| 2024 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup | |
| Team1: | Flamengo |
| Team1association: |  |
| Team2: | Olympiacos |
| Date: | 24 August 2024 |
| Stadium: | Maracanã |
| City: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Referee: | Yender Herrera (Venezuela) |
| Previous: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 2024 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup (Spanish; Castilian: Sub-20 Intercontinental 2024) will be the third edition of the UEFA–CONMEBOL Under-20 Intercontinental Cup, a one-off football match organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA between the winners of the U-20 Copa Libertadores and UEFA Youth League. As host confederation, CONMEBOL will be in charge of the main organization of this edition.
At club Flamengo's initiative,[1] the match will be played on 24 August 2024 at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between the Brazilian team Flamengo, the 2024 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions, and Greek team Olympiacos, the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League champions.[2] [3]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 2024 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions | |
| Olympiacos | 2023–24 UEFA Youth League champions |
The officiating team was appointed by the CONMEBOL Referee Commission;[4] only referees in the FIFA International Referees List were eligible. On 19 August 2024, CONMEBOL announced the refereeing team with Venezuelan official Yender Herrera as the referee for the match.[5] Herrera is a FIFA referee since 2021.[6] He was joined by his fellow Venezuelans Alberto Ponte and Migdalia Rodríguez as assistant referees, while Ecuadorian Bryan Loayza will be the fourth official. Carlos Orbe will act as the video assistant referee (VAR) and Mónica Amboya will be the assistant VAR official (AVAR), both also from Ecuador.[7]
Each team had to submit their list of 22 players (including at least two goalkeepers) to its respective confederation by 20 August 2024, (BRT) or, as appropriate. Only players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to compete. Teams were permitted to make player replacements in cases of serious injuries up to 24 hours prior the start of the match, provided that it was approved by the CONMEBOL Chief Medical Officer and the team doctor concerned.
On 20 August 2024, Olympiacos announced a squad of 23 players with whom they travelled to Brazil.[8] [9]
