2007 Copa Libertadores Finals
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| Event | 2007 Copa Toyota Libertadores | ||||||
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| Date | 13 June 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Juan Román Riquelme | ||||||
| Referee | Jorge Larrionda | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,993 | ||||||
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| Date | 20 June 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Olímpico, Porto Alegre | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Juan Román Riquelme | ||||||
| Referee | Oscar Ruiz | ||||||
| Attendance | 53,952 | ||||||
The 2007 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2007 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Club Atlético Boca Juniors from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Grêmio, from Porto Alegre, Brazil. The first leg of the tie was played on June 13 at Boca Juniors' home field, with the second leg played on June 20 at Gremio's.
With this appearance in the last stage Boca Juniors achieved a record-tie 9 times in the finals, winning five of the seven previous occasions. At that moment only C.A. Peñarol of Uruguay have that number of finals. In the last final of Boca Juniors they lost to Once Caldas of Colombia in 2004. In the other hand with this appearance Grêmio, who played three finals before winning two of them, became the second with most finals in the Brazilian clubs, just behind of São Paulo who had six. In 2009 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube would equal the record of four finals appearances of Grêmio.
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Boca Juniors |
1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 |
 Grêmio |
1983, 1984, 1995 |
Route to the finals
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| São Paulo A 0–1 | Round of 16 First leg | Vélez Sársfield H 3–0 | Riquelme 9' Palermo 61' Rodríguez 89' | ||
| São Paulo H 2–0 | Tcheco 17' Diego Souza 74' | Second leg | Vélez Sársfield A 1–3 | Bustos (o.g.) 32' | |
 Defensor Sporting A 0–2 | Quarterfinals First leg |  Libertad H 1–1 | Palermo 90' | ||
| Defensor Sporting H 2–0 (p. 4–2) | Tcheco 22' Teco 45' | Second leg | Libertad A 2–0 | Riquelme 61' Palacio | |
| Santos H 2–0 | Tcheco 34' Carlos Eduardo 36' | Semifinals First leg |  Cúcuta Deportivo A 1–3 | Ledesma 27' | |
| Santos A 1–3 | Diego Souza 34' | Second leg | Cúcuta Deportivo H 3–0 | Riquelme 44' Palermo 61' Battaglia 90' | |
Final summary
First leg
| Boca Juniors |
3 – 0 | Grêmio |
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Palacio  18'Riquelme 73'Patrício 89' (o.g.) |
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Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires Attendance: 50,993 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
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