2002 Copa Libertadores finals

2002 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	2002 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Olimpia São Caetano 2 2
on aggregate Olimpia won 4–2 on penalties
First leg
Olimpia São Caetano 0 1
Date	24 July 2002
Venue	Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee	Horacio Elizondo
Second leg
São Caetano Olimpia 1 2
Date	31 July 2002
Venue	Pacaembú, São Paulo
Referee	Óscar Ruiz
Attendance	32,000
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The 2002 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up between Paraguayan side Olimpia and São Caetano of Brazil, to determine the 2002 Copa Libertadores champion. ^[1]

After a 2–2 tie aggregate, the series was decided by penalty shootout, with Olimpia defeating São Caetano by 4–2. ^{[2] [3]}

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Olimpia	1960, 1979 , 1989, 1990 , 1991
São Caetano	None

Venues

Defensores del Chaco (Asunción) and Pacaembú (São Paulo), venues for the finals

Route to the finals

São Caetano			Olimpia
Universidad Católica A 1–1	Anaílson 9'	Round of 16 First leg		Cobreloa A 2–0	Dinamarca 10' (o.g.) Zelaya 12'
Universidad Católica H 1–1 (p. 4–2)	Brandão 44'	Second leg		Cobreloa H 2–1	Benítez 24' Báez 45'
Peñarol A 0–1		Quarterfinals First leg		Boca Juniors A 1–1	Traverso 67' (o.g.)
Peñarol H 2–1 (p. 3–1)	Jean Carlos 27' Somália 55'	Second leg		Boca Juniors H 1–0	Isasi 67'
América H 2–0	Somália 25' Adãozinho 41' (pen.)	Semifinals First leg		Grêmio H 3–2	Órteman 27', 56' Benítez 62'
América A 1–1	Ailton 8'	Second leg		Grêmio A 0–1 (p. 5–4)

Final summary

First leg

2002 Copa Libertadores finals

24 July 2002

21:45 (UTC-3)

First leg

Olimpia	0–1	São Caetano
	Report	Ailton 61'

Estadio de los Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

Olimpia

São Caetano

GK 1 Ricardo Tavarelli DF 2 Néstor Isasi  66' DF 3 Nelson Zelaya DF 4 Henrique da Silva DF 5 Julio Cáceres MF 6 Julio Enciso MF 11 Gastón Córdoba  68' MF 15 Juan Carlos Franco MF 16 Sergio Órteman (c)  41' FW 9 Richard Báez  60' FW 10 Miguel Benítez Substitutes: GK 12 Danilo Aceval FW 7 Mauro Caballero  60' DF 13 Virginio Cáceres  66' MF 17 Francisco Esteche MF 18 Carlos Estigarribia FW 21 Hernán López  68' DF 23 Pedro Benítez Manager: Nery Pumpido

GK 1 Silvio Luiz DF 2 Russo (c) DF 3 Daniel DF 4 Dininho  92' DF 6 Rubens Cardoso MF 5 Marcos Senna  70' MF 8 Ailton  65' MF 10 Anaílson  80' MF 11 Adãozinho FW 18 Robert  62' FW 9 Somália Substitutes: GK 12 Luciano DF 7 Serginho  62' MF 13 Marlon  65' DF 14 Bruno Quadros FW 15 Jean Carlos MF 20 Wágner  80' FW 24 Chininha Manager: Jair Picerni

Assistant referees: Jorge Rattalino Darío García Fourth official: Héctor Baldassi

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Second leg

31 July 2002

21.45 (UTC-3)

Second leg

São Caetano	1–2	Olimpia
Ailton 31'	Report	Córdoba 49' Báez 59'
Penalties
Adãozinho Marcos Senna Marlon Serginho	2–4	Enciso Órteman H. López Caballero

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

São Caetano

Olimpia

GK 1 Silvio Luiz DF 2 Russo (c)  40' DF 3 Daniel DF 4 Dininho DF 6 Rubens Cardoso MF 5 Marcos Senna  62' MF 8 Ailton  79' MF 10 Anaílson  93'  93' MF 11 Adãozinho FW 18 Robert  60'  60' FW 9 Somália Substitutes: GK 12 Luciano DF 7 Serginho  60' MF 13 Marlon  93' DF 14 Bruno Quadros FW 15 Jean Carlos MF 20 Wágner  79' FW 24 Chininha Manager: Jair Picerni

GK 1 Ricardo Tavarelli DF 2 Néstor Isasi DF 3 Nelson Zelaya DF 4 Henrique da Silva DF 5 Julio Cáceres  3' MF 8 Victor Quintana  86'  MF 6 Julio Enciso  92' MF 11 Gastón Córdoba  73' MF 16 Sergio Órteman (c)  61' FW 9 Richard Báez  81' FW 10 Miguel Benítez  61'  61' Substitutes: GK 12 Danilo Aceval FW 7 Mauro Caballero  73' MF 15 Juan Carlos Franco  81' MF 17 Francisco Esteche MF 18 Carlos Estigarribia FW 21 Hernán López  61' DF 23 Pedro Benítez Manager: Nery Pumpido

Assistant referees: Oswaldo Díaz Eduardo Botero Fourth official: Felipe Russi

References

1. Los 15 años de la Copa Libertadores 2002, La Nación (Paraguay), 31 July 2017
2. Copa Libertadores 2002 by Miguel Alvim Gonzalez, Frank Ballesteros and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
3. El Olimpia paraguayo, campeón de América by Luis Hinojal, El País, 2 August 2002