Conmebol announced that the prize for the winner of the Recopa Sudamericana was increased

To play the two-legged final with more attitude. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) announced that it has increased the prize for the champion of the Recopa Sudamericana, which faces the winner of the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Libertadores.

“We added more excitement to the clash between the most powerful of the year!”Conmebol published on its official Twitter account, announcing the new amount of the bag for the champion.

The increase has been given in 350 thousand dollars, since the winner of the competition in 2021 took 1,250,000 dollars; and, if he wins the competition, he will now win a total of 1,600,000 dollars.

It should be noted that the prize did not increase only for first place, the highest entity in South American football also raised the recognition for the runner-up this year, which went from $750,000 in the 2021 edition to $800,000 this year.

The Recopa Sudamericana had its first edition in 1989 and its first champion was Nacional de Uruguay. The competition also had a Peruvian winner. Cienciano del Cusco managed to lift the trophy after beating Boca Juniors on penalties in a historic match in 2004.

Now, the final this year will be played by the Brazilians Palmeiras, who were crowned champions of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, and Athletico Paranaense, who won the Conmebol Sudamericana title. The matches will be back and forth. The first will be played on Wednesday, February 23, and everything will be defined on Wednesday, March 2.