2016 Copa Libertadores finals

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2016 Copa Libertadores finals
Event2016 Copa Libertadores de América
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
Ecuador Colombia
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
1 1
Date20 July 2016
VenueEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
RefereeEnrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Attendance38,500
Second leg
Atlético Nacional Independiente del Valle
1 0
Date27 July 2016
VenueEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
RefereeNéstor Pitana (Argentina)
Attendance46,000
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The 2016 Copa Libertadores finals was the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2016 Copa Libertadores de América, the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Ecuadorian team Independiente del Valle and Colombian team Atlético Nacional. The first leg was hosted by Independiente del Valle at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito on 20 July 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Nacional at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín on 27 July 2016.[1] The winner earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, and also to play against the 2016 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana.[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Atlético Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle 2–1 on aggregate to win their second Copa Libertadores title.[3][4]

Teams[edit]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Ecuador Independiente del Valle None
Colombia Atlético Nacional 2 (1989, 1995)

These finals were the first ones without either an Argentine or a Brazilian team since the 1991 edition between Paraguayan team Olimpia and Chilean team Colo-Colo.[5]

Road to the finals[edit]

Further information: 2016 Copa Libertadores

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

Ecuador Independiente del Valle Round Colombia Atlético Nacional
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Paraguay Guaraní
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) 		Home 1–0 First stage Bye
Away 2–1
Group 5 Second stage Group 4
Chile Colo-Colo Home 1–1 Argentina Huracán Away 0–2
Brazil Atlético Mineiro Away 1–0 Peru Sporting Cristal Home 3–0
Peru Melgar Away 0–1 Uruguay Peñarol Home 2–0
Peru Melgar Home 2–0 Uruguay Peñarol Away 0–4
Brazil Atlético Mineiro Home 3–2 Peru Sporting Cristal Away 0–1
Chile Colo-Colo Away 0–0 Argentina Huracán Home 0–0

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 13
2 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 11
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 9
4 Peru Melgar 6 0
Source: CONMEBOL

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 16
2 Argentina Huracán 6 8
3 Uruguay Peñarol 6 5
4 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 10 final stages Seed 1
Argentina River Plate
(won 2–1 on aggregate) 		Home 2–0 Round of 16 Argentina Huracán
(won 4–2 on aggregate) 		Away 0–0
Away 1–0 Home 4–2
Mexico UNAM
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) 		Home 2–1 Quarterfinals Argentina Rosario Central
(won 3–2 on aggregate) 		Away 1–0
Away 2–1 Home 3–1
Argentina Boca Juniors
(won 5–3 on aggregate) 		Home 2–1 Semifinals Brazil São Paulo
(won 4–1 on aggregate) 		Away 0–2
Away 2–3 Home 2–1

Format[edit]

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 would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[2]

Matches[edit]

First leg[edit]

In the 35th minute, Orlando Berrío opened the scoring for Atlético Nacional with a low right foot shot from outside the penalty box to the right corner of the net.[6] Arturo Mina got the equalizer for Independiente del Valle in the 86th minute when his header from a free-kick into the penalty box was saved but not cleared he hit the rebound low to the net.[7]

Independiente del Valle Ecuador1–1Colombia Atlético Nacional
Mina 86' Report Berrío 35'
Attendance: 38,500
Independiente del Valle
Atlético Nacional
GK 1 Ecuador Daniel Azcona (c)
RB 20 Uruguay Christian Núñez Yellow card 43'
CB 3 Ecuador Arturo Mina
CB 4 Ecuador Luís Caicedo Yellow card 78'
LB 23 Uruguay Emiliano Tellechea
CM 15 Uruguay Mario Rizotto Yellow card 57'
CM 18 Ecuador Jefferson Orejuela
RW 17 Ecuador Julio Angulo downward-facing red arrow 69'
AM 10 Ecuador Junior Sornoza
LW 11 Ecuador Bryan Cabezas downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 19 Ecuador José Enrique Angulo downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Ecuador Javier Nazareno
DF 2 Ecuador Luis Fernando León
DF 6 Ecuador Luis Ayala
MF 16 Ecuador Jonathan Gonzáles upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 27 Ecuador Dixon Arroyo
FW 7 Ecuador Jonny Uchuari upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 25 Ecuador Miller Castillo upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Uruguay Pablo Repetto
GK 25 Argentina Franco Armani
RB 2 Colombia Daniel Bocanegra
CB 26 Colombia Davinson Sánchez Yellow card 79'
CB 12 Colombia Alexis Henríquez (c)
LB 19 Colombia Farid Díaz
CM 8 Colombia Diego Arias
CM 24 Colombia Sebastián Pérez Yellow card 19' downward-facing red arrow 75'
RW 28 Colombia Orlando Berrío
AM 10 Colombia Macnelly Torres downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW 29 Colombia Marlos Moreno downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 23 Colombia Miguel Borja
Substitutes:
GK 26 Colombia Cristian Bonilla
DF 3 Colombia Felipe Aguilar
DF 6 Colombia Edwin Velasco
MF 11 Colombia Andrés Ibargüen upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 14 Colombia Elkin Blanco upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 18 Venezuela Alejandro Guerra Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 4 Argentina Ezequiel Rescaldani
Manager:
Colombia Reinaldo Rueda
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, Ecuador, hosted the first leg.

Assistant referees:[8]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Additional assistant referee:[9]
Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
José Méndez (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Roberto Cañete (Paraguay)

Second leg[edit]

Miguel Borja got the only goal of the game in the 8th minute with a low right foot shot from twelve yards out after Macnelly Torres's chip into the box came back to him off the post.[10][11]

Atlético Nacional Colombia1–0Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Borja 8' Report
Attendance: 46,000
Atlético Nacional
Independiente del Valle
GK 25 Argentina Franco Armani
RB 2 Colombia Daniel Bocanegra
CB 26 Colombia Davinson Sánchez
CB 12 Colombia Alexis Henríquez (c)
LB 19 Colombia Farid Díaz
CM 13 Colombia Alexander Mejía
CM 18 Venezuela Alejandro Guerra Yellow card 39' downward-facing red arrow 88'
RW 28 Colombia Orlando Berrío
AM 10 Colombia Macnelly Torres
LW 29 Colombia Marlos Moreno downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 23 Colombia Miguel Borja Yellow card 73' downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Colombia Luis Enrique Martínez
DF 5 Colombia Francisco Nájera
DF 6 Colombia Edwin Velasco
MF 8 Colombia Diego Arias upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 11 Colombia Andrés Ibargüen upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 22 Colombia Gilberto García
FW 4 Argentina Ezequiel Rescaldani Yellow card 90+2' upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Colombia Reinaldo Rueda
GK 1 Ecuador Daniel Azcona (c)
RB 20 Uruguay Christian Núñez
CB 3 Ecuador Arturo Mina
CB 4 Ecuador Luís Caicedo
LB 23 Uruguay Emiliano Tellechea downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 18 Ecuador Jefferson Orejuela
CM 15 Uruguay Mario Rizotto Yellow card 28'
RW 17 Ecuador Julio Angulo downward-facing red arrow 71'
AM 10 Ecuador Junior Sornoza Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 11 Ecuador Bryan Cabezas
CF 19 Ecuador José Enrique Angulo
Substitutes:
GK 22 Ecuador Javier Nazareno
DF 2 Ecuador Luis Fernando León
DF 6 Ecuador Luis Ayala
MF 16 Ecuador Jonathan Gonzáles upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 27 Ecuador Dixon Arroyo
FW 7 Ecuador Jonny Uchuari upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 25 Ecuador Miller Castillo upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Uruguay Pablo Repetto
Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín, Colombia, hosted the second leg.

Assistant referees:[8]
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Ariel Scime (Argentina)
Additional assistant referee:[12]
Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Germán Delfino (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Iván Núñez (Argentina)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fechas y horarios confirmados para los juegos finales de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2016 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ^ "Todo se define en Medellín: Final abierta de la Bridgestone Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 20 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Atlético Nacional de Medellín campeón de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores de América 2016". CONMEBOL.com. 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Después de 25 años, una final de Libertadores sin equipos de Argentina y Brasil". CONMEBOL.com. 15 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Independiente del Valle hopes alive after home draw with Atletico Nacional". ESPN. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Independiente del Valle 1-1 Atletico Nacional: Mina salvages late draw in first leg - Yahoo Sport". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
  8. ^ a b "Árbitros para los partidos finales de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 16 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Final de ida de la Bridgestone Libertadores tendrá árbitros adicionales a la izquierda de cada portería" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 19 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Atletico Nacional 1-0 Independiente del Valle". Goal.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Atletico Nacional tops Independiente Del Valle for Copa Libertadores title". SI.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Néstor Pitana encabeza el sexteto arbitral de la gran final de la Bridgestone Libertadores 2016" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 21 July 2016.

External links[edit]

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