The 2015 Suruga Bank Championship was a football match between Gamba Osaka of Japan and River Plate of Argentina on 11 August 2015 at the Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium, contested between the winners
Match programme cover
Gamba Osaka's home ground of Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium hosted the match.
Carlos Sánchez was key in River Plate's victory, with two goal contributions.
The 2015 Copa Libertadores finals were the final matches of the 2015 Copa Libertadores, South America's primary club football competition. The two-legged event was contested between Tigres UANL of Mex
2015 Suruga Bank Championship
…last game before the match was against Albirex Niigata on a 2–2 draw played on 29 July 2015. River Plate played on 5 August 2015 the second leg of the 2015 Copa Libertadores final against Tigres UANL. They won 3–0, winning their third Copa Libertadores. Despite the importance of their previous match, River Plate would take part…
Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires hosted the second leg
Jürgen Damm's efforts were unable to yield his team an advantage.
Lucas Alario opened the scoring late in the first half.