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

Event	2014 Copa Libertadores
Nacional San Lorenzo 1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Nacional San Lorenzo 1 1
Date	6 August 2014
Venue	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee	Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Second leg
San Lorenzo Nacional 1 0
Date	13 August 2014
Venue	Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires
Referee	Sandro 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

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

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

Road to the finals

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 v t e 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 v t e 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

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

First leg

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.

Nacional	1–1	San Lorenzo
Santa Cruz 90+2'	Report	Matos 64'

2014 Copa Libertadores finals

6 August 2014

20:15 UTC−4

First leg

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Nacional

San Lorenzo

GK 1 Ignacio Don DF 12 Ramón Coronel  70' DF 15 Raúl Piris (c) DF 3 José Cáceres DF 4 David Mendoza MF 8 Juan Argüello MF 6 Silvio Torales MF 18 Derlis Orué  70' MF 14 Marcos Melgarejo FW 7 Julián Benítez  62' FW 16 Fredy Bareiro Substitutes: GK 25 Oscar Agüero DF 23 Fabián Balbuena DF 5 Marcos Miers MF 10 Hugo Lusardi  70' FW 11 Marco Prieto FW 19 Cecilio Domínguez  62' FW 29 Julio Santa Cruz  70' Manager: Gustavo Morínigo

GK 12 Sebastián Torrico DF 7 Julio Buffarini DF 29 Fabricio Fontanini DF 6 Santiago Gentiletti DF 21 Emmanuel Más MF 15 Héctor Villalba  70' MF 5 Juan Mercier MF 20 Néstor Ortigoza  85' MF 28 Ignacio Piatti MF 10 Leandro Romagnoli (c)  76' FW 26 Mauro Matos Substitutes: GK 1 Cristian Álvarez DF 14 Walter Kannemann DF 4 Gonzalo Prósperi MF 8 Enzo Kalinski  85' MF 11 Pablo Barrientos  76' MF 16 Gonzalo Verón  70' FW 9 Martín Cauteruccio Manager: Edgardo Bauza

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

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Second leg

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]

San Lorenzo	1–0	Nacional
Ortigoza 35' (pen.)	Report

13 August 2014

21:15 UTC−3

Second leg

Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires

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

• 2015 Recopa Sudamericana

References

1. "Bridgestone Libertadores: horarios oficiales de los juegos de la final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. July 31, 2014.
2. "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. "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

• Copa Bridgestone Libertadores (in Spanish)
• Copa Libertadores 2014, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)