2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
The 2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup (Spanish: Sub-20 Intercontinental 2022) was the inaugural edition of the UEFA–CONMEBOL Under-20 Intercontinental Cup, a football match organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA between the winners of the U-20 Copa Libertadores and UEFA Youth League. CONMEBOL was in charge of the main organization of this edition.[2]
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| Date | 21 August 2022 | ||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | Derlis López (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,579[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 15 °C (59 °F) | ||||||
The Under-20 Intercontinental Cup was officially launched on 2 June 2022 as part of the UEFA–CONMEBOL memorandum of understanding.[3] It was decided that the first edition would be played in Uruguay as it was an initiative of Peñarol and CONMEBOL, with the next edition to be played in Europe and so on.[4]
The single match was played on 21 August 2022 at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, between Uruguayan team Peñarol, the 2022 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions, and Portuguese team Benfica, the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League champions.[3][5]
Benfica beat Peñarol 1–0, becoming the first ever winners of the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup.[6]
Background
editThis was the first meeting between Peñarol and Benfica in the under-20 category. However, the senior teams of both clubs have faced four times. They played three matches for the 1961 Intercontinental Cup; the first of which was won 1–0 by Benfica on 4 September 1961 at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, the second was won 5–0 by Peñarol on 17 September 1961 at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. The third, also held at Estadio Centenario, was a play-off of the previous two and was won by Peñarol with a 2–1 score on 19 September 1961.[7] The last match between Peñarol and Benfica was on 29 August 1971 for the Ramón de Carranza Trophy, which was won 3–1 by Benfica.[8]
Teams
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 Peñarol
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2022 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions |
 Benfica
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2021–22 UEFA Youth League champions |
Pre-match
editOfficials
editThe refereeing team was appointed by the Referees Committees of CONMEBOL and UEFA; only referees in the FIFA International Referees List were eligible (Regulations articles 28 and 29).[2] On 12 August 2022, CONMEBOL announced the refereeing team with Paraguayan official Derlis López as the referee for the match.[9] López had been a FIFA referee since 2019.[10] He was joined by four of his fellow countrymen, including assistant referees Roberto Cañete and José Villagra, with José Méndez serving as the fourth official, Germán Delfino acted as the video assistant referee (VAR) and Maximiliano Del Yesso was the assistant VAR official (AVAR), both from Argentina.
Squads
editEach team had to submit their list of 22 players (at least two of whom must have been goalkeepers) to their respective confederation by 17 August 2022, 19:00 UTC−3 (UYT) or 24:00 UTC+2 (CEST). Only players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete. Teams were permitted to make player replacements in cases of serious injuries up to 24 hours prior the start of the match (Regulations articles 26 and 27).[2]
Peñarol announced its squad on 18 August, which included forwards Máximo Alonso and Brian Mansilla, midfielder Nicolás Rossi and defender Matías González, all of them with appearances in the Peñarol's senior team.[11]
Benfica announced its squad on 19 August,[12] which did not include forward Henrique Araújo, who scored 3 goals in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League final, but included defender Tomás Araújo and winger Pedro Santos, all of them being considered in the main team by coach Roger Schmidt.[11][7]
Match
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Assistant referees:[9]
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Match rules:[2]
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Notes
edit- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.
References
edit- ^ a b "Histórico: ¡40.579 personas disfrutaron en el Estadio Centenario de la primera Final de la Sub20 Intercontinental!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Reglas del partido para la Sub-20 Intercontinental 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b "UEFA and CONMEBOL launch new intercontinental events". UEFA. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "La CONMEBOL y la UEFA afianzan su cooperación tras la primera final Sub20 Intercontinental" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Todo lo que debes saber de la Sub-20 Intercontinental" [Everything you need to know about the U-20 Intercontinental] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Peñarol 0-1 Benfica: UEFA Youth League holders win Under-20 Intercontinental Cup". UEFA. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Peñarol vs Benfica Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2022: Where to watch, kick-off time, key players" (in Spanish). UEFA. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Prats, Luis (14 August 2022). "Peñarol-Benfica: otra Intercontinental, seis décadas más tarde" [Peñarol-Benfica: another Intercontinental, six decades later] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Árbitros confirmados para la Sub20 Intercontinental" [Referees confirmed for Under-20 Intercontinental] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "FIFA 2022 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Olivera dio la lista de la sub 20 de Peñarol para la Intercontinental" [Olivera gave the list of Peñarol Under-20 for the Intercontinental] (in Spanish). El Observador. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Luís Castro trabalha com 22 jogadores "para um jogo incrível"" [Luís Castro works with 22 players "for an incredible game"] (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
External links
edit- Intercontinental Sub20 2022 at CONMEBOL.com