2014 Copa Libertadores finals
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The 2014 Copa Libertadores de América finals was a two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2014 Copa Libertadores de América, the 55th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The finals was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Paraguayan team Nacional and Argentine team San Lorenzo. The first leg was hosted by Nacional at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción on 6 August, while the second leg was hosted by San Lorenzo at Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires on 13 August 2014. The winner earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, and the right to play against the 2014 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana.
The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw. The second led ended with a 1–0 win for San Lorenzo, and they won the tournament for the first time in their history.
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals app. |
|---|---|
| Paraguay Nacional | None |
| Argentina San Lorenzo | None |
Both teams came into the finals as first-time finalists of the Copa Libertadores. San Lorenzo had previously won two CONMEBOL titles: the 2001 Copa Mercosur and the 2002 Copa Sudamericana.
Venues
Road to the finals
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Paraguay Nacional | Round | Argentina San Lorenzo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | ||||
| Bye | First stage | Bye | |||||||
| Group 4 | Second stage | Group 2 | |||||||
| Colombia Santa Fe | Away | 3–1 | Brazil Botafogo | Away | 2–0 | ||||
| Venezuela Zamora | Home | 1–0 | Ecuador Independiente del Valle | Home | 1–0 | ||||
| Brazil Atlético Mineiro | Home | 2–2 | Chile Unión Española | Home | 1–1 | ||||
| Brazil Atlético Mineiro | Away | 1–1 | Chile Unión Española | Away | 1–0 | ||||
| Venezuela Zamora | Away | 2–0 | Ecuador Independiente del Valle | Away | 1–1 | ||||
| Colombia Santa Fe | Home | 3–2 | Brazil Botafogo | Home | 3–0 | ||||
| Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12 2 Paraguay Nacional 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 3 Venezuela Zamora 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 4 Colombia Santa Fe 6 1 2 3 10 11 −1 5Source: [citation needed] | Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Chile Unión Española 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9 2 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 3 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 4 Brazil Botafogo 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7Source: [citation needed] | ||||||||
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Brazil Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 |
| 2 | Paraguay Nacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 |
| 3 | Venezuela Zamora | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Colombia Santa Fe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chile Unión Española | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 |
| 2 | Argentina San Lorenzo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 |
| 3 | Ecuador Independiente del Valle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Brazil Botafogo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
| Seed 16 | Knockout stages | Seed 15 | |||||||
| Argentina Vélez Sarsfield (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | Round of 16 | Brazil Grêmio (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 1–0 | |||
| Away | 2–2 | Away | 1–0 (2–4 p) | ||||||
| Argentina Arsenal (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | Quarterfinals | Brazil Cruzeiro (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | |||
| Away | 0–0 | Away | 1–1 | ||||||
| Uruguay Defensor Sporting (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 | Semifinals | Bolivia Bolívar (won 5–1 on aggregate) | Home | 5–0 | |||
| Away | 1–0 | Away | 1–0 |
Format
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Match details
First leg
San Lorenzo took the lead in the first leg when Mauro Matos volleyed the ball right footed into the left of the net after a cross from the right. Julio Santa Cruz got the equalizer in the 93rd minute of the match when he turned the ball home high to the net from six yards out with his right foot after a cross from the left was headed onto him.
| Nacional Paraguay | 1–1 | Argentina San Lorenzo |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz 90+2' | Matos 64' |
| Nacional | San Lorenzo |
| Assistant referees: Wilmar Navarro (Colombia) Wilson Berrio (Colombia) Fourth official: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia) |
Second leg
Néstor Ortigoza scored the only goal of the game, a penalty after a shot from Martín Cauteruccio struck the right hand of Ramón Coronel. Ortigoza hit the ball right footed to the left of the goalkeeper who dived the other way.
| San Lorenzo | Nacional |
| Assistant referees: Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil) Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil) Fourth official: Péricles Cortez (Brazil) |
See also
External links
- (in Spanish)
- , CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)