Alejandro Domínguez confirmed the single-match finals and explained why the two-legged format will not return.

Since the 2019 edition, the Copa Libertadores final and Copa Sudamericana left behind their historic two-legged format and adopted single-match finals. The discussion about a possible return occasionally arises among fans, but the official response already has a clear and definitive message. Alejandro Domínguez, president of CONMEBOL, publicly explained why the organization doesn't consider going back and firmly defended the single-match model.

The official spoke through a video published on the South American entity's official TikTok account, where he acknowledged that those finals marked an era and are part of the continent's collective memory. However, he immediately clarified that the data, using Libertadores as an example, showed a serious problem: a trend favoring the team that played the second leg at home.

"In the last 10 years in which it was played that way, in 7 instances the champion was the team that played at home in the second match," Domínguez explained.

The data supports his argument. Between 2008 and 2017 (2018 doesn't count due to the memorable final in Madrid between River and Boca due to the incidents near the Monumental before the second leg) ten two-legged finals were played and only three teams managed to win away from home: Liga de Quito (2008), Estudiantes de La Plata (2009), and Gremio (2017).