Recopa Sudamericana - Records and Statistics

Records and Statistics

Telê Santana is one of three managers to win two record Recopa Sudamericana medals, and the first to earned them consecutively. Leandro Damião, as well as Rodrigo Palacio, is joint record holder of most goals scored in a season with three goals. Main article: Records and statistics of the Recopa Sudamericana See also: Recopa Sudamericana Topscorers and Historical Table of the Recopa Sudamericana

Argentines Sebastián Battaglia, Neri Cardozo, Rodrigo Palacio and Paraguayan Claudio Morel Rodríguez are the only players to have won three Recopa Sudamericana winners' medals. The overall top goalscorer in Recopa Sudamericana history is Rodrigo Palacio, scorer of five goals. Leandro Damião is second with 3 goals. Rodrigo Palacio and Leandro Damião hold the record for the most goals scored in a single Recopa Sudamericana. Each of their three goals were scored in the 2006 and 2010 finals, respectively. Claudio Morel Rodríguez is the player with most appearances in the competition, 5 editions (winning three finals), all of them in Boca Juniors with the exception of 2003 (played for San Lorenzo). Paraguayan Julio César Cáceres is the only player to date to win the Recopa Sudamericana with two different teams. Cáceres won in 2003 with Olimpia and 2008 with Boca Juniors.

Uruguayan Luis Cubilla, Brazilian Telê Santana and Argentine Alfio Basile are the only head coaches to ever win two Recopa Sudamericana. All Recopa Sudamericana winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to victory except for Luis Cubilla, Mirko Jozić, Jorge Fossati and Edgardo Bauza. Jozić has the distinction and honor of being the only non-South American coach to win the tournament.