2003 Copa Libertadores Finals

The 2003 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2003 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors and Brazilian club Santos. The first leg of the tie was played on 25 June at Boca Juniors' venue, La Bombonera, with the second leg played on 2 July at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo.

2003 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Boca Juniors Santos
5 1
First leg
Boca Juniors Santos
2 0
Date25 June 2003
VenueLa Bombonera, Buenos Aires
RefereeÓscar Ruiz
Second leg
Santos Boca Juniors
1 3
Date2 July 2003
VenueEstádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
RefereeJorge Larrionda
Attendance73,103

During the final, both sides registered all of their local players. Boca Juniors won the series 5–1 on aggregate.[1]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Boca Juniors 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2001
Santos 1962, 1963

Venues
La Bombonera (Buenos Aires) one of the venues for the finals

Route to the finals
SantosBoca Juniors
Nacional
A
4–4		Alex 5'
Ricardo Oliveira 44', 84' (pen.)
Robinho 64'		Round of 16
First leg		 Paysandu
H
0–1
Nacional
H
2–2
(p. 3–1)		Ricardo Oliveira 8'
Eguren 64' (o.g.)		Second leg Paysandu
A
4–2		Schelotto 14', 67' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
Delgado 57'
Cruz Azul
A
2–2		Renato 21'
Diego 76'		Quarterfinals
First leg		 Cobreloa
A
2–1		Schelotto 15', 76'
Cruz Azul
H
1–0		Robinho 13'Second leg Cobreloa
H
2–1		Donnet 7'
Tevez 14'
Independiente Medellín
H
1–0		Nenê 67'Semifinals
First leg		 América de Cali
H
2–0		Schiavi 41'
Tevez 89'
Independiente Medellín
A
3–2		Alex 36'
Fabiano 61'
Léo 85'		Second leg América de Cali
A
4–0		Tevez 13', 22'
Schiavi 40' (pen.)
Delgado 76' (pen.)

Final summary

First leg
Boca Juniors 2–0 Santos
Delgado  32', 83' (Report)
Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires
Boca Juniors
Santos
GK1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF4 Hugo Ibarra 16'
DF2 Rolando Schiavi 65'
DF6 Nicolás Burdisso
DF3 Clemente Rodríguez
MF5 Sebastián Battaglia
MF22 Alfredo Cascini 67'
MF8 Diego Cagna 71' 89'
FW16 Marcelo Delgado
FW7 Guillermo Schelotto 53'
FW11 Carlos Tevez
Substitutes:
GK12 Willy Caballero
DF14 Pablo Jerez
FW17 Raúl Estévez
MF20 Javier Villarreal 84' 53'
FW21 Franco Cángele 89'
MF23 Gustavo Pinto
MF24 Miguel Caneo
Manager:
Carlos Bianchi
GK1 Fábio Costa
DF22 Reginaldo Araújo 82' 
DF14 Pereira 17' 46'
DF6 Alex
DF3 Léo
MF5 Paulo Almeida 77'
MF8 Renato
MF21 Fabiano 69'
MF10 Diego
FW7 Robinho
FW9 Ricardo Oliveira
Substitutes:
GK12 Júlio Sérgio
DF2 André Luís 80' 46'
MF15 Alexandre
MF16 Wellington
FW18 William
MF19 Nenê 69'
DF23 Rubens Cardoso
Manager:
Émerson Leão

Assistant referees:
Jorge Luis Arango
Oswaldo Díaz
Fourth official:
Fernando Paneso

Second leg
Santos 1–3 Boca Juniors
Alex  75' (Report) Tevez  21'
Delgado  84'
Schiavi  90+5'
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), São Paulo
Attendance: 73,103
Santos
Boca Juniors
GK1 Fábio Costa 90+3'
MF16 Wellington 30'
DF2 André Luís
DF6 Alex
DF3 Léo 1'
MF5 Paulo Almeida
MF8 Renato
MF21 Fabiano 61'
MF10 Diego
FW7 Robinho
FW9 Ricardo Oliveira 67'
Substitutes:
GK12 Júlio Sérgio
DF14 Pereira
MF15 Alexandre
FW17 Douglas 67'
FW18 William
MF19 Nenê 30'
DF23 Rubens Cardoso
Manager:
Émerson Leão
GK1 Roberto Abbondanzieri 86'
DF4 Hugo Ibarra
DF2 Rolando Schiavi
DF6 Nicolás Burdisso
DF3 Clemente Rodríguez
MF20 Javier Villarreal 89'
MF22 Alfredo Cascini 6'
MF5 Sebastián Battaglia
MF8 Diego Cagna 88'
FW11 Carlos Tevez 90+1'
FW16 Marcelo Delgado
Substitutes:
GK12 Willy Caballero
DF14 Pablo Jerez 89'
DF15 José Calvo
FW17 Raúl Estévez
FW21 Franco Cángele 90+1'
MF23 Gustavo Pinto
MF24 Miguel Caneo 88'
Manager:
Carlos Bianchi

Assistant referees:
Fernando Cresci
Wálter Rial
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez

References
  1. Copa Libertadores 2003 by Juan Pablo Andréss on the RSSSF
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