2004 Copa Sudamericana finals

The 2004 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2004 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested by Bolivian club Bolívar and Argentinian club Boca Juniors. Both teams were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg was played in Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz on 8 December and the host team Bolívar won 1–0. The second leg was played in La Bombonera in Buenos Aires on 17 December and the host team Boca Juniors won 2–0,^[1] thus being crowned the champions.^[2]

2004 Copa Sudamericana finals

Event	2004 Copa Sudamericana
Bolívar Boca Juniors 1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Bolívar Boca Juniors 1 0
Date	8 December 2004
Venue	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Referee	Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)
Second leg
Boca Juniors Bolívar 2 0
Date	17 December 2004
Venue	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Referee	Carlos Chandía (Chile)
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It was also the first Copa Sudamericana trophy won by Boca Juniors,^[3][4] which as winners, earned the right to play in the 2005 Recopa Sudamericana against the winner of the 2004 Copa Libertadores.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bolívar	None
Boca Juniors	None

Road to the final

Main article: 2004 Copa Sudamericana

Bolívar			Round	Boca Juniors
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Aurora (won 5–2 on aggregate)	Away	2–1	Preliminary phase	Bye
	Home	3–1
Universidad de Concepción (won 4–2 on aggregate)	Away	0–0	Quarter-finals qualification	San Lorenzo (won 2–0 on aggregate)	Away	0–0
	Home	4–2			Home	2–0
Arsenal (won 3–1 on aggregate)	Away	0–1	Quarter-finals	Cerro Porteño (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)	Away	0–0 (8–7 p)
	Home	3–0			Home	1–1
LDU Quito (won 3–2 on aggregate)	Away	1–1	Semi-finals	Internacional (won 4–2 on aggregate)	Away	0–0
	Home	2–1			Home	4–2

Match details

First leg

Bolívar	1–0	Boca Juniors
Chiorazzo 75'	Report

8 December 2004

20:15 (UTC-4)

First leg

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

Attendance: 42,800

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

Bolívar

Boca Juniors

GK 1 Mauro Machado  71' DF 16 Daner Pachi DF 6 Óscar Carmelo Sánchez DF 14 Julio Ferreira  26' DF 3 Marco Sandy (c) MF 24 Gonzalo Galindo  66' MF 21 Rubén Tufiño MF 22 Ronald García  74' MF 18 Limberg Gutiérrez FW 17 Roger Suárez FW 8 Horacio Chiorazzo Substitutes: DF 11 Percy Colque  66' MF 10 Pedro Guiberguis  74' Manager: Vladimir Soria

GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri  22' DF 2 Rolando Schiavi DF 6 Aníbal Matellán DF 13 Cristian Traverso DF 15 José María Calvo  56' MF 5 Raúl Cascini MF 8 Diego Cagna (c) MF 23 Andrés Guglielminpietro  82' MF 11 Fabián Vargas  42'  65' FW 7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto  89' FW 10 Carlos Tévez Substitutes: MF 19 Neri Cardozo  65' MF 18 Matías Donnet  82' MF 16 Ariel Carreño  89' Manager: Jorge José Benítez

Assistant referees: Aristeu Tavarez Nilton Rodrigues Fourth official: Edilson Carvalho

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Second leg

Boca Juniors	2–0	Bolívar
Palermo 14' Tévez 28'	Report

17 December 2004

21:15 (UTC-3)

Second leg

La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Boca Juniors

Bolívar

GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri DF 15 José María Calvo DF 2 Rolando Schiavi DF 13 Cristian Traverso  33' DF 6 Aníbal Matellán MF 8 Diego Cagna (c)  67' MF 5 Raúl Cascini MF 23 Andrés Guglielminpietro  82' FW 10 Carlos Tévez  75' FW 7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto FW 9 Martín Palermo Substitutes: MF 14 Pablo Ledesma  67' MF 11 Fabián Vargas  75' MF 19 Neri Cardozo  82' Manager: Jorge José Benítez

GK 1 Mauro Machado DF 6 Óscar Carmelo Sánchez DF 14 Julio Ferreira  29' DF 3 Marco Sandy (c)  75' DF 11 Percy Colque  46' MF 21 Rubén Tufiño MF 2 Limbert Pizarro  72' MF 24 Gonzalo Galindo MF 22 Ronald García FW 18 Limberg Gutiérrez FW 8 Horacio Chiorazzo Substitutes: FW 12 Roger Suárez  46' Manager: Vladimir Soria

Assistant referees: Rodrigo González Mario Vargas Fourth official: Pablo Pozo