2000 Copa Libertadores Finals

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2000 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event2000 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Boca Juniors Palmeiras
Argentina Brazil
2 2
on aggregate;
Boca Juniors won 4–2 on penalties
First leg
Boca Juniors Palmeiras
2 2
Date14 June 2000
VenueLa Bombonera, Buenos Aires
RefereeGustavo Méndez
Attendance50,580
Second leg
Palmeiras Boca Juniors
0 0
Date21 June 2000
VenueEstádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
RefereeEpifanio González
Attendance75,000
← 1999
2001 →

The 2000 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2000 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors and Brazilian club Palmeiras. The first leg of the tie was played on 14 June at Boca Juniors' venue, La Bombonera, with the second leg played on 21 June at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo.

After both matches finished tied, Boca Juniors won the Cup by penalty shoot-out.[1]

Qualified teams[]

Team Previous finals app.
Argentina Boca Juniors 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979
Brazil Palmeiras 1961, 1968, 1999

Bold indicates winning years

Venues[]

La Bombonera (left) and Estádio do Morumbi, venues for the finals

Route to the finals[]

Palmeiras Boca Juniors
Uruguay Peñarol
A
0–2		 Round of 16
First leg		 Ecuador El Nacional
A
0–0
Uruguay Peñarol
H
3–1
(p. 3–2)		 Neném 26'
Marcelo Ramos 43', 56'		 Second leg Ecuador El Nacional
H
5–3		 Riquelme 3'
Moreno 10'
Schelotto 22'
Arruabarrena 26'
Bermúdez 42'
Mexico Atlas
A
2–0		 Pena 14'
Euller 79'		 Quarterfinals
First leg		 Argentina River Plate
A
1–2		 Riquelme 30'
Mexico Atlas
H
3–2		 Rogério 17'
Marcelo Ramos 66'
Taddei 85'		 Second leg Argentina River Plate
H
3–0		 Delgado 59'
Riquelme 79' (pen.)
Palermo 94'
Brazil Corinthians
A
3–4		 Júnior 39'
Alex 75'
Euller 82'		 Semifinals
First leg		 Mexico América
H
4–1		 Arruabarrena 9'
Barijho 11', 51'
Marchant 21'
Brazil Corinthians
H
3–2
(p. 5–4)		 Euller 34'
Alex 59'
Galeano 70'		 Second leg Mexico América
A
1–3		 Samuel 83'

Final summary[]

First leg[]

2000 Copa Libertadores Finals
First leg
Boca Juniors Argentina2–2Brazil Palmeiras
Arruabarrena Goal 22', 61' (Report) Pena Goal 43'
Euller Goal 63'
La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 50,580
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)
Boca Juniors
Palmeiras

Assistant referees:
Uruguay William Martínez (Uruguay)
Uruguay Rubén Meneses (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Uruguay Daniel Bello (Uruguay)

Second leg[]

Second leg
Palmeiras Brazil0–0Argentina Boca Juniors
(Report)
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)
Palmeiras
Boca Juniors
GK 1 Brazil Marcos
DF 16 Brazil Rogério
DF 3 Brazil Argel Yellow card 77'
DF 5 Brazil Roque Júnior
DF 6 Brazil Júnior
MF 8 Brazil César Sampaio (c) Yellow card 54'
MF 25 Brazil Galeano
MF 10 Brazil Alex
FW 17 Brazil Pena Substituted off 61'
FW 18 Brazil Marcelo Ramos Substituted off 35'
FW 7 Brazil Euller
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Sérgio
DF 4 Brazil Agnaldo Liz
DF 13 Brazil Neném
DF 15 Brazil Tiago Silva
MF 19 Brazil Fernando
FW 9 Colombia Faustino Asprilla Substituted in 35'
FW 11 Brazil Basílio Substituted in 61'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Colombia Óscar Córdoba
DF 4 Argentina Hugo Ibarra
DF 2 Colombia Jorge Bermúdez (c) Yellow card 76'
DF 6 Argentina Walter Samuel
DF 3 Argentina Rodolfo Arruabarrena
MF 22 Argentina Sebastián Battaglia
MF 13 Argentina Cristian Traverso
MF 18 Argentina José Basualdo
MF 10 Argentina Juan Riquelme
FW 7 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Yellow card 65'
FW 9 Argentina Martín Palermo
Substitutes:
GK 12 Argentina Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF 14 Argentina Nicolás Burdisso
DF 15 Argentina Aníbal Matellán
MF 17 Argentina Gustavo Barros Schelotto
MF 19 Argentina César La Paglia
FW 20 Argentina Antonio Barijho
FW 21 Argentina Christian Giménez
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bianchi

Assistant referees:
Paraguay Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Paraguay Miguel Ángel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Paraguay Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)

References[]

  1. ^ Copa Libertadores 2000 by Pablo Ciullini, Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
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