2009 Copa Libertadores finals

2009 Copa Libertadores finals Final de la Libertadores 2009 (3747413928).jpg Players of Estudiantes celebrating the victory 2009 Copa Libertadores Estudiantes LP ARG 30px 2 Cruzeiro BRA 30px 1 on points First leg 0 0 8 July 2009 Estadio Único La Plata Fábio Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) Second leg 2 1 15 July 2009 Mineirão Belo Horizonte Juan Sebastián Verón Carlos Chandía (Chile) 2008 2010 The 2009 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 2009 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata and Brazilian club Cruzeiro. The first leg of the tie was played on 8 July at Estudiantes' home field, with the second leg played on 15 July at Cruzeiro's. Cruzeiro and Estudiantes played in their 4th and 5th Copa Libertadores finals, respectively. Cruzeiro last appearance was in 1997, in which they beat Sporting Cristal for their second title. Estudiantes returned after a 39-year absence. Their last finals appearance was in 1971, in which they lost to Uruguayan club Nacional. Estudiantes de La Plata won the tie 4 points to 1 to earn their fourth Copa Libertadores title.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=261095&cc=5739 Cruzeiro 1 - 2 Estudiantes La Plata 2009-07-16 ESPN 2009-09-22 2012-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019152834/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=261095&cc=5739 dead Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. ARG Estudiantes LP 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 BRA Cruzeiro 1976, 1977, 1997 Bold indicates winning years Rules right 450 EstadioUnicoLaPlata Interior FriendlyMatch June2014.jpg Cruzeiro-Corinthians-12072006.jpg Estadio Ciudad de La Plata (left) and Mineirão, venues for the series The final will be played over two legs, each at a finalists home venue. The higher seeded team will play the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs will be crowned the champion. Unlike the previous rounds, the away-goals rule will not be used. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference will win. If the two teams have equal goal difference, extra time will be used. The extra time will consist of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shoot-out, consisting of a maximum of five penalties per team, will ensue according to the Laws of the Game (although it is possible to win the penalty shootout before the fifth penalty kick is taken). If there is no clear winner after the 10 penalty kicks, then a sudden-death penalty shootout will ensue. Route to the finals Cruzeiro qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores as the 3rd place team in the 2008 Série A. This gave them the Brazil 3 spot and a direct qualification into the Second Stage. Estudiantes qualified into the Argentina 5 spot by having the 2nd best average of the 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, & 2008 Apertura tournaments. The spot qualified them into the First Stage. Estudiantes in the First Stage Estudiantes started this year's Copa Libertadores run in the First Stage in a two-legged tie against Peruvian club Sporting Cristal for a spot in Group 5. Sporting Cristial took the first leg, played in Lima, 2−1. Enzo Pérez scored the lone goal for Estudiantes. In the second leg, Estudiantes' Ramón Lentini scored the lone goal of the match, assuring that Estudiantes advanced to the Second Stage on the away goals tie-breaker. Group 5 of the Second Stage +Final Group 5 standingsTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsBRA Cruzeiro641195+4 13ARG Estudiantes631294+5 10ECU Deportivo Quito622269−3 8BOL Universitario de Sucre602428−6 2 Cruzeiro was drawn into Group 5, with Estudiantes advancing into it. They were joined by the defending Ecuadorian champion, Deportivo Quito, and the Bolivian 2008 Apertura champion, Universitario de Sucre. Their first group match was against each other in Belo Horizonte. Cruzeiro won 3−0 with goals by Fernandinho and Kléber (two). The next group match between the both of them was their respective fifth group-play match. Playing in La Plata, Estudiantes won 4−0 with goals by Juan Sebastián Verón, Gastón Fernández, and Cristian Sánchez Prette (two). Cruzeiro second group match was on the road against Deportivo Quito. Ramires scored for Cruzeiro before Giovanny Caicedo tied it for Deportivo Quito. They stayed on the road (to Sucre) to play Universitario. Thiago Ribeiro scored the lone goal of the match to get the win. The next two game Cruzeiro played were at home. Universitario visited first and lost the match thanks to two goals by Wellington Paulista. In Cruzeiro's last match of group play, they played host to Deportivo Quito, whom they beat 2−0 with goals by Léo Fortunato and Wagner. Estudiantes continued group play by hosting Universitario. Juan Manuel Salgueiro scored the only goal for Estudiantes, and subsequently the win. They then went to Quito to play Deportivo Quito. Estudiantes lost the match 1−0. Deportivo Quito then visited Estudiantes for their next match. Estudiantes soundly won the match 4−0 thanks to a goal by Enzo Pérez and a hat-trick by Mauro Boselli. Estudiantes' last match of group play ended in a scoreless tie against Universitario. Cruzeiro and Estudiantes finished 1 & 2, respectively, which advanced them to the Round of 16. Cruzeiro in the knockout stages Cruzeiro was seeded 5 for the last stages of the tournament. In the round of 16, they played against Chilean club Universidad de Chile (seeded 12). The first leg was played in Santiago. Cruzeiro won the match 1−2 with goals by Soares and Marquinhos Paraná. second leg, played at home, was won by a lone goal from Kléber. Cruzeiro advanced on points 6−0. Cruzeiro's quarterfinal match-up was against fellow Brazilian side São Paulo (seeded 4). The first leg, played at home, was won 2−1 with goals by Leonardo Silva and Zé Carlos. The second leg, played in São Paulo, was also won 0−2 with goals by Henrique and Kléber. Cruzeiro advanced on points 6−0. Cruzeiro's semifinal match-up was against another Brazilian side, top-seeded Grêmio. Cruzeiro won the first leg 3−1 thanks to goals by Wellington Paulista, Wágner, and Fabinho. The second leg, played in Porto Alegre, ended in a 2−2 tie. Wellington Paulista scored twice for Cruzeiro in as many minutes, but Grêmio came back and tied it in the second half. Cruzeiro advanced 4−1 on points. As of the finals, Cruzeiro is the most effective team in the tournament, with an efficacy rating of 80.56% (9 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss). Estudiantes in the knockout stages Estudiantes was seeded 10 for the last stages of the tournament. Estudiantes' round of 16 match-up was against Paraguayan club Libertad. Seeded 7, Libertad was the first team to advance to the round of 16. Estudiantes won the first match 3−0 with goals by Gastón Fernández (with the fastest goal of the tournament) and Mauro Boselli (2). A 0−0 tie was enough in the second leg to advance Estudiantes 4−1 on points. The quarterfinals match-up was against Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting (seeded 15). Estudiantes won both legs 1−0 with goals by Leandro Desábato (first leg) and Leandro Benítez (second leg). Estudiantes advanced 6−0 on points. In the semifinals, Estudiantes met another Uruguayan club, 3 seeded Nacional. In the first leg, played at home, Estudiantes won with a lone goal by Diego Galván. In the second leg, Estudiantes won 1−2 with a pair of goals by Mauro Boselli. Estudiantes advanced 6−0 on points. As of the finals, Estudiantes has an efficacy rating of 69.05% (9 wins, 2 draws, 3 loss). Striker Mauro Boselli is currently tied as the top-scorer of the tournament, with 7 goals. Knockout stages summary CruzeiroEstudiantesCHI Universidad de Chile A 2–1Soares 8'Marquinhos Paraná 52'Round of 16 First legPAR Libertad H 3–0Fernández 1'Boselli 64' (pen.), 70'CHI Universidad de Chile H 1–0 Kléber 74'Second legPAR LibertadA0–0BRA São Paulo H2–1Leonardo Silva 45'Zé Carlos 66'Quarterfinals First legURU Defensor Sporting A1–0Desábato 12'BRA São PauloA2–0Henrique 65'Kléber 81' (pen.) Second legURU Defensor SportingH1–0 Benítez 13'BRA Grêmio H3–1 Wellington Paulista 38'Wagner 47'Fabinho 67'Semifinals First legURU Nacional H1–0 Galván 14'BRA GrêmioA2–2Wellington Paulista 34', 36' Second legURU NacionalA2–1 Boselli 52', 90+1' Match details First leg 8 July 2009 21:50 (UTC-3) 2009 Copa Libertadores finals First leg Estudiantes LP ARG 0–0 Report BRA Cruzeiro Estadio Único La Plata 52,000 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) _edelp2009H _edelp2009H _edelp2009H _edelp10h FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 Estudiantes LP _cruzeiro09H _cruzeiro09H 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF Cruzeiro GK 21 ARG Mariano Andújar RB 3 ARG Christian CellayDF 14 ARG Rolando Schiavi 26DF 2 ARG Leandro Desábato 66LB 16 ARG Germán Ré MF 22 ARG Rodrigo BrañaMF 8 ARG Enzo PérezMF 11 ARG Juan Sebastián Verón (c)MF 23 ARG Leandro Benítez 14 75FW 17 ARG Mauro BoselliFW 10 ARG Gastón Fernández 82Substitutes:GK 25 ARG Damián AlbilDF 13 URU Juan Díaz DF 6 ARG Federico Fernández MF 5 ARG Cristian Sánchez Prette MF 18 ARG Maximiliano Núñez 75FW 9 ARG José Calderón FW 7 URU Juan Salgueiro 82Manager:ARG Alejandro Sabella GK 1 BRA Fábio (c)RB 2 BRA JonathanDF 22 BRA Leonardo SilvaDF 3 BRA AndersonLB 20 BRA Gérson Magrão 64 86DM 7 BRA Marquinhos ParanáDM 15 BRA HenriqueAM 8 BRA RamiresAM 10 BRA Wágner 39FW 9 BRA Wellington Paulista 84 FW 25 BRA Kléber 41Substitutes:GK 12 BRA AndreyDF 14 BRA JancarlosMF 21 BRA Fabinho 86MF 17 BRA ElicarlosMF 16 BRA BernardoFW 11 BRA Thiago RibeiroFW 18 BRA Zé CarlosManager:BRA Adílson Batista Man of the Match: BRA Fábio Assistant referees: URU Pablo Fandiño URU Mauricio Espinosa Fourth official: URU Martín Vázquez Second leg 15 July 2009 21:50 (UTC-3) Second leg Cruzeiro BRA 1–2 Report ARG Estudiantes LP Henrique 52 Fernández 57 Boselli 72 Mineirão Belo Horizonte 65,000 Carlos Chandía (Chile) _cruzeiro09H _cruzeiro09H 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF Cruzeiro_edelp2009H _edelp2009H _edelp2009H _edelp10h FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 Estudiantes LP GK 1 BRA Fábio (c)RB 2 BRA JonathanDF 22 BRA Leonardo SilvaDF 4 BRA Thiago HelenoLB 20 BRA Gérson MagrãoCM 7 BRA Marquinhos ParanáCM 15 BRA HenriquePM 8 BRA RamiresAM 10 BRA Wágner 71FW 9 BRA Wellington Paulista 74FW 25 BRA Kléber 37Substitutes:GK 12 BRA AndreyLB 18 BRA Athirson 71MF 5 BRA FabrícioMF 21 BRA FabinhoMF 17 BRA ElicarlosMF 16 BRA BernardoFW 11 BRA Thiago Ribeiro 74Manager:BRA Adílson Batista GK 21 ARG Mariano Andújar RB 3 ARG Christian CellayDF 14 ARG Rolando SchiaviDF 2 ARG Leandro DesábatoLB 16 ARG Germán Ré MF 22 ARG Rodrigo Braña 44 86MF 8 ARG Enzo PérezMF 11 ARG Juan Sebastián Verón (c) 37 MF 23 ARG Leandro Benítez 79FW 17 ARG Mauro BoselliFW 10 ARG Gastón Fernández 90Substitutes:GK 25 ARG Damián AlbilDF 13 URU Juan Díaz 79DF 6 ARG Federico Fernández MF 5 ARG Cristian Sánchez Prette 86MF 18 ARG Maximiliano NúñezFW 9 ARG José Luis Calderón 90FW 7 URU Juan Salgueiro Manager:ARG Alejandro Sabella Man of the Match: ARG Juan Sebastián Verón Assistant referees: CHI Patricio Basualto CHI Francisco Mondría Fourth official: CHI Pablo Pozo References final 2009 l l Category:2009–10 in Argentine football Category:2009 in Brazilian football Category:Football competitions in La Plata Category:July 2009 sports events in South America Category:Football competitions in Belo Horizonte Category:21st century in Belo Horizonte 2009 Category:Football matches in Argentina Category:Men's football matches in Brazil