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.

2014 Copa Sudamericana Finals
Event2014 Copa Sudamericana
Atlético Nacional River Plate
1 3
on aggregate
First leg
Atlético Nacional River Plate
1 1
Date3 December 2014
VenueEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
RefereeRicardo Marques (Brazil)
Attendance44,412
Second leg
River Plate Atlético Nacional
2 0
Date10 December 2014
VenueEstadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Man of the MatchLeonardo Pisculichi
Fair Player of the MatchGermán Pezzella
RefereeDarío Ubriaco (Uruguay)

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.[1] 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.[2]

The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] The second led ended with a 2–0 win for River Plate, and they won the tournament for the first time in their history.[4]

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

Road to the finals
Further information: 2014 Copa Sudamericana

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

Atlético Nacional Round River Plate
Opponent Venue Score Elimination phase Opponent Venue Score
Deportivo La Guaira
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Away1–1 First stage Bye
Home1–0
General Díaz
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals)		 Home0–2 Second stage Godoy Cruz
(won 3–0 on aggregate)		 Away0–1
Away1–3 Home2–0
Seed 16 Final stages Seed 3
Vitória
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Home2–2 Round of 16 Libertad
(won 5–1 on aggregate)		 Away1–3
Away0–1 Home2–0
Universidad César Vallejo
(won 2–0 on aggregate)		 Home1–0 Quarterfinals Estudiantes
(won 5–3 on aggregate)		 Away1–2
Away0–1 Home3–2
São Paulo
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)		 Home1–0 Semifinals Boca Juniors
(won 1–0 on aggregate)		 Away0–0
Away1–0 (1–4 p) Home1–0

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.[2]

Match details

First leg
Atlético Nacional 1–1 River Plate
Berrío  34' Report Pisculichi  65'
Attendance: 44,412
Atlético Nacional
River Plate
GK30 Franco Armani
DF22 Daniel Bocanegra
DF12 Alexis Henríquez
DF3 Óscar Murillo
MF20 Alejandro Bernal 37'
MF13 Alexander Mejía (c)
MF19 Farid Díaz
MF10 Edwin Cardona
FW17 Orlando Berrío 70'
FW14 Luis Carlos Ruiz
FW29 Jonathan Copete 58'
Substitutes:
GK25 Luis Enrique Martínez
DF6 Juan Valencia
DF26 Alejandro Guerra 37'
MF24 Sebastián Pérez 58'
MF7 Sherman Cárdenas
FW18 Wilder Guisao 70'
FW9 Juan Pablo Ángel
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK1 Marcelo Barovero (c)
DF24 Emanuel Mammana 60'
DF20 Germán Pezzella 77'
DF6 Ramiro Funes Mori
DF21 Leonel Vangioni
MF8 Carlos Sánchez
MF23 Leonardo Ponzio
MF16 Ariel Rojas
MF15 Leonardo Pisculichi 75'
FW7 Rodrigo Mora 66'
FW19 Teófilo Gutiérrez 86'
Substitutes:
GK26 Julio Chiarini
DF2 Jonathan Maidana
MF5 Matías Kranevitter 75'
MF11 Osmar Ferreyra
MF14 Augusto Solari 60'
FW18 Fernando Cavenaghi 66'
FW22 Sebastián Driussi
Manager:
Marcelo Gallardo

Assistant referees:[5]
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Second leg
River Plate 2–0 Atlético Nacional
Mercado  54'
Pezzella  58'		 Report
River Plate
Atlético Nacional
GK1 Marcelo Barovero (c)
DF25 Gabriel Mercado
DF20 Germán Pezzella
DF6 Ramiro Funes Mori 48'
DF21 Leonel Vangioni
MF8 Carlos Sánchez
MF23 Leonardo Ponzio 81'
MF16 Ariel Rojas
MF15 Leonardo Pisculichi 89'
FW7 Rodrigo Mora
FW19 Teófilo Gutiérrez 79'
Substitutes:
GK26 Julio Chiarini
DF24 Emanuel Mammana
MF5 Matías Kranevitter 81'
MF11 Osmar Ferreyra
MF14 Augusto Solari
FW22 Sebastián Driussi 89'
FW18 Fernando Cavenaghi 79'
Manager:
Marcelo Gallardo
GK30 Franco Armani
DF5 Francisco Nájera 64'
DF12 Alexis Henríquez
DF6 Juan Valencia
MF22 Daniel Bocanegra
MF20 Alejandro Bernal
MF13 Alexander Mejía (c) 83'
MF19 Farid Díaz 65'
MF10 Edwin Cardona
FW17 Orlando Berrío 68' 72'
FW14 Luis Carlos Ruiz
Substitutes:
GK25 Luis Enrique Martínez
DF3 Óscar Murillo 64'
MF24 Sebastián Pérez
MF7 Sherman Cárdenas 72'
FW18 Wilder Guisao 65'
FW29 Jonathan Copete
FW9 Juan Pablo Ángel
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio

Assistant referees:[5]
Miguel A. Nievas (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)

See also

References
  1. "El 3 y el 10 de diciembre son las fechas de la final de la Total Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 November 2014.
  2. "Copa Total Sudamericana 2014 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "Copa Total Sudamericana: Atlético Nacional y River Plate empatan 1-1 en primera final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 3 December 2014.
  4. "River Plate es el indiscutible campeón de la Copa Total Sudamericana 2014" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 December 2014.
  5. "Marques y Ubriaco son los árbitros para la final de la Total Sudamericana". CONMEBOL. 30 November 2014.
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