2002 Copa Libertadores Finals

The 2002 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up between Paraguayan side Olimpia and São Caetano of Brazil, to determine the 2002 Copa Libertadores champion.[1]

2002 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event2002 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Olimpia São Caetano
2 2
Olimpia won the penalty shootout 4–2
First leg
Olimpia São Caetano
0 1
Date24 July 2002
VenueDefensores del Chaco, Asunción
RefereeHoracio Elizondo
Second leg
São Caetano Olimpia
1 2
Date31 July 2002
VenuePacaembú, São Paulo
RefereeÓscar Ruiz
Attendance32,000

After a 2–2 tie aggregate, the series was decided by penalty shootout, with Olimpia defeating São Caetano by 4–2.[2][3]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Olimpia 1960, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991
São Caetano None

Venues
Defensores del Chaco (Asunción) and Pacaembú (São Paulo), venues for the finals

Route to the finals
São CaetanoOlimpia
Universidad Católica
A
1–1		Anaílson 9'Round of 16
First leg		 Cobreloa
A
2–0		Dinamarca 10' (o.g.)
Zelaya 12'
Universidad Católica
H
1–1
(p. 4–2)		Brandão 44'Second leg Cobreloa
H
2–1		Benítez 24'
Báez 45'
Peñarol
A
0–1		Quarterfinals
First leg		 Boca Juniors
A
1–1		Traverso 67' (o.g.)
Peñarol
H
2–1
(p. 3–1)		Jean Carlos 27'
Somália 55'		Second leg Boca Juniors
H
1–0		Isasi 67'
América
H
2–0		Somália 25'
Adãozinho 41' (pen.)		Semifinals
First leg		 Grêmio
H
3–2		Órteman 27', 56'
Benítez 62'
América
A
1–1		Ailton 8'Second leg Grêmio
A
0–1
(p. 5–4)

Final summary

First leg
Olimpia 0–1 São Caetano
Report Ailton  61'
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Olimpia
São Caetano
GK1 Ricardo Tavarelli
DF2 Néstor Isasi 66'
DF3 Nelson Zelaya
DF4 Henrique da Silva
DF5 Julio Cáceres
MF6 Julio Enciso
MF11 Gastón Córdoba 68'
MF15 Juan Carlos Franco
MF16 Sergio Órteman 41'
FW9 Richard Báez 60'
FW10 Miguel Benítez
Substitutes:
GK12 Danilo Aceval
FW7 Mauro Caballero 60'
DF13 Virginio Cáceres 66'
MF17 Francisco Esteche
MF18 Carlos Estigarribia
FW21 Hernán López 68'
DF23 Pedro Benítez
Manager:
Nery Pumpido
GK1 Silvio Luiz
DF2 Russo
DF3 Daniel
DF4 Dininho 92'
DF6 Rubens Cardoso
MF5 Marcos Senna 70'
MF8 Ailton 65'
MF10 Anaílson 80'
MF11 Adãozinho
FW18 Robert 62'
FW9 Somália
Substitutes:
GK12 Luciano
DF7 Serginho 62'
MF13 Marlon 65'
DF14 Bruno Quadros
FW15 Jean Carlos
MF20 Wágner 80'
FW24 Chininha
Manager:
Jair Picerni

Assistant referees:
Jorge Rattalino
Darío García
Fourth official:
Héctor Baldassi

Second leg
São Caetano 1–2 Olimpia
Ailton  31' Report Córdoba  49'
Báez  59'
Penalties
 2–4
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 32,000
São Caetano
Olimpia
GK1 Silvio Luiz
DF2 Russo 40'
DF3 Daniel
DF4 Dininho
DF6 Rubens Cardoso
MF5 Marcos Senna 62'
MF8 Ailton 79'
MF10 Anaílson 93' 93'
MF11 Adãozinho
FW18 Robert 60' 60'
FW9 Somália
Substitutes:
GK12 Luciano
DF7 Serginho 60'
MF13 Marlon 93'
DF14 Bruno Quadros
FW15 Jean Carlos
MF20 Wágner 79'
FW24 Chininha
Manager:
Jair Picerni
GK1 Ricardo Tavarelli
DF2 Néstor Isasi
DF3 Nelson Zelaya
DF4 Henrique da Silva
DF5 Julio Cáceres 3'
MF8 Victor Quintana 86' 
MF6 Julio Enciso 92'
MF11 Gastón Córdoba 73'
MF16 Sergio Órteman 61'
FW9 Richard Báez 81'
FW10 Miguel Benítez 61' 61'
Substitutes:
GK12 Danilo Aceval
FW7 Mauro Caballero 73'
MF15 Juan Carlos Franco 81'
MF17 Francisco Esteche
MF18 Carlos Estigarribia
FW21 Hernán López 61'
DF23 Pedro Benítez
Manager:
Nery Pumpido

Assistant referees:
Oswaldo Díaz
Eduardo Botero
Fourth official:
Felipe Russi

References
  1. Los 15 años de la Copa Libertadores 2002, La Nación (Paraguay), 31 Jul 2017
  2. Copa Libertadores 2002 by Miguel Alvim Gonzalez, Frank Ballesteros and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
  3. El Olimpia paraguayo, campeón de América by Luis Hinojal, El País, 2 Aug 2002
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