2001 Copa Libertadores Finals

2001 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event 2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Cruz Azul Boca Juniors
Mexico Argentina
1 1
Boca Juniors won the penalty shootout 3–1
First leg
Cruz Azul Boca Juniors
0 1
Date 20 June 2001
Venue Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Man of the Match Juan Román Riquelme
Referee Márcio Rezende
Second leg
Boca Juniors Cruz Azul
0 1
Date 28 June 2001
Venue La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Referee Gilberto Hidalgo

The 2001 Copa Libertadores Finals was the 42nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier South American club football tournament. The competition was won by defending champions Boca Juniors, who beat Cruz Azul 3–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate and successfully defended the title as a result. It was their fourth Copa Libertadores title.

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Mexico Cruz Azul None
Argentina Boca Juniors 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000

Route to the finals

Boca JuniorsCruz Azul
Colombia Junior
A
3–2		Delgado 6', 80'
Riquelme 65'		Round of 16
First leg		Paraguay Cerro Porteño
A
1–2		Almaguer 10'
Colombia Junior
H
1–1		Schelotto 9'Second legParaguay Cerro Porteño
H
3–1		Cardozo 5', 32'
Morales 29'
Brazil Vasco da Gama
A
1–0		Schelotto 69'Quarterfinals
First leg		Argentina River Plate
A
0–0
Brazil Vasco da Gama
H
3–0		Matellán 11'
Schelotto 21', 31'		Second legArgentina River Plate
H
3–0		Palencia 19', 25'
Cardozo 43'
Brazil Palmeiras
H
2–2		Schelotto 43'
Barijho 54' (pen.)		Semifinals
First leg		Argentina Rosario Central
A
2–0		Cardozo 36'
Palencia 75' (pen.)
Brazil Palmeiras
A
2–2
(p. 3–2)		Gaitán 2'
Riquelme 17'		Second legArgentina Rosario Central
H
3–3		Almaguer 8'
Adomaitis 44'
Palencia 89'

Final summary

First leg

Cruz Azul Mexico 0 – 1 Argentina Boca Juniors
(Report) Delgado  85'
Attendance: 115,000
Cruz Azul
Boca Juniors
CRUZ AZUL:
GK1Mexico Oscar Pérez
DF3Mexico Norberto Ángeles 41'
DF7Mexico Sergio Almaguer
DF13Mexico Melvin BrownYellow card 34'
MF6Mexico José Hernández
MF22Chile Pablo GaldamesYellow card 76'
MF5Mexico Victor GutiérrezYellow card 68' 53'
MF11Mexico Brazil Julio Pinheiro
MF20Argentina Ángel Morales
FW18Paraguay José CardozoYellow card 51'
FW15Mexico Juan Palencia
Substitutes:
GK21Mexico Carlos Pérez
MF8Mexico Tomás Campos 41'
DF9Mexico Emilio Mora
DF4Peru Juan Reynoso
MF10Mexico Héctor Adomaitis 53'
FW14Argentina Gonzalo Belloso
FW19Mexico Omar Rodríguez
Manager:
Mexico José Trejo
BOCA JUNIORS:
GK1Colombia Oscar Córdoba
DF4Argentina Hugo Ibarra
DF2Colombia Jorge Bermúdez
DF14Argentina Nicolás Burdisso
DF3Argentina Clemente RodríguezYellow card 40' 55'
MF19Argentina Javier Villarreal 78'
MF24Argentina Sebastián Battaglia
DF13Argentina Cristian TraversoYellow card 67'
MF10Argentina Juan Riquelme
FW17Argentina Walter GaitánYellow card 15'
FW21Argentina Christian Gimenez 60'
Substitutes:
GK12Argentina Roberto Abbondanzieri
MF8Argentina Julio Marchant
FW9Argentina Antonio Barijho
MF11Peru José PeredaYellow card 82' 78'
MF15Argentina Omar Pérez
FW16Argentina Marcelo Delgado 60'
MF22Argentina Gustavo Pinto 55'
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bianchi

Man of the Match:
Argentina Juan Román Riquelme

Assistant referees:
Brazil Jorge Paulo Oliveira
Brazil Aristeu Tavares
Fourth official:
Brazil Wagner Tardelli

Second leg

Boca Juniors
Cruz Azul
BOCA JUNIORS:
GK1Colombia Oscar Córdoba
DF4Argentina Hugo Ibarra
DF2Colombia Jorge Bermúdez
DF6Argentina Aníbal Matellán
DF3Argentina Clemente Rodríguez
MF19Argentina Javier Villarreal 46'
MF5Colombia Mauricio Serna
DF13Argentina Cristian Traverso
MF10Argentina Juan Riquelme
FW17Argentina Walter Gaitán
FW16Argentina Marcelo DelgadoYellow card 20'
Substitutes:
GK12Argentina Roberto Abbondanzieri
MF11Peru José Pereda
FW9Argentina Antonio Barijho
MF15Argentina Omar Pérez
FW21Argentina Christian Gimenez 46'
MF22Argentina Gustavo Pinto
MF24Argentina Sebastián Battaglia
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bianchi
CRUZ AZUL:
GK1Mexico Oscar Pérez
DF3Mexico Norberto Ángeles
DF7Mexico Sergio AlmaguerYellow card 40'
DF13Mexico Melvin Brown
MF6Mexico José Hernández
MF22Chile Pablo Galdames
MF5Mexico Victor Gutiérrez
MF8Mexico Tomás Campos 66'
MF11Mexico Brazil Julio Pinheiro
FW15Mexico Juan Palencia
FW18Paraguay José CardozoYellow card 82'
Substitutes:
GK21Mexico Carlos Pérez
DF9Mexico Emilio Mora 66'
DF2Mexico Juan Mendoza
DF4Peru Juan Reynoso
FW14Argentina Gonzalo Belloso
MF10Mexico Héctor Adomaitis
FW19Mexico Omar Rodríguez
Manager:
Mexico José Trejo

Assistant referees:
Peru Yuri Pineda
Peru Luis Ávila
Fourth official:
Peru Eduardo Lecca

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