2001 Copa Mercosur Finals
The 2001 Copa Mercosur Finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2001 Copa Mercosur, the fourth (and last) edition of the Copa Mercosur, South America's international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.[1]
| Event | 2001 Copa Mercosur | ||||||
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| 2-2 on points San Lorenzo won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
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| Date | 12 December 2001 | ||||||
| Venue | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Referee | Epifanio González (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | ??? | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 24 January 2002 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Oscar Ruiz (Colombia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentinian team San Lorenzo de Almagro and Brazilian team Flamengo. The first leg was hosted by Flamengo at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on 22 November 2017, while the second leg was hosted by San Lorenzo at its own venue, Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires on 24 January 2002.[2]
The second leg had originally been scheduled for December 19, but it had to be postponed to January 24, 2002 due to social unrest in Argentina.[3]
After both matches ended tied on 90 minutes (0–0 the fist game and 1–1 the second one), the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out, with San Lorenzo winning the series 4–3 and also winning its first international title organised by CONMEBOL (the first international had been in 1927 when San Lorenzo won Copa Aldao, organised by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together).[4] Goalkeeper Sebastián Saja was one of the keyplayers of the final, after stopping two penalties and converting one himself in the shoot-out,[3] while Diego Capria kicked (and scored) the last penalty to make San Lorenzo win the series.[5]
Teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 San Lorenzo | None |
 Flamengo | 1 (1999) |
Venues
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, neither the away goals rule nor 30 minutes of extra time would be used. Instead, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.
Matches
First leg
| Flamengo | 0–0 | San Lorenzo |
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Epifanio González          Flamengo
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     San Lorenzo
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Second leg
| San Lorenzo | 1–1 | Flamengo |
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Estévez  67' |
Report | Leandro Machado 10' |
| Penalties | ||
Acosta  Serrizuela Romagnoli  Pusineri Saja Capria |
4–3 | Juan Petkovic Andrezinho Cássio Edson Roma |
    San Lorenzo
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  Flamengo
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| Copa Mercosur 2001 Winner |
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San Lorenzo First title |
References
- "Copa Mercosur 2001" by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol
- Copa Mercosur 2001 by Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
- A 18 años del primer festejo internacional by Bautista Ordóñez on Olé, 24 Jan 2020
- Títulos: Copa Mercosur 2001 on San Lorenzo website
- San Lorenzo campeón Copa Mercosur 2001 on El Gráfico, 24 Jan 2012