2001 Copa Libertadores Finals

2001 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event 2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Boca Juniors won the penalty shootout 3–1
First leg
Date 20 June 2001
Venue Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Man of the Match Juan Román Riquelme
Referee Márcio Rezende
Second leg
Date 28 June 2001
Venue La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Referee Gilberto Hidalgo

The 2001 Copa Libertadores Finals was the 42nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier South American club football tournament. The competition was won by defending champions Boca Juniors, who beat Cruz Azul 31 on penalties after a 11 draw on aggregate and successfully defended the title as a result. It was their fourth Copa Libertadores title.

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Mexico Cruz Azul None
Argentina Boca Juniors 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000

Route to the finals

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

Final summary

First leg

2001-06-20
19:30 (UTC-6)
Cruz Azul Mexico 0 1 Argentina Boca Juniors
(Report) Delgado  85'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 115,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)
Cruz Azul
Boca Juniors
CRUZ AZUL:
GK 1 Mexico Oscar Pérez
DF 3 Mexico Norberto Ángeles  41'
DF 7 Mexico Sergio Almaguer
DF 13 Mexico Melvin Brown  34'
MF 6 Mexico José Hernández
MF 22Chile Pablo Galdames  76'
MF 5Mexico Victor Gutiérrez  68'  53'
MF 11Mexico Brazil Julio Pinheiro
MF 20Argentina Ángel Morales
FW 18Paraguay José Cardozo  51'
FW 15 Mexico Juan Palencia
Substitutes:
GK 21Mexico Carlos Pérez
MF 8Mexico Tomás Campos  41'
DF 9Mexico Emilio Mora
DF 4Peru Juan Reynoso
MF 10Mexico Héctor Adomaitis  53'
FW 14Argentina Gonzalo Belloso
FW 19 Mexico Omar Rodríguez
Manager:
Mexico José Trejo
BOCA JUNIORS:
GK 1 Colombia Oscar Córdoba
DF 4 Argentina Hugo Ibarra
DF 2 Colombia Jorge Bermúdez
DF 14Argentina Nicolás Burdisso
DF 3Argentina Clemente Rodríguez  40'  55'
MF 19 Argentina Javier Villarreal  78'
MF 24Argentina Sebastián Battaglia
DF 13Argentina Cristian Traverso  67'
MF 10Argentina Juan Riquelme
FW 17 Argentina Walter Gaitán  15'
FW 21 Argentina Christian Gimenez  60'
Substitutes:
GK 12Argentina Roberto Abbondanzieri
MF 8Argentina Julio Marchant
FW 9Argentina Antonio Barijho
MF 11 Peru José Pereda  82'  78'
MF 15Argentina Omar Pérez
FW 16Argentina Marcelo Delgado  60'
MF 22Argentina Gustavo Pinto  55'
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bianchi

Man of the Match:
Argentina Juan Román Riquelme

Assistant referees:
Brazil Jorge Paulo Oliveira
Brazil Aristeu Tavares
Fourth official:
Brazil Wagner Tardelli

Second leg

Boca Juniors
Cruz Azul
BOCA JUNIORS:
GK 1 Colombia Oscar Córdoba
DF 4 Argentina Hugo Ibarra
DF 2 Colombia Jorge Bermúdez
DF 6Argentina Aníbal Matellán
DF 3Argentina Clemente Rodríguez
MF 19 Argentina Javier Villarreal  46'
MF 5Colombia Mauricio Serna
DF 13Argentina Cristian Traverso
MF 10Argentina Juan Riquelme
FW 17 Argentina Walter Gaitán
FW 16Argentina Marcelo Delgado  20'
Substitutes:
GK 12Argentina Roberto Abbondanzieri
MF 11 Peru José Pereda
FW 9Argentina Antonio Barijho
MF 15Argentina Omar Pérez
FW 21 Argentina Christian Gimenez  46'
MF 22Argentina Gustavo Pinto
MF 24Argentina Sebastián Battaglia
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bianchi
CRUZ AZUL:
GK 1 Mexico Oscar Pérez
DF 3 Mexico Norberto Ángeles
DF 7 Mexico Sergio Almaguer  40'
DF 13 Mexico Melvin Brown
MF 6 Mexico José Hernández
MF 22Chile Pablo Galdames
MF 5Mexico Victor Gutiérrez
MF 8Mexico Tomás Campos  66'
MF 11Mexico Brazil Julio Pinheiro
FW 15 Mexico Juan Palencia
FW 18Paraguay José Cardozo  82'
Substitutes:
GK 21Mexico Carlos Pérez
DF 9Mexico Emilio Mora  66'
DF 2Mexico Juan Mendoza
DF 4Peru Juan Reynoso
FW 14Argentina Gonzalo Belloso
MF 10Mexico Héctor Adomaitis
FW 19 Mexico Omar Rodríguez
Manager:
Mexico José Trejo

Assistant referees:
Peru Yuri Pineda
Peru Luis Ávila
Fourth official:
Peru Eduardo Lecca

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