournaments/copasudamericana?contentId=8847240 |date=2008-12-07 }}</ref><ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol/tournaments/copasudamericana?contentId=8856644 Alex amarga a Estudiantes y adelanta al Inter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207034203/http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol/tournaments/copasudamericana?contentId=8856644 |date=2008-12-07 }}</ref><ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/fsla/copasudamericana/photoGallery?contentId=8855588#sport=Copa%20Nissan%20Sud&photo=8856042 FOTOS: Lo mejor de la final]</ref>|1–1 <small>([[extra time|aet]])</small>.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zerohora.rbsdirect.com.br/imagesrc/5553941.jpg?w=620 |title=¡Internacional brillante campeón de la Copa Nissan Sudamericana! |publisher=conmebol / Reproduction: ZH |language=es |access-date=4 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=968509.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207102029/http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=968509.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |title=Inter iguala con Estudiantes y es campeón (1-1)|publisher=FIFA.com |language=es |access-date=4 December 2008 }}</ref>}}
|}

== Champion ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Copa Sudamericana<br />2008 Winner
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA|size=100px}}<br />'''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]'''<br/>'''1st Title'''
|}

== References ==
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{{Copa Sudamericana Seasons}}
{{2008 in South American Football (CONMEBOL)}}

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