2014 Copa Libertadores Finals
# 2014 Copa Libertadores Finals

The 2014 Copa Libertadores de América Finals was a two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2014 Copa Libertadores de América, the 55th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The finals was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Paraguayan team Nacional and Argentine team San Lorenzo. The first leg was hosted by Nacional at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción on 6 August, while the second leg was hosted by San Lorenzo at Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires on 13 August 2014. The winner earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, and the right to play against the 2014 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana.

The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw. The second led ended with a 1–0 win for San Lorenzo, and they won the tournament for the first time in their history.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals app. |
| - | - |
| Nacional | None |
| San Lorenzo | None |

Both teams came into the finals as first-time finalists of the Copa Libertadores. San Lorenzo had previously won two CONMEBOL titles: the 2001 Copa Mercosur and the 2002 Copa Sudamericana.

## Venues

### Road to the finals

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

| Nacional | Nacional | Nacional | Round | San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | First stage | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 4 | Second stage | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 2 |
| Santa Fe | Away | 3–1 | Second stage | Botafogo | Away | 2–0 |
| Zamora | Home | 1–0 | Second stage | Independiente del Valle | Home | 1–0 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Home | 2–2 | Second stage | Unión Española | Home | 1–1 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Away | 1–1 | Second stage | Unión Española | Away | 1–0 |
| Zamora | Away | 2–0 | Second stage | Independiente del Valle | Away | 1–1 |
| Santa Fe | Home | 3–2 | Second stage | Botafogo | Home | 3–0 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Atlético Mineiro 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12 2 Nacional 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 3 Zamora 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 4 Santa Fe 6 1 2 3 10 11 −1 5 Source: | Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Atlético Mineiro 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12 2 Nacional 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 3 Zamora 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 4 Santa Fe 6 1 2 3 10 11 −1 5 Source: | Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Atlético Mineiro 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12 2 Nacional 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 3 Zamora 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 4 Santa Fe 6 1 2 3 10 11 −1 5 Source: | Second stage | Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Unión Española 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9 2 San Lorenzo 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 3 Independiente del Valle 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 4 Botafogo 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 Source: | Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Unión Española 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9 2 San Lorenzo 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 3 Independiente del Valle 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 4 Botafogo 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 Source: | Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Unión Española 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9 2 San Lorenzo 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 3 Independiente del Valle 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 4 Botafogo 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 Source: |
| Seed 16 | Seed 16 | Seed 16 | Knockout stages | Seed 15 | Seed 15 | Seed 15 |
| Vélez Sarsfield (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | Round of 16 | Grêmio (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 1–0 |
| Vélez Sarsfield (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 2–2 | Round of 16 | Grêmio (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 1–0 (2–4 p) |
| Arsenal (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | Quarterfinals | Cruzeiro (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 |
| Arsenal (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 | Quarterfinals | Cruzeiro (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 |
| Defensor Sporting (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 | Semifinals | Bolívar (won 5–1 on aggregate) | Home | 5–0 |
| Defensor Sporting (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–0 | Semifinals | Bolívar (won 5–1 on aggregate) | Away | 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, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

## Match details

### First leg

San Lorenzo took the lead in the first leg when Mauro Matos volleyed the ball right footed into the left of the net after a cross from the right. Julio Santa Cruz got the equalizer in the 93rd minute of the match when he turned the ball home high to the net from six yards out with his right foot after a cross from the left was headed onto him.

| Nacional | San Lorenzo |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Ignacio Don |
| DF | 12 | Ramón Coronel | 70' |
| DF | 15 | Raúl Piris (c) |
| DF | 3 | José Cáceres |
| DF | 4 | David Mendoza |
| MF | 8 | Juan Argüello |
| MF | 6 | Silvio Torales |
| MF | 18 | Derlis Orué | 70' |
| MF | 14 | Marcos Melgarejo |
| FW | 7 | Julián Benítez | 62' |
| FW | 16 | Fredy Bareiro |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Oscar Agüero |
| DF | 23 | Fabián Balbuena |
| DF | 5 | Marcos Miers |
| MF | 10 | Hugo Lusardi | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Marco Prieto |
| FW | 19 | Cecilio Domínguez | 62' |
| FW | 29 | Julio Santa Cruz | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Gustavo Morínigo ||
| GK | 12 | Sebastián Torrico |
| DF | 7 | Julio Buffarini |
| DF | 29 | Fabricio Fontanini |
| DF | 6 | Santiago Gentiletti |
| DF | 21 | Emmanuel Más |
| MF | 15 | Héctor Villalba | 70' |
| MF | 5 | Juan Mercier |
| MF | 20 | Néstor Ortigoza | 85' |
| MF | 28 | Ignacio Piatti |
| MF | 10 | Leandro Romagnoli (c) | 76' |
| FW | 26 | Mauro Matos |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Cristian Álvarez |
| DF | 14 | Walter Kannemann |
| DF | 4 | Gonzalo Prósperi |
| MF | 8 | Enzo Kalinski | 85' |
| MF | 11 | Pablo Barrientos | 76' |
| MF | 16 | Gonzalo Verón | 70' |
| FW | 9 | Martín Cauteruccio |
| Manager: ||
| Edgardo Bauza ||

* Assistant referees:
* Wilmar Navarro (Colombia)
* Wilson Berrio (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

### Second leg

Néstor Ortigoza scored the only goal of the game, a penalty after a shot from Martín Cauteruccio struck the right hand of Ramón Coronel. Ortigoza hit the ball right footed to the left of the goalkeeper who dived the other way.

| San Lorenzo | Nacional |
| - | - |
| GK | 12 | Sebastián Torrico |
| DF | 7 | Julio Buffarini |
| DF | 2 | Mauro Cetto |
| DF | 6 | Santiago Gentiletti |
| DF | 21 | Emmanuel Más |
| MF | 15 | Héctor Villalba | | 81' |
| MF | 20 | Néstor Ortigoza |
| MF | 5 | Juan Mercier | 30' |
| MF | 10 | Leandro Romagnoli (c) | | 87' |
| FW | 9 | Martín Cauteruccio | | 65' |
| FW | 26 | Mauro Matos |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Cristian Álvarez |
| DF | 29 | Fabricio Fontanini |
| DF | 14 | Walter Kannemann | | 87' |
| MF | 11 | Pablo Barrientos |
| MF | 8 | Enzo Kalinski | | 81' |
| MF | 16 | Gonzalo Verón | | 65' |
| FW | 22 | Nicolás Blandi |
| Manager: ||
| Edgardo Bauza ||
| GK | 1 | Ignacio Don |
| DF | 12 | Ramón Coronel | 35' |
| DF | 15 | Raúl Piris (c) |
| DF | 3 | José Cáceres |
| DF | 4 | David Mendoza | 90+2' |
| MF | 14 | Marcos Melgarejo | | 86' |
| MF | 28 | Marcos Riveros |
| MF | 6 | Silvio Torales |
| MF | 18 | Derlis Orué | | 56' |
| FW | 7 | Julián Benítez | 69' | 84' |
| FW | 16 | Fredy Bareiro |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Oscar Agüero |
| DF | 23 | Fabián Balbuena |
| MF | 10 | Hugo Lusardi | | 86' |
| MF | 8 | Juan Argüello |
| FW | 26 | Brian Montenegro | | 56' |
| FW | 19 | Cecilio Domínguez |
| FW | 29 | Julio Santa Cruz | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Gustavo Morínigo ||

* Assistant referees:
* Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
* Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* Péricles Cortez (Brazil)
