2015 Copa EuroAmericana
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | May 28 - August 1 |
Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | South America (1st title) |
Runners-up | Europe |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Duje Čop (2 goals) |
The 2015 Copa EuroAmericana was the third edition of Copa EuroAmericana, a men's football friendly tournament created by DirecTV. This edition took place in America on May 28 - August 1, 2015. Five teams, Barcelona S.C., Deportivo Cali[1] and Peñarol from CONMEBOL and RCD Espanyol and Málaga CF from UEFA, participated in it. South America won the cup after three victories.
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Format
Each match is played all 90 minutes. In case of a tie after the 90 minutes, the winner will be defined through penalty kicks. The confederation of the winner team of each match is awarded with a point, and the confederation with most points will be crowned champion.
Participant teams
Confederation | Team | Recent domestic honours | Last continental performance |
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CONMEBOL | Deportivo Cali | 2015 Torneo Apertura | 2014 Copa Sudamericana – Second Stage |
CONMEBOL | Barcelona | 2012 Serie A | 2015 Copa Libertadores – Second Stage |
CONMEBOL | Peñarol | 2012–13 Primera División | 2014 Copa Sudamericana – Round of 16 |
CONMEBOL | San Lorenzo | 2013 Torneo Inicial | 2015 Copa Libertadores – Second Stage |
UEFA | Espanyol | 2005–06 Copa del Rey | 2006–07 UEFA Cup – Runner-up |
UEFA | Málaga | 1998–99 Segunda División | 2012–13 UEFA Champions League – Quarter-finals |
Venues
Buenos Aires | Cali | Guayaquil | Montevideo |
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Estadio Pedro Bidegain | Estadio Deportivo Cali | Estadio Monumental | Estadio Centenario |
Argentina | Colombia | Ecuador | Uruguay |
Capacity: 43.995 | Capacity: 55.000 | Capacity: 70.000 | Capacity: 60.235 |
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Standings
South America 3 |
Europe 1 |
Matches
San Lorenzo | 0–0 | Málaga |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Elizari Fontanini Barbaro Kalinski Prósperi |
4–3 | Juanpi Recio Duda Tissone Charles |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Duje Čop | Málaga | 2 |
2 | Nicolás Benedetti | Deportivo Cali | 1 |
Mateo Casierra | Deportivo Cali | 1 | |
Charles | Málaga | 1 | |
Duda | Málaga | 1 | |
Diego Ifrán | Peñarol | 1 | |
Miguel Ángel Murillo | Deportivo Cali | 1 | |
Roberto Rosales | Málaga | 1 | |
Washington Vera | Barcelona | 1 |
References
External links
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