2014 Copa Sudamericana Finals

2014 Copa Sudamericana Finals
Event 2014 Copa Sudamericana
on aggregate
First leg
Date December 3, 2014
Venue Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Referee Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
Attendance 44,412
Second leg
Date December 10, 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)

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.

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 December 3, 2014, while the second leg was hosted by River Plate at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires on December 10, 2014.[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

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 (2002)
Argentina River Plate 1 (2003)

Road to the finals

For more details on this topic, see 2014 Copa Sudamericana.

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

Colombia Atlético Nacional Round Argentina River Plate
Opponent Venue Score Elimination phase Opponent Venue Score
Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Away1–1 First stage Bye
Home1–0
Paraguay General Díaz
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals)
Home0–2 Second stage Argentina Godoy Cruz
(won 3–0 on aggregate)
Away0–1
Away1–3 Home2–0
Seed 16 Final stages Seed 3
Brazil Vitória
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Home2–2 Round of 16 Paraguay Libertad
(won 5–1 on aggregate)
Away1–3
Away0–1 Home2–0
Peru Universidad César Vallejo
(won 2–0 on aggregate)
Home1–0 Quarterfinals Argentina Estudiantes
(won 5–3 on aggregate)
Away1–2
Away0–1 Home3–2
Brazil São Paulo
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Home1–0 Semifinals Argentina Boca Juniors
(won 1–0 on aggregate)
Away0–0
Away1–0 (1–4 p) Home1–0

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
River Plate
GK 30 Argentina Franco Armani
DF 22 Colombia Daniel Bocanegra
DF 12 Colombia Alexis Henríquez
DF 3 Colombia Oscar Murillo
MF 20 Colombia Alejandro Bernal  37'
MF 13 Colombia Alexander Mejía (c)
MF 19 Colombia Farid Díaz
MF 10 Colombia Edwin Cardona
FW 17 Colombia Orlando Berrío  70'
FW 14 Colombia Luis Carlos Ruiz
FW 29 Colombia Jonathan Copete  58'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Colombia Luis Enrique Martínez
DF 6 Colombia Juan Valencia
DF 26 Venezuela Alejandro Guerra  37'
MF 24 Colombia Sebastián Pérez  58'
MF 7 Colombia Sherman Cárdenas
FW 18 Colombia Wilder Guisao  70'
FW 9 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel
Manager:
Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio
GK 1 Argentina Marcelo Barovero (c)
DF 24 Argentina Emanuel Mammana  60'
DF 20 Argentina Germán Pezzella  77'
DF 6 Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori
DF 21 Argentina Leonel Vangioni
MF 8 Uruguay Carlos Sánchez
MF 23 Argentina Leonardo Ponzio
MF 16 Argentina Ariel Rojas
MF 15 Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi  75'
FW 7 Uruguay Rodrigo Mora  66'
FW 19 Colombia Teófilo Gutiérrez  86'
Substitutes:
GK 26 Argentina Julio Chiarini
DF 2 Argentina Jonathan Maidana
MF 5 Argentina Matías Kranevitter  75'
MF 11 Argentina Osmar Ferreyra
MF 14 Argentina Augusto Solari  60'
FW 18 Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi  66'
FW 22 Argentina Sebastián Driussi
Manager:
Argentina Marcelo Gallardo

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

Second leg

River Plate
Atlético Nacional
GK 1 Argentina Marcelo Barovero (c)
DF 25 Argentina Gabriel Mercado
DF 20 Argentina Germán Pezzella
DF 6 Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori  48'
DF 21 Argentina Leonel Vangioni
MF 8 Uruguay Carlos Sánchez
MF 23 Argentina Leonardo Ponzio  81'
MF 16 Argentina Ariel Rojas
MF 15 Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi  89'
FW 7 Uruguay Rodrigo Mora
FW 19 Colombia Teófilo Gutiérrez  79'
Substitutes:
GK 26 Argentina Julio Chiarini
DF 24 Argentina Emanuel Mammana
MF 5 Argentina Matías Kranevitter  81'
MF 11 Argentina Osmar Ferreyra
MF 14 Argentina Augusto Solari
FW 22 Argentina Sebastián Driussi  89'
FW 18 Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi  79'
Manager:
Argentina Marcelo Gallardo
GK 30 Argentina Franco Armani
DF 5 Colombia Francisco Nájera  64'
DF 12 Colombia Alexis Henríquez
DF 6 Colombia Juan Valencia
MF 22 Colombia Daniel Bocanegra
MF 20 Colombia Alejandro Bernal
MF 13 Colombia Alexander Mejía (c)  83'
MF 19 Colombia Farid Díaz  65'
MF 10 Colombia Edwin Cardona
FW 17 Colombia Orlando Berrío  68'  72'
FW 14 Colombia Luis Carlos Ruiz
Substitutes:
GK 25 Colombia Luis Enrique Martínez
DF 3 Colombia Oscar Murillo  64'
MF 24 Colombia Sebastián Pérez
MF 7 Colombia Sherman Cárdenas  72'
FW 18 Colombia Wilder Guisao  65'
FW 29 Colombia Jonathan Copete
FW 9 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel
Manager:
Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio

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

See also

References

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