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2014 Copa Libertadores finals

The 2014 Copa Libertadores de América finals was a 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.

2014 Copa Libertadores de América finals
Event2014 Copa Libertadores
Nacional San Lorenzo
Paraguay Argentina
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Nacional San Lorenzo
1 1
Date6 August 2014
VenueEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
RefereeWilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Second leg
San Lorenzo Nacional
1 0
Date13 August 2014
VenueEstadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires
RefereeSandro Ricci (Brazil)
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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 6 August, while the second leg was hosted by San Lorenzo at Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires on 13 August 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]

Qualified teams edit

Team Previous finals app.
  Nacional None
  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.

Venues edit

 
 
Estadio Defensores del Chaco (left) and Estadio Pedro Bidegain, venues for the series

Road to the finals edit

Further information: 2014 Copa Libertadores

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

  Nacional[7] Round   San Lorenzo[8]
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye First stage Bye
Group 4 Second stage Group 2
  Santa Fe Away 3–1   Botafogo Away 2–0
  Zamora Home 1–0   Independiente del Valle Home 1–0
  Atlético Mineiro Home 2–2   Unión Española Home 1–1
  Atlético Mineiro Away 1–1   Unión Española Away 1–0
  Zamora Away 2–0   Independiente del Valle Away 1–1
  Santa Fe Home 3–2   Botafogo Home 3–0

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Atlético Mineiro 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12
2   Nacional 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
3   Zamora 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
4   Santa Fe 6 1 2 3 10 11 −1 5
Source: [citation needed]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Unión Española 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9
2   San Lorenzo 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
3   Independiente del Valle 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
4   Botafogo 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
Source: [citation needed]
Seed 16 Knockout stages Seed 15
  Vélez Sarsfield
(won 3–2 on aggregate) 		Home 1–0 Round of 16   Grêmio
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) 		Home 1–0
Away 2–2 Away 1–0 (2–4 p)
  Arsenal
(won 1–0 on aggregate) 		Home 1–0 Quarterfinals   Cruzeiro
(won 2–1 on aggregate) 		Home 1–0
Away 0–0 Away 1–1
  Defensor Sporting
(won 2–1 on aggregate) 		Home 2–0 Semifinals   Bolívar
(won 5–1 on aggregate) 		Home 5–0
Away 1–0 Away 1–0

Format edit

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 edit

First leg edit

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.

2014 Copa Libertadores finals
First leg
Nacional  1–1  San Lorenzo
Santa Cruz   90+2' Report Matos   64'
Attendance: 36,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nacional
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
San Lorenzo

Assistant referees:[9]
Wilmar Navarro (Colombia)
Wilson Berrio (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

Second leg edit

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.[10]

Second leg
San Lorenzo  1–0  Nacional
Ortigoza   35' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
San Lorenzo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nacional
GK 12   Sebastián Torrico
DF 7   Julio Buffarini
DF 2   Mauro Cetto
DF 6   Santiago Gentiletti
DF 21   Emmanuel Más
MF 15   Héctor Villalba   81'
MF 20   Néstor Ortigoza
MF 5   Juan Mercier   30'
MF 10   Leandro Romagnoli (c)   87'
FW 9   Martín Cauteruccio   65'
FW 26   Mauro Matos
Substitutes:
GK 1   Cristian Álvarez
DF 29   Fabricio Fontanini
DF 14   Walter Kannemann   87'
MF 11   Pablo Barrientos
MF 8   Enzo Kalinski   81'
MF 16   Gonzalo Verón   65'
FW 22   Nicolás Blandi
Manager:
  Edgardo Bauza
GK 1   Ignacio Don
DF 12   Ramón Coronel   35'
DF 15   Raúl Piris (c)
DF 3   José Cáceres
DF 4   David Mendoza   90+2'
MF 14   Marcos Melgarejo   86'
MF 28   Marcos Riveros
MF 6   Silvio Torales
MF 18   Derlis Orué   56'
FW 7   Julián Benítez   69'   84'
FW 16   Fredy Bareiro
Substitutes:
GK 25   Oscar Agüero
DF 23   Fabián Balbuena
MF 10   Hugo Lusardi   86'
MF 8   Juan Argüello
FW 26   Brian Montenegro   56'
FW 19   Cecilio Domínguez
FW 29   Julio Santa Cruz   84'
Manager:
  Gustavo Morínigo

Assistant referees:[9]
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Péricles Cortez (Brazil)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bridgestone Libertadores: horarios oficiales de los juegos de la final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. July 31, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "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 finally put their Copa Libertadores misery behind them". Guardian. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Final Bridgestone Libertadores: el camino de Nacional de Paraguay". CONMEBOL.com. August 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "final Bridgestone Libertadores: el recorrido de San Lorenzo de Almagro". CONMEBOL.com. August 12, 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Bridgestone Libertadores: Wilmar Roldán y Sandro Ricci serán los árbitros de la gran final 2014". CONMEBOL. August 1, 2014.
  10. ^ "San Lorenzo seize the holy grail". FIFA.com. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

External links edit

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