2014 Copa Sudamericana finals

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2014 Copa Sudamericana finals
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River Plate, champions
Event 2014 Copa Sudamericana
on aggregate
First leg
Date3 December 2014
Venue Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Referee Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
Attendance44,412
Second leg
Date10 December 2014
Venue Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Man of the Match Leonardo Pisculichi
Fair Player of the Match Germán Pezzella
Referee Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)
2013
2015

The 2014 Copa Sudamericana finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, the 13th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

Contents

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team Atlético Nacional and Argentine team River Plate. The first leg was hosted by Atlético Nacional at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín on 3 December 2014, while the second leg was hosted by River Plate at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires on 10 December. [1] The winner qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores, and earned the right to play against the 2014 Copa Libertadores winners in the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana, and against the 2014 J. League Cup winners in the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship. [2]

The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw. [3] The second led ended with a 2–0 win for River Plate, and they won the tournament for the first time in their history. [4]

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 1 (2002)
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 1 (2003)

Road to the finals

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional Round Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
OpponentVenueScore Elimination phase OpponentVenueScore
Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo La Guaira
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–1 First stage Bye
Home 1–0
Flag of Paraguay.svg General Díaz
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals)
Home 0–2 Second stage Flag of Argentina.svg Godoy Cruz
(won 3–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–1
Away 1–3 Home 2–0
Seed 16 final stages Seed 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Home 2–2 Round of 16 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad
(won 5–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–3
Away 0–1 Home 2–0
Flag of Peru.svg Universidad César Vallejo
(won 2–0 on aggregate)
Home 1–0 Quarterfinals Flag of Argentina.svg Estudiantes
(won 5–3 on aggregate)
Away 1–2
Away 0–1 Home 3–2
Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Home 1–0 Semifinals Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
(won 1–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–0
Away 1–0 (1–4 p)Home 1–0

Format

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used, and 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

First leg

Atlético Nacional Flag of Colombia.svg 1–1 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Berrío Soccerball shade.svg34' Report Pisculichi Soccerball shade.svg65'
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Atlético Nacional
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River Plate
GK30 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Armani
DF22 Flag of Colombia.svg Daniel Bocanegra
DF12 Flag of Colombia.svg Alexis Henríquez
DF3 Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Murillo
MF20 Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Bernal Sub off.svg 37'
MF13 Flag of Colombia.svg Alexander Mejía (c)
MF19 Flag of Colombia.svg Farid Díaz
MF10 Flag of Colombia.svg Edwin Cardona
FW17 Flag of Colombia.svg Orlando Berrío Sub off.svg 70'
FW14 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Carlos Ruiz
FW29 Flag of Colombia.svg Jonathan Copete Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Enrique Martínez
DF6 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Valencia
DF26 Flag of Venezuela.svg Alejandro Guerra Sub on.svg 37'
MF24 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Pérez Sub on.svg 58'
MF7 Flag of Colombia.svg Sherman Cárdenas
FW18 Flag of Colombia.svg Wilder Guisao Sub on.svg 70'
FW9 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Ángel
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Osorio
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Barovero (c)
DF24 Flag of Argentina.svg Emanuel Mammana Sub off.svg 60'
DF20 Flag of Argentina.svg Germán Pezzella Yellow card.svg 77'
DF6 Flag of Argentina.svg Ramiro Funes Mori
DF21 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonel Vangioni
MF8 Flag of Uruguay.svg Carlos Sánchez
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Ponzio
MF16 Flag of Argentina.svg Ariel Rojas
MF15 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Pisculichi Sub off.svg 75'
FW7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Rodrigo Mora Sub off.svg 66'
FW19 Flag of Colombia.svg Teófilo Gutiérrez Yellow card.svg 86'
Substitutes:
GK26 Flag of Argentina.svg Julio Chiarini
DF2 Flag of Argentina.svg Jonathan Maidana
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Kranevitter Sub on.svg 75'
MF11 Flag of Argentina.svg Osmar Ferreyra
MF14 Flag of Argentina.svg Augusto Solari Sub on.svg 60'
FW18 Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Cavenaghi Sub on.svg 66'
FW22 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Driussi
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Gallardo

Assistant referees: [5]
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Second leg

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River Plate
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Atlético Nacional
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Barovero (c)
DF25 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Mercado
DF20 Flag of Argentina.svg Germán Pezzella
DF6 Flag of Argentina.svg Ramiro Funes Mori Yellow card.svg 48'
DF21 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonel Vangioni
MF8 Flag of Uruguay.svg Carlos Sánchez
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Ponzio Sub off.svg 81'
MF16 Flag of Argentina.svg Ariel Rojas
MF15 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Pisculichi Sub off.svg 89'
FW7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Rodrigo Mora
FW19 Flag of Colombia.svg Teófilo Gutiérrez Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutes:
GK26 Flag of Argentina.svg Julio Chiarini
DF24 Flag of Argentina.svg Emanuel Mammana
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Kranevitter Sub on.svg 81'
MF11 Flag of Argentina.svg Osmar Ferreyra
MF14 Flag of Argentina.svg Augusto Solari
FW22 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Driussi Sub on.svg 89'
FW18 Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Cavenaghi Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Gallardo
GK30 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Armani
DF5 Flag of Colombia.svg Francisco Nájera Sub off.svg 64'
DF12 Flag of Colombia.svg Alexis Henríquez
DF6 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Valencia
MF22 Flag of Colombia.svg Daniel Bocanegra
MF20 Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Bernal
MF13 Flag of Colombia.svg Alexander Mejía (c)Yellow card.svg 83'
MF19 Flag of Colombia.svg Farid Díaz Sub off.svg 65'
MF10 Flag of Colombia.svg Edwin Cardona
FW17 Flag of Colombia.svg Orlando Berrío Yellow card.svg 68'Sub off.svg 72'
FW14 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Carlos Ruiz
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Enrique Martínez
DF3 Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Murillo Sub on.svg 64'
MF24 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Pérez
MF7 Flag of Colombia.svg Sherman Cárdenas Sub on.svg 72'
FW18 Flag of Colombia.svg Wilder Guisao Sub on.svg 65'
FW29 Flag of Colombia.svg Jonathan Copete
FW9 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Ángel
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Osorio

Assistant referees: [5]
Miguel A. Nievas (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)

See also

References

  1. "El 3 y el 10 de diciembre son las fechas de la final de la Total Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Copa Total Sudamericana 2014 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "Copa Total Sudamericana: Atlético Nacional y River Plate empatan 1-1 en primera final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 3 December 2014.
  4. "River Plate es el indiscutible campeón de la Copa Total Sudamericana 2014" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Marques y Ubriaco son los árbitros para la final de la Total Sudamericana". CONMEBOL. 30 November 2014.