2014 Copa Libertadores Finals

2014 Copa Libertadores de América Finals
Event 2014 Copa Libertadores de América
Nacional San Lorenzo
Paraguay Argentina
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Nacional San Lorenzo
1 1
Date August 6, 2014
Venue Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Second leg
San Lorenzo Nacional
1 0
Date August 13, 2014
Venue Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires
Referee Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

The 2014 Copa Libertadores de América Finals were the 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 August 6, 2014, while the second leg was hosted by San Lorenzo at Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires on August 13, 2014.[1] 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.[2]

The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] The second led ended with a 1–0 win for San Lorenzo, and they won the tournament for the first time in their history.[4][5][6][7]

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
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.

Road to the finals

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Paraguay Nacional[8] Round Argentina San Lorenzo[9]
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye First stage Bye
Group 4 Second stage Group 2
Colombia Santa Fe Away3–1 Brazil Botafogo Away2–0
Venezuela Zamora Home1–0 Ecuador Independiente del Valle Home1–0
Brazil Atlético Mineiro Home2–2 Chile Unión Española Home1–1
Brazil Atlético Mineiro Away1–1 Chile Unión Española Away1–0
Venezuela Zamora Away2–0 Ecuador Independiente del Valle Away1–1
Colombia Santa Fe Home3–2 Brazil Botafogo Home3–0
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12
Paraguay Nacional 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
Venezuela Zamora 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
Colombia Santa Fe 6 1 2 3 10 11 −1 5
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Chile Unión Española 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9
Argentina San Lorenzo 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
Brazil Botafogo 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
Seed 16 Knockout stages Seed 15
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Home1–0 Round of 16 Brazil Grêmio
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)		 Home1–0
Away2–2 Away1–0 (2–4 p)
Argentina Arsenal
(won 1–0 on aggregate)		 Home1–0 Quarterfinals Brazil Cruzeiro
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Home1–0
Away0–0 Away1–1
Uruguay Defensor Sporting
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Home2–0 Semifinals Bolivia Bolívar
(won 5–1 on aggregate)		 Home5–0
Away1–0 Away1–0

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.[2]

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' Report Matos  64'
Attendance: 36,000
Nacional
San Lorenzo
GK1Argentina Ignacio Don
DF12Paraguay Ramón Coronel 70'
DF15Paraguay Raúl Piris (c)
DF3Paraguay José Cáceres
DF4Paraguay David Mendoza
MF8Paraguay Juan Argüello
MF6Paraguay Silvio Torales
MF18Paraguay Derlis Orué 70'
MF14Paraguay Marcos Melgarejo
FW7Paraguay Julián Benítez 62'
FW16Paraguay Fredy Bareiro
Substitutes:
GK25Paraguay Oscar Agüero
DF23Paraguay Fabián Balbuena
DF5Paraguay Marcos Miers
MF10Paraguay Hugo Lusardi 70'
FW11Paraguay Marco Prieto
FW19Paraguay Cecilio Domínguez 62'
FW29Paraguay Julio Santa Cruz 70'
Manager:
Paraguay Gustavo Morínigo
GK12Argentina Sebastián Torrico
DF7Argentina Julio Buffarini
DF29Argentina Fabricio Fontanini
DF6Argentina Santiago Gentiletti
DF21Argentina Emmanuel Más
MF15Argentina Héctor Villalba 70'
MF5Argentina Juan Mercier
MF20Paraguay Néstor Ortigoza 85'
MF28Argentina Ignacio Piatti
MF10Argentina Leandro Romagnoli (c) 76'
FW26Argentina Mauro Matos
Substitutes:
GK1Argentina Cristian Álvarez
DF14Argentina Walter Kannemann
DF4Argentina Gonzalo Prósperi
MF8Argentina Enzo Kalinski 85'
MF11Argentina Pablo Barrientos 76'
MF16Argentina Gonzalo Verón 70'
FW9Uruguay Martín Cauteruccio
Manager:
Argentina Edgardo Bauza

Assistant referees:[10]
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.[11]

San Lorenzo Argentina 1–0 Paraguay Nacional
Ortigoza  35' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
San Lorenzo
Nacional
GK12Argentina Sebastián Torrico
DF7Argentina Julio Buffarini
DF2Argentina Mauro Cetto
DF6Argentina Santiago Gentiletti
DF21Argentina Emmanuel Más
MF15Argentina Héctor Villalba 81'
MF20Paraguay Néstor Ortigoza
MF5Argentina Juan MercierYellow card 30'
MF10Argentina Leandro Romagnoli (c) 87'
FW9Uruguay Martín Cauteruccio 65'
FW26Argentina Mauro Matos
Substitutes:
GK1Argentina Cristian Álvarez
DF29Argentina Fabricio Fontanini
DF14Argentina Walter Kannemann 87'
MF11Argentina Pablo Barrientos
MF8Argentina Enzo Kalinski 81'
MF16Argentina Gonzalo Verón 65'
FW22Argentina Nicolás Blandi
Manager:
Argentina Edgardo Bauza
GK1Argentina Ignacio Don
DF12Paraguay Ramón CoronelYellow card 35'
DF15Paraguay Raúl Piris (c)
DF3Paraguay José Cáceres
DF4Paraguay David MendozaYellow card 90+2'
MF14Paraguay Marcos Melgarejo 86'
MF28Paraguay Marcos Riveros
MF6Paraguay Silvio Torales
MF18Paraguay Derlis Orué 56'
FW7Paraguay Julián BenítezYellow card 69' 84'
FW16Paraguay Fredy Bareiro
Substitutes:
GK25Paraguay Oscar Agüero
DF23Paraguay Fabián Balbuena
MF10Paraguay Hugo Lusardi 86'
MF8Paraguay Juan Argüello
FW26Paraguay Brian Montenegro 56'
FW19Paraguay Cecilio Domínguez
FW29Paraguay Julio Santa Cruz 84'
Manager:
Paraguay Gustavo Morínigo

Assistant referees:[10]
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Péricles Cortez (Brazil)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bridgestone Libertadores: horarios oficiales de los juegos de la final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. July 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2014 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ↑ "Nacional de Paraguay y San Lorenzo de Argentina empatan 1-1 primera final de la Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. August 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "San Lorenzo argentino toca el cielo al ganar su primera Libertadores 1-0 a Nacional paraguayo" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. August 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "San Lorenzo 1 Nacional 0". Goal.com. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "San Lorenzo end century long wait to land the Libertadores Cup by beating Nacional". Daily Mail. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "San Lorenzo finally put their Copa Libertadores misery behind them". Guardian. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Final Bridgestone Libertadores: el camino de Nacional de Paraguay". CONMEBOL.com. August 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Final Bridgestone Libertadores: el recorrido de San Lorenzo de Almagro". CONMEBOL.com. August 12, 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Bridgestone Libertadores: Wilmar Roldán y Sandro Ricci serán los árbitros de la gran final 2014". CONMEBOL. August 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "San Lorenzo seize the holy grail". FIFA.com. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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