NYON: Sevilla and Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle will face each other on July 19 at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium in a pilot challenge between the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League winners and the holders of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana.

A UEFA statement said:

The first UEFA-CONMEBOL Club Challenge will be played on 19 July at Sevilla’s Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium and will kick-off at 22:00 local time. The Club Challenge is a one-off fixture played over 90 minutes. There is no extra time, so if the tie is level at the end of regulation time, it goes straight to penalties. A specifically designed plate and medals will be awarded to the winners. The referees for this edition will be appointed by UEFA.

Tickets will be made available to fans of both clubs and the general public through Sevilla FC.

​This inaugural edition will be named “Antonio Puerta XII” in honour of the former Sevilla player, who died in 2007, aged 22, following a cardiac arrest.
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The Club Challenge is part of the expansion of the cooperation between UEFA and CONMEBOL, which notably includes women’s football, futsal and youth categories, the exchange of referees, technical training schemes and the Finalissima, which pits the respective winners of the women’s and men’s UEFA European Championship against the Copa América holders.

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