2016 Copa Libertadores Finals

The 2016 Copa Libertadores Finals was the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2016 Copa Libertadores de América, the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2016 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event2016 Copa Libertadores de América
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
1 1
Date20 July 2016
VenueEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
RefereeEnrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Attendance38,500
Second leg
Atlético Nacional Independiente del Valle
1 0
Date27 July 2016
VenueEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
RefereeNéstor Pitana (Argentina)
Attendance46,000

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Ecuadorian team Independiente del Valle and Colombian team Atlético Nacional. The first leg was hosted by Independiente del Valle at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito on 20 July 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Nacional at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín on 27 July 2016.[1] The winner earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, and also to play against the 2016 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana.[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Atlético Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle 2–1 on aggregate to win their second Copa Libertadores title.[3][4]

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Independiente del Valle None
Atlético Nacional 2 (1989, 1995)

These finals were the first ones without either an Argentine or a Brazilian team since the 1991 edition between Paraguayan team Olimpia and Chilean team Colo-Colo.[5]

Road to the finals
Further information: 2016 Copa Libertadores

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

Independiente del Valle Round Atlético Nacional
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Guaraní
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals)		 Home1–0 First stage Bye
Away2–1
Group 5 Second stage Group 4
Colo-Colo Home1–1 Huracán Away0–2
Atlético Mineiro Away1–0 Sporting Cristal Home3–0
Melgar Away0–1 Peñarol Home2–0
Melgar Home2–0 Peñarol Away0–4
Atlético Mineiro Home3–2 Sporting Cristal Away0–1
Colo-Colo Away0–0 Huracán Home0–0
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Atlético Mineiro 6 13
2 Independiente del Valle 6 11
3 Colo-Colo 6 9
4 Melgar 6 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Atlético Nacional 6 16
2 Huracán 6 8
3 Peñarol 6 5
4 Sporting Cristal 6 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 10 Final stages Seed 1
River Plate
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Home2–0 Round of 16 Huracán
(won 4–2 on aggregate)		 Away0–0
Away1–0 Home4–2
UNAM
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties)		 Home2–1 Quarterfinals Rosario Central
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Away1–0
Away2–1 Home3–1
Boca Juniors
(won 5–3 on aggregate)		 Home2–1 Semifinals São Paulo
(won 4–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–2
Away2–3 Home2–1

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, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[2]

Matches

First leg

In the 35th minute, Orlando Berrío opened the scoring for Atlético Nacional with a low right foot shot from outside the penalty box to the right corner of the net.[6] Arturo Mina got the equalizer for Independiente del Valle in the 86th minute when his header from a free-kick into the penalty box was saved but not cleared he hit the rebound low to the net.[7]

Independiente del Valle 1–1 Atlético Nacional
Mina  86' Report Berrío  35'
Attendance: 38,500
Independiente del Valle
Atlético Nacional
GK1 Daniel Azcona (c)
RB20 Christian Núñez 43'
CB3 Arturo Mina
CB4 Luís Caicedo 78'
LB23 Emiliano Tellechea
CM15 Mario Rizotto 57'
CM18 Jefferson Orejuela
RW17 Julio Angulo 69'
AM10 Junior Sornoza
LW11 Bryan Cabezas 69'
CF19 José Enrique Angulo 86'
Substitutes:
GK22 Javier Nazareno
DF2 Luis Fernando León
DF6 Luis Ayala
MF16 Jonathan Gonzáles 69'
MF27 Dixon Arroyo
FW7 Jonny Uchuari 69'
FW25 Miller Castillo 86'
Manager:
Pablo Repetto
GK25 Franco Armani
RB2 Daniel Bocanegra
CB26 Davinson Sánchez 79'
CB12 Alexis Henríquez (c)
LB19 Farid Díaz
CM8 Diego Arias
CM24 Sebastián Pérez 19' 75'
RW28 Orlando Berrío
AM10 Macnelly Torres 79'
LW29 Marlos Moreno 88'
CF23 Miguel Borja
Substitutes:
GK26 Cristian Bonilla
DF3 Felipe Aguilar
DF6 Edwin Velasco
MF11 Andrés Ibargüen 88'
MF14 Elkin Blanco 79'
MF18 Alejandro Guerra 90+3' 75'
FW4 Ezequiel Rescaldani
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, Ecuador, hosted the first leg.

Assistant referees:[8]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Additional assistant referee:[9]
Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
José Méndez (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Roberto Cañete (Paraguay)

Second leg

Miguel Borja got the only goal of the game in the 8th minute with a low right foot shot from twelve yards out after Macnelly Torres's chip into the box came back to him off the post.[10][11]

Atlético Nacional 1–0 Independiente del Valle
Borja  8' Report
Attendance: 46,000
Atlético Nacional
Independiente del Valle
GK25 Franco Armani
RB2 Daniel Bocanegra
CB26 Davinson Sánchez
CB12 Alexis Henríquez (c)
LB19 Farid Díaz
CM13 Alexander Mejía
CM18 Alejandro Guerra 39' 88'
RW28 Orlando Berrío
AM10 Macnelly Torres
LW29 Marlos Moreno 76'
CF23 Miguel Borja 73' 80'
Substitutes:
GK30 Luis Enrique Martínez
DF5 Francisco Nájera
DF6 Edwin Velasco
MF8 Diego Arias 88'
MF11 Andrés Ibargüen 76'
MF22 Gilberto García
FW4 Ezequiel Rescaldani 90+2' 80'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda
GK1 Daniel Azcona (c)
RB20 Christian Núñez
CB3 Arturo Mina
CB4 Luís Caicedo
LB23 Emiliano Tellechea 87'
CM18 Jefferson Orejuela
CM15 Mario Rizotto 28'
RW17 Julio Angulo 71'
AM10 Junior Sornoza 43' 46'
LW11 Bryan Cabezas
CF19 José Enrique Angulo
Substitutes:
GK22 Javier Nazareno
DF2 Luis Fernando León
DF6 Luis Ayala
MF16 Jonathan Gonzáles 71'
MF27 Dixon Arroyo
FW7 Jonny Uchuari 46'
FW25 Miller Castillo 87'
Manager:
Pablo Repetto
Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín, Colombia, hosted the second leg.

Assistant referees:[8]
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Ariel Scime (Argentina)
Additional assistant referee:[12]
Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Germán Delfino (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Iván Núñez (Argentina)

References
  1. "Fechas y horarios confirmados para los juegos finales de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 15 July 2016.
  2. "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2016 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "Todo se define en Medellín: Final abierta de la Bridgestone Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 20 July 2016.
  4. "Atlético Nacional de Medellín campeón de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores de América 2016". CONMEBOL.com. 27 July 2016.
  5. "Después de 25 años, una final de Libertadores sin equipos de Argentina y Brasil". CONMEBOL.com. 15 July 2016.
  6. "Independiente del Valle hopes alive after home draw with Atletico Nacional". ESPN. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/independiente-del-valle-1-1-030949889.html
  8. "Árbitros para los partidos finales de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 16 July 2016.
  9. "Final de ida de la Bridgestone Libertadores tendrá árbitros adicionales a la izquierda de cada portería" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 19 July 2016.
  10. "Atletico Nacional 1-0 Independiente del Valle". Goal.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. "Atletico Nacional tops Independiente Del Valle for Copa Libertadores title". SI.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. "Néstor Pitana encabeza el sexteto arbitral de la gran final de la Bridgestone Libertadores 2016" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 21 July 2016.
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