2001 Copa Libertadores finals

2001 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Cruz Azul Boca Juniors 1 1
on aggregate Boca Juniors won 3–1 on penalties
First leg
Cruz Azul Boca Juniors 0 1
Date	20 June 2001
Venue	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Man of the Match	Juan Román Riquelme
Referee	Márcio Rezende
Second leg
Boca Juniors Cruz Azul 0 1
Date	28 June 2001
Venue	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Referee	Gilberto Hidalgo
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The 2001 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2001 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors and Mexican club Cruz Azul. The first leg of the tie was played on 20 June at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City while the second leg was held in Boca Juniors' venue, La Bombonera, on 28 June.

The competition was won by defending champions Boca Juniors, who beat Cruz Azul 3–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate. It became Boca Juniors' fourth Copa Libertadores title.^[1]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Boca Juniors	1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000
Cruz Azul	None

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) and La Bombonera (Buenos Aires), venues for the finals

Route to the finals

Boca Juniors			Cruz Azul
Junior A 3–2	Delgado 6', 80' Riquelme 65'	Round of 16 First leg		Cerro Porteño A 1–2	Almaguer 10'
Junior H 1–1	Schelotto 9'	Second leg		Cerro Porteño H 3–1	Cardozo 5', 32' Morales 29'
Vasco da Gama A 1–0	Schelotto 69'	Quarterfinals First leg		River Plate A 0–0
Vasco da Gama H 3–0	Matellán 11' Schelotto 21', 31'	Second leg		River Plate H 3–0	Palencia 19', 25' Cardozo 43'
Palmeiras H 2–2	Schelotto 43' Barijho 54' (pen.)	Semifinals First leg		Rosario Central A 2–0	Cardozo 36' Palencia 75' (pen.)
Palmeiras A 2–2 (p. 3–2)	Gaitán 2' Riquelme 17'	Second leg		Rosario Central H 3–3	Almaguer 8' Adomaitis 44' Palencia 89'

Final summary

First leg

2001 Copa Libertadores finals

June 20, 2001

19:40 (UTC-5)

First leg

Cruz Azul	0–1	Boca Juniors
	Report	Delgado 85'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 115,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)

Cruz Azul

Boca Juniors

GK 1 Oscar Pérez DF 3 Norberto Ángeles  41' DF 7 Sergio Almaguer DF 13 Melvin Brown  34' MF 6 José Hernández MF 22 Pablo Galdames  76' MF 5 Victor Gutiérrez  68'  53' MF 11 Julio Pinheiro MF 20 Ángel Morales FW 18 José Cardozo  51' FW 15 Juan Palencia (c) Substitutes: GK 21 Carlos Pérez MF 8 Tomás Campos  41' DF 9 Emilio Mora DF 4 Juan Reynoso MF 10 Héctor Adomaitis  53' FW 14 Gonzalo Belloso FW 19 Omar Rodríguez Manager: José Trejo

GK 1 Oscar Córdoba DF 4 Hugo Ibarra DF 2 Jorge Bermúdez (c) DF 14 Nicolás Burdisso DF 3 Clemente Rodríguez  40'  55' MF 19 Javier Villarreal  78' MF 24 Sebastián Battaglia DF 13 Cristian Traverso  67' MF 10 Juan Riquelme FW 17 Walter Gaitán  15' FW 21 Christian Gimenez  60' Substitutes: GK 12 Roberto Abbondanzieri MF 8 Julio Marchant FW 9 Antonio Barijho MF 11 José Pereda  82'  78' MF 15 Omar Pérez FW 16 Marcelo Delgado  60' MF 22 Gustavo Pinto  55' Manager: Carlos Bianchi

Man of the Match: Juan Román Riquelme Assistant referees: Jorge Paulo Oliveira Aristeu Tavares Fourth official: Wagner Tardelli

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Second leg

June 28, 2001

21:30 (UTC-3)

Second leg

Boca Juniors	0–1	Cruz Azul
	Report	Palencia 42'
Penalties
Riquelme Serna Delgado Bermúdez	3–1	Palencia Galdames Hernández Pinheiro

La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

Boca Juniors

Cruz Azul

GK 1 Oscar Córdoba DF 4 Hugo Ibarra DF 2 Jorge Bermúdez (c) DF 6 Aníbal Matellán DF 3 Clemente Rodríguez MF 19 Javier Villarreal  46' MF 5 Mauricio Serna DF 13 Cristian Traverso MF 10 Juan Riquelme FW 17 Walter Gaitán FW 16 Marcelo Delgado  20' Substitutes: GK 12 Roberto Abbondanzieri MF 11 José Pereda FW 9 Antonio Barijho MF 15 Omar Pérez FW 21 Christian Gimenez  46' MF 22 Gustavo Pinto MF 24 Sebastián Battaglia Manager: Carlos Bianchi

GK 1 Oscar Pérez DF 3 Norberto Ángeles DF 7 Sergio Almaguer  40' DF 13 Melvin Brown MF 6 José Hernández MF 22 Pablo Galdames MF 5 Víctor Gutiérrez MF 8 Tomás Campos  66' MF 11 Julio Pinheiro FW 15 Juan Palencia (c) FW 18 José Cardozo  82' Substitutes: GK 21 Carlos Pérez DF 9 Emilio Mora  66' DF 2 Juan Mendoza DF 4 Juan Reynoso FW 14 Gonzalo Belloso MF 10 Héctor Adomaitis FW 19 Omar Rodríguez Manager: José Trejo

Man of the Match: Francisco Palencia Assistant referees: Yuri Pineda Luis Ávila Fourth official: Eduardo Lecca

References

1. ^ Copa Libertadores 2001 by Frank Ballesteros and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF

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