2016 Copa Libertadores Finals

2016 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event 2016 Copa Libertadores de América
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
Ecuador Colombia
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
1 1
Date 20 July 2016
Venue Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Referee Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Attendance 38,500
Second leg
Atlético Nacional Independiente del Valle
1 0
Date 27 July 2016
Venue Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Referee Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Attendance 46,000

The 2016 Copa Libertadores Finals were 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]

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

Teams

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

For more details on this topic, see 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)		 Home1–0 First stage Bye
Away2–1
Group 5 Second stage Group 4
Chile Colo-Colo Home1–1 Argentina Huracán Away0–2
Brazil Atlético Mineiro Away1–0 Peru Sporting Cristal Home3–0
Peru Melgar Away0–1 Uruguay Peñarol Home2–0
Peru Melgar Home2–0 Uruguay Peñarol Away0–4
Brazil Atlético Mineiro Home3–2 Peru Sporting Cristal Away0–1
Chile Colo-Colo Away0–0 Argentina Huracán Home0–0
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)		 Home2–0 Round of 16 Argentina Huracán
(won 4–2 on aggregate)		 Away0–0
Away1–0 Home4–2
Mexico UNAM
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties)		 Home2–1 Quarterfinals Argentina Rosario Central
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Away1–0
Away2–1 Home3–1
Argentina Boca Juniors
(won 5–3 on aggregate)		 Home2–1 Semifinals Brazil São Paulo
(won 4–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–2
Away2–3 Home2–1

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 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

First leg

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
Atlético Nacional
GK 1 Ecuador Daniel Azcona (c)
RB 20Uruguay Christian Núñez  43'
CB 3 Ecuador Arturo Mina
CB 4 Ecuador Luís Caicedo  78'
LB 23Uruguay Emiliano Tellechea
CM 15Uruguay Mario Rizotto  57'
CM 18Ecuador Jefferson Orejuela
RW 17Ecuador Julio Angulo  69'
AM 10Ecuador Junior Sornoza
LW 11Ecuador Bryan Cabezas  69'
CF 19Ecuador José Enrique Angulo  86'
Substitutes:
GK 22Ecuador Javier Nazareno
DF 2 Ecuador Luis Fernando León
DF 6 Ecuador Luis Ayala
MF 16Ecuador Jonathan Gonzáles  69'
MF 27Ecuador Dixon Arroyo
FW 7 Ecuador Jonny Uchuari  69'
FW 25Ecuador Miller Castillo  86'
Manager:
Uruguay Pablo Repetto
GK 25Argentina Franco Armani
RB 2 Colombia Daniel Bocanegra
CB 26Colombia Davinson Sánchez  79'
CB 12Colombia Alexis Henríquez (c)
LB 19Colombia Farid Díaz
CM 8 Colombia Diego Arias
CM 24Colombia Sebastián Pérez  19'  75'
RW 28Colombia Orlando Berrío
AM 10Colombia Macnelly Torres  79'
LW 29Colombia Marlos Moreno  88'
CF 23Colombia Miguel Borja
Substitutes:
GK 26Colombia Cristian Bonilla
DF 3 Colombia Felipe Aguilar
DF 6 Colombia Edwin Velasco
MF 11Colombia Andrés Ibargüen  88'
MF 14Colombia Elkin Blanco  79'
MF 18Venezuela Alejandro Guerra  90+3'  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

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][12]

Atlético Nacional
Independiente del Valle
GK 25Argentina Franco Armani
RB 2 Colombia Daniel Bocanegra
CB 26Colombia Davinson Sánchez
CB 12Colombia Alexis Henríquez (c)
LB 19Colombia Farid Díaz
CM 13Colombia Alexander Mejía
CM 18Venezuela Alejandro Guerra  39'  88'
RW 28Colombia Orlando Berrío
AM 10Colombia Macnelly Torres
LW 29Colombia Marlos Moreno  76'
CF 23Colombia Miguel Borja  73'  80'
Substitutes:
GK 30Colombia Luis Enrique Martínez
DF 5 Colombia Francisco Nájera
DF 6 Colombia Edwin Velasco
MF 8 Colombia Diego Arias  88'
MF 11Colombia Andrés Ibargüen  76'
MF 22Colombia Gilberto García
FW 4 Argentina Ezequiel Rescaldani  90+2'  80'
Manager:
Colombia Reinaldo Rueda
GK 1 Ecuador Daniel Azcona (c)
RB 20Uruguay Christian Núñez
CB 3 Ecuador Arturo Mina
CB 4 Ecuador Luís Caicedo
LB 23Uruguay Emiliano Tellechea  87'
CM 18Ecuador Jefferson Orejuela
CM 15Uruguay Mario Rizotto  28'
RW 17Ecuador Julio Angulo  71'
AM 10Ecuador Junior Sornoza  43'  46'
LW 11Ecuador Bryan Cabezas
CF 19Ecuador José Enrique Angulo
Substitutes:
GK 22Ecuador Javier Nazareno
DF 2 Ecuador Luis Fernando León
DF 6 Ecuador Luis Ayala
MF 16Ecuador Jonathan Gonzáles  71'
MF 27Ecuador Dixon Arroyo
FW 7 Ecuador Jonny Uchuari  46'
FW 25Ecuador Miller Castillo  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:[13]
Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Germán Delfino (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Iván Núñez (Argentina)

References

  1. ↑ "Fechas y horarios confirmados para los juegos finales de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 15 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "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: South American minnows snatch late equaliser in Copa Libertadores final". Daily Mail. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 "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 (2-1 agg): Miguel Borja strike seals Copa Libertadores win". Daily Mail. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Atletico Nacional 1-0 Independiente del Valle". Goal.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Atletico Nacional tops Independiente Del Valle for Copa Libertadores title". SI.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Néstor Pitana encabeza el sexteto arbitral de la gran final de la Bridgestone Libertadores 2016" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 21 July 2016.

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