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.
| Event | 2014 Copa Libertadores | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 6 August 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción | ||||||
| Referee | Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) | ||||||
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| Date | 13 August 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Sandro Ricci (Brazil) | ||||||
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. |
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 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
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Road to the finals
editNote: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
Format
editThe 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
editFirst leg
editSan 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.
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Assistant referees:[9] |
Second leg
editNéstor 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 |
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Ortigoza  35' (pen.) | Report |
  San Lorenzo | Nacional |
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Assistant referees:[9] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bridgestone Libertadores: horarios oficiales de los juegos de la final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. July 31, 2014.
- ^ a b "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2014 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Nacional de Paraguay y San Lorenzo de Argentina empatan 1-1 primera final de la Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. August 6, 2014.
- ^ "San Lorenzo argentino toca el cielo al ganar su primera Libertadores 1-0 a Nacional paraguayo" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. August 13, 2014.
- ^ "San Lorenzo 1 Nacional 0". Goal.com. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "San Lorenzo finally put their Copa Libertadores misery behind them". Guardian. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Final Bridgestone Libertadores: el camino de Nacional de Paraguay". CONMEBOL.com. August 12, 2014.
- ^ "final Bridgestone Libertadores: el recorrido de San Lorenzo de Almagro". CONMEBOL.com. August 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "Bridgestone Libertadores: Wilmar Roldán y Sandro Ricci serán los árbitros de la gran final 2014". CONMEBOL. August 1, 2014.
- ^ "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- Copa Bridgestone Libertadores (in Spanish)
- Copa Libertadores 2014, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)