2014 Copa Sudamericana Finals
# 2014 Copa Sudamericana Finals

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

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

## Qualified teams

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

### Road to the finals

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

| Atlético Nacional | Atlético Nacional | Atlético Nacional | Round | River Plate | River Plate | River Plate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | Elimination phase | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Deportivo La Guaira (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | First stage | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Deportivo La Guaira (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | First stage | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| General Díaz (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Home | 0–2 | Second stage | Godoy Cruz (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 |
| General Díaz (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Away | 1–3 | Second stage | Godoy Cruz (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |
| Seed 16 | Seed 16 | Seed 16 | Final stages | Seed 3 | Seed 3 | Seed 3 |
| Vitória (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Home | 2–2 | Round of 16 | Libertad (won 5–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–3 |
| Vitória (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 | Round of 16 | Libertad (won 5–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |
| Universidad César Vallejo (won 2–0 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | Quarterfinals | Estudiantes (won 5–3 on aggregate) | Away | 1–2 |
| Universidad César Vallejo (won 2–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 | Quarterfinals | Estudiantes (won 5–3 on aggregate) | Home | 3–2 |
| São Paulo (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 1–0 | Semifinals | Boca Juniors (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 |
| São Paulo (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 1–0 (1–4 p) | Semifinals | Boca Juniors (won 1–0 on aggregate) | 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.

## Match details

### First leg

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

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

### Second leg

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

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