2011 Copa Libertadores Finals

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2011 Copa Libertadores de América Finals
Event2011 Copa Libertadores de América
Peñarol Santos
Uruguay Brazil
1 2
on points
First leg
Peñarol Santos
0 0
Date15 June 2011
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
Man of the MatchDurval
RefereeCarlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Attendance63,371
Second leg
Santos Peñarol
2 1
Date22 June 2011
VenueEstádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu), São Paulo
Man of the MatchArouca
RefereeSergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
Attendance40,200
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The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2011 Copa Libertadores de América, the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The matches were played on 15 and 22 June 2011, between Brazilian club Santos and Uruguayan club Peñarol. Santos made their fourth finals appearance and first since 2003. Peñarol made their tenth finals appearance, and first since 1987. The two teams had previously met in the finals in 1962. Santos won the cup after beating Penarol 2–1 in the second leg of the final.[1][2][3]

Qualified teams[]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Uruguay Peñarol 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1987
Brazil Santos 1962, 1963, 2003

Background[]

The final was contested by Brazilian side Santos and Peñarol of Uruguay, a historic repeat of the 1962 finals disputed by legendary players such as Pelé, Alberto Spencer, Gilmar, Juan Joya, Mauro, José Sasía, Mengálvio, Pedro Rocha, Coutinho, Juan Lezcano, and Pepe, with Lula coaching the Santistas and Béla Guttmann directing the Carboneros.[4][5] This final is also the first between Brazilian and Uruguayan clubs since the 1983 finals in which Peñarol was dethroned by Grêmio. The venues for the finals is the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo and the Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) of São Paulo. Rodrigo Possebon, an Italian player of Santos, became the first European player to participate in a Copa Libertadores finals.

Both teams entered the competition having won it previously, Santos in 1962 and 1963; Peñarol in 1960, 1961, 1966, 1982 and 1987. To reach the final, in the knockout phase Santos beat América, Once Caldas and lastly Cerro Porteño, while Peñarol dethroned defending champion Internacional, beat Universidad Católica and overcame Vélez Sársfield. Santos entered the competition as champions of their domestic cup (the 2010 Copa do Brasil) while Peñarol participated as domestic league winner (winning the 2009–10 Primera División).

The winners would earn the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage. They would also play against the winners of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana in the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana.

Road to the finals[]

Further information: 2011 Copa Libertadores
Brazil Santos Round Uruguay Peñarol
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye First stage Bye
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira Away 0–0 Second stage Argentina Independiente Away 3–0
Paraguay Cerro Porteño Home 1–1 Argentina Godoy Cruz Away 1–3
Chile Colo-Colo Away 3–2 Ecuador LDU Quito Home 1–0
Chile Colo-Colo Home 3–2 Ecuador LDU Quito Away 5–0
Paraguay Cerro Porteño Away 1–2 Argentina Godoy Cruz Home 2–1
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira Home 3–1 Argentina Independiente Home 0–1
Group 5 runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11
Brazil Santos 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11
Chile Colo-Colo 6 3 0 3 15 16 −1 9
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7 2
Group 8 runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 10
Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 0 3 6 11 −5 9
Argentina Independiente 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
Argentina Godoy Cruz 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
Mexico América Home 1–0 Round of 16 Brazil Internacional Home 1–1
Away 0–0 Away 1–2
Colombia Once Caldas Away 0–1 Quarterfinals Chile Universidad Católica Home 2–0
Home 1–1 Away 2–1
Paraguay Cerro Porteño Home 1–0 Semifinals Argentina Vélez Sársfield Home 1–0
Away 3–3 Away 2–1

Rules[]

The final is played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the away goals rule is not applied, unlike the rest of the tournament. Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shootout ensues according to the Laws of the Game.[6]

Matches[]

First leg[]

Peñarol Uruguay0–0Brazil Santos
Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Peñarol
Santos
PEÑAROL:
GK 1 Uruguay Sebastián Sosa
RB 22 Uruguay Darío Rodríguez (c)
CB 6 Uruguay Guillermo Rodríguez
CB 23 Uruguay Carlos Valdez
LB 4 Uruguay Alejandro González Yellow card 76'
CM 14 Uruguay Luis Aguiar
CM 5 Uruguay Nicolás Freitas
RW 18 Uruguay Matías Mier Substituted off 56'
LW 15 Uruguay Matias Corujo Yellow card 66' Substituted off 67'
CF 19 Uruguay Juan Manuel Olivera Substituted off 82'
CF 10 Argentina Alejandro Martinuccio Yellow card 30'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Uruguay Fabián Carini
DF 3 Uruguay Gerardo Alcoba
MF 8 Uruguay Antonio Pacheco Substituted in 67'
MF 24 Uruguay Emiliano Albín
MF 25 Argentina Nicolás Domingo
FW 9 Uruguay Diego Alonso Substituted in 82'
FW 11 Uruguay Fabián Estoyanoff Substituted in 56'
Manager:
Diego Aguirre
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SANTOS:
GK 1 Brazil Rafael
RB 21 Brazil Pará
CB 14 Brazil Bruno Rodrigo
CB 6 Brazil Durval
LB 16 Brazil Alex Sandro
CM 5 Brazil Arouca Yellow card 60'
CM 22 Brazil Danilo
RW 15 Brazil Adriano
LW 8 Brazil Elano (c) Substituted off 79'
CF 11 Brazil Neymar Yellow card 19'
CF 20 Brazil Zé Eduardo Substituted off 89'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Aranha
DF 13 Brazil Bruno Aguiar Substituted in 89'
MF 7 Brazil Charles
MF 23 Brazil Felipe Anderson
MF 25 Brazil Alan Patrick Substituted in 79'
FW 9 Brazil Keirrison
FW 19 Brazil Diogo
Manager:
Muricy Ramalho

Man of the Match:
Durval (Santos)
Linesmans:[7]
Nicolás Yegros (Paraguay)
Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Antonio Arias (Paraguay)

Second leg[]

Santos Brazil2–1Uruguay Peñarol
Neymar Goal 47'
Danilo Goal 69'		 Report Durval Goal 80' (o.g.)
Attendance: 40.200
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
Santos
Peñarol
SANTOS:
GK 1 Brazil Rafael
RB 22 Brazil Danilo
CB 2 Brazil Edu Dracena (c)
CB 6 Brazil Durval
LB 3 Brazil Léo Substituted off 68'
CM 5 Brazil Arouca
CM 15 Brazil Adriano
RW 8 Brazil Elano
LW 10 Brazil Ganso Substituted off 86'
CF 11 Brazil Neymar Yellow card 35'
CF 20 Brazil Zé Eduardo Yellow card 58'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Brazil Vladimir
DF 14 Brazil Bruno Rodrigo
DF 16 Brazil Alex Sandro Substituted in 68'
DF 21 Brazil Pará Substituted in 86'
MF 17 Brazil Maikon Leite
MF 25 Brazil Alan Patrick
FW 9 Brazil Keirrison
Manager:
Muricy Ramalho
Santos vs Penarol 2011-06-23.svg
PEÑAROL:
GK 1 Uruguay Sebastián Sosa
RB 4 Uruguay Alejandro González Yellow card 31' Substituted off 38'
CB 23 Uruguay Carlos Valdez
CB 6 Uruguay Guillermo Rodríguez
LB 22 Uruguay Darío Rodríguez (c)
CM 14 Uruguay Luis Aguiar
CM 5 Uruguay Nicolás Freitas Yellow card 74'
RW 15 Uruguay Matias Corujo Yellow card 52'
LW 18 Uruguay Matías Mier Substituted off 63'
CF 10 Argentina Alejandro Martinuccio
CF 19 Uruguay Juan Manuel Olivera
Substitutes:
GK 12 Uruguay Fabián Carini
MF 8 Uruguay Antonio Pacheco
MF 17 Uruguay Jonathan Urretaviscaya Substituted in 63'
MF 24 Uruguay Emiliano Albín Substituted in 38' Substituted off 79'
MF 25 Argentina Nicolás Domingo
FW 9 Uruguay Diego Alonso
FW 11 Uruguay Fabián Estoyanoff Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Diego Aguirre

Man of the Match:
Arouca (Santos)

Linesmans:[7]
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Fourth official:
(Argentina)


Copa Libertadores de América
2011 Champion
Brazil
Santos
Third Title

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Brazil's Santos wins Copa Libertadores". ESPN. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Neymar delivers Copa Libertadores triumph to Santos". The Independent. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Santos Futebol Clube vs Peñarol Report". Goal.com. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Penarol march into final". ESPN Soccernet. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Santos edge into final". ESPN Soccernet. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  6. ^ Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2011 Reglamento Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  7. ^ a b "Copa Santander Libertadores 2011: árbitros para las Finales". Archived from the original on 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2011-12-02.

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