The 2014 Copa Sudamericana finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, the 13th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
 River Plate, champions | |||||||
| Event | 2014 Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| Date | 3 December 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín | ||||||
| Referee | Ricardo Marques (Brazil) | ||||||
| Attendance | 44,412 | ||||||
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| Date | 10 December 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Leonardo Pisculichi | ||||||
| Fair Player of the Match | Germán Pezzella | ||||||
| Referee | Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay) | ||||||
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team Atlético Nacional and Argentine team River Plate. The first leg was hosted by Atlético Nacional at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín on 3 December 2014, while the second leg was hosted by River Plate at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires on 10 December.[1] The winner qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores, and earned the right to play against the 2014 Copa Libertadores winners in the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana, and against the 2014 J. League Cup winners in the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship.[2]
The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] The second led ended with a 2–0 win for River Plate, and they won the tournament for the first time in their history.[4]
Qualified teams edit
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Atlético Nacional
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1 (2002) |
 River Plate
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1 (2003) |
Road to the finals edit
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Atlético Nacional
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Round | River Plate
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Elimination phase | Opponent | Venue | Score |
 Deportivo La Guaira(won 2–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–1 | First stage | Bye | ||
| Home | 1–0 | |||||
 General Díaz(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals) |
Home | 0–2 | Second stage | Godoy Cruz (won 3–0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–1 |
| Away | 1–3 | Home | 2–0 | |||
| Seed 16 | final stages | Seed 3 | ||||
 Vitória(won 3–2 on aggregate) |
Home | 2–2 | Round of 16 | Libertad (won 5–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–3 |
| Away | 0–1 | Home | 2–0 | |||
 Universidad César Vallejo(won 2–0 on aggregate) |
Home | 1–0 | Quarterfinals | Estudiantes (won 5–3 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–2 |
| Away | 0–1 | Home | 3–2 | |||
| São Paulo (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) |
Home | 1–0 | Semifinals | Boca Juniors (won 1–0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–0 |
| Away | 1–0 (1–4 p) | Home | 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, the away goals rule was used, and 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
| Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | River Plate |
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Berrío  34' |
Report | Pisculichi 65' |
        Atlético Nacional
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     River Plate
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Assistant referees:[5]
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Second leg edit
| River Plate | 2–0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Mercado 54' Pezzella 58' |
Report |
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Atlético Nacional
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Assistant referees:[5]
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "El 3 y el 10 de diciembre son las fechas de la final de la Total Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Copa Total Sudamericana 2014 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Copa Total Sudamericana: Atlético Nacional y River Plate empatan 1-1 en primera final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 3 December 2014.
- ^ "River Plate es el indiscutible campeón de la Copa Total Sudamericana 2014" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Marques y Ubriaco son los árbitros para la final de la Total Sudamericana". CONMEBOL. 30 November 2014.
External links edit
- Copa Total Sudamericana (in Spanish)
- Copa Sudamericana, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)