2000 Copa Libertadores finals
Event2000 Copa Libertadores
Team 1Boca Juniors
Team 2Palmeiras
Team1score2
Team2score2
Team1score 12
Team2score 12
Team1score 20
Team2score 20
FirstlegFirst leg
SecondlegSecond leg
Detailson aggregate;
Boca Juniors won 4–2 on penalties
Date 114 June 2000
Date 221 June 2000
Stadium 1La Bombonera
Stadium 2Morumbi
City 1Buenos Aires
City 2São Paulo
Attendance 150,580
Attendance 275,000
Referee 1Gustavo Méndez
Referee 2Epifanio González
Previous1999
Next2001

The 2000 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2000 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors and Brazilian club Palmeiras. The first leg of the tie was played on 14 June at Boca Juniors' venue, La Bombonera, with the second leg played on 21 June at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo.

After both matches finished tied, Boca Juniors won the Cup by penalty shoot-out.[1]

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals app.
Boca Juniors1963, 1977, 1978, 1979
Palmeiras1961, 1968, 1999

Bold indicates winning years

Route to the finals

PalmeirasBoca Juniors
Peñarol
A
0–2
Round of 16
First leg
El Nacional
A
0–0
Peñarol
H
3–1
(p. 3–2)
Neném 26'
Marcelo Ramos 43', 56'
Second legEl Nacional
H
5–3
Riquelme 3'
Moreno 10'
Gustavo B.S. 22'
Arruabarrena 26'
Bermúdez 42'
Atlas
A
2–0
Pena 14'
Euller 79'
Quarterfinals
First leg
River Plate
A
1–2
Riquelme 30'
Atlas
H
3–2
Rogério 17'
Marcelo Ramos 66'
Taddei 85'
Second legRiver Plate
H
3–0
Delgado 59'
Riquelme 79' (pen.)
Palermo 94'
Corinthians
A
3–4
Júnior 39'
Alex 75'
Euller 82'
Semifinals
First leg
América
H
4–1
Arruabarrena 9'
Barijho 11', 51'
Marchant 21'
Corinthians
H
3–2
(p. 5–4)
Euller 34'
Alex 59'
Galeano 70'
Second legAmérica
A
1–3
Samuel 83'

Final summary

First leg

GK1Óscar Córdoba
RB13Cristian Traverso
CB2Jorge Bermúdez (c)
CB22Sebastián Battaglia
LB6Walter Samuel
RM4Hugo Ibarra
CM17Gustavo Barros Schelotto
LM3Rodolfo Arruabarrena
AM21Christian Giménez
AM10Juan Román Riquelme
CF20Antonio Barijho
Substitutes:
GK12Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF14Nicolás Burdisso
DF15Aníbal Matellán
MF18José Basualdo
MF19César La Paglia
FW7Guillermo Barros Schelotto
FW9Martín Palermo
Manager:
Carlos Bianchi
GK1Marcos
RB13Neném
CB3Argel
CB5Roque Júnior
LB6Júnior
CM25Galeano
CM8César Sampaio (c)
RW16Rogério
AM10Alex
LW17Pena
CF7Euller
Substitutes:
GK12Sérgio
DF4Agnaldo Liz
DF15Tiago Silva
MF19Fernando
FW2Luiz Cláudio
FW9Faustino Asprilla
FW18Marcelo Ramos
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Assistant referees:
William Martínez (Uruguay)
Rubén Meneses (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Daniel Bello (Uruguay)

Second leg

GK1Marcos
RB16Rogério
CB3Argel
CB5Roque Júnior
LB6Júnior
CM25Galeano
CM8César Sampaio (c)
RW18Marcelo Ramos
AM10Alex
LW17Pena
CF7Euller
Substitutes:
GK12Sérgio
DF4Agnaldo Liz
DF13Neném
DF15Tiago Silva
MF19Fernando
FW9Faustino Asprilla
FW11Basílio
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1Óscar Córdoba
RB13Cristian Traverso
CB2Jorge Bermúdez (c)
CB22Sebastián Battaglia
LB6Walter Samuel
CM4Hugo Ibarra
CM18José Basualdo
CM3Rodolfo Arruabarrena
AM10Juan Román Riquelme
CF9Martín Palermo
CF7Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Substitutes:
GK12Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF14Nicolás Burdisso
DF15Aníbal Matellán
MF17Gustavo Barros Schelotto
MF19César La Paglia
FW20Antonio Barijho
FW21Christian Giménez
Manager:
Carlos Bianchi
Assistant referees:
Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Miguel Ángel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)

References

  1. ^ Copa Libertadores 2o23 by Pablo Ciullini, Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF