2012 Copa Libertadores Finals

2012 Copa Libertadores de América Finals
Event 2012 Copa Libertadores de América
Boca Juniors Corinthians
Argentina Brazil
1 3
on aggregate
Corinthians won on points 4–1.
First leg
Boca Juniors Corinthians
1 1
Date June 27, 2012
Venue Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires
Man of the Match Matías Caruzzo
Referee Enrique Osses (Chile)
Attendance 51,901
Second leg
Corinthians Boca Juniors
2 0
Date July 4, 2012
Venue Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu), São Paulo
Man of the Match Emerson Sheik
Referee Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance 40,186

The 2012 Copa Libertadores de América Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2012 Copa Libertadores de América, the 53rd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

It was the fourth Libertadores decisive-match Final to be held at the Pacaembu as well as the tenth Final to be held in São Paulo and the seventeenth Final to be held in Brazil. While Corinthians progressed to the knockout stages by finishing top of their group, Boca progressed to the knockout stages by finishing runners-up of their group. Boca then beat Unión Española, Fluminense and Universidad de Chile to reach the finals, while Corinthians knocked out Emelec, Vasco da Gama and defending champions Santos.

In the first leg of the final on 27 June at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Boca Juniors took the lead with a goal from Facundo Roncaglia after 73 minutes when he drove the ball high into the net.[1][2] Corinthians equilised in the 85th minute when Romarinho lobbed the ball over fallen Boca Juniors goalkeeper Agustín Orión with the game finishing at 1–1.[3][4][5]

In the second leg of the final on 4 July at the Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu), Emerson Sheik scored two second half goals to give Corinthians a 2–0 win.[6][7][8][9] As a result, Corinthians won their first Copa Libertadores, and finished the tournament undefeated. As winners, Corinthians represented CONMEBOL at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, in which they entered at the semifinal stage[10][11] and made it to the final, in which they defeated Chelsea F.C. 1–0. They are also playing against 2012 Copa Sudamericana winners São Paulo FC in the 2013 Recopa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Argentina Boca Juniors 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007
Brazil Corinthians None

Background

To reach the finals, in the knockout phase Boca defeated Unión Española, Fluminense, and Universidad de Chile (2–0 on aggregate score), while Corinthians overcame Emelec, Vasco da Gama, and the defending champions Santos (2–1 on aggregate).

Boca and Corinthians reached the final having already lost out in their domestic and state leagues respectively (the Torneo Clausura de la Primera División and Paulistão respectively). But Boca having also reached the final of their domestic cup competition (the Copa Argentina), that will play against Racing on August 8 (in other words, after these finals). Meanwhile, Corinthians (that, like the others Brazilians teams in this Libertadores, didn't play their domestic cup – Copa do Brasil – because of schedule conflicts) reached the final occupying 17th place of their domestic league (the Brasileirão).

In their most recent Libertadores finals, Boca won in 2007 to Grêmio 5–0 (3–0 in Buenos Aires, 2–0 in Porto Alegre). While Corinthians had never played a Libertadores/Copa de Campeones finals before, Boca have played in nine Libertadores/Copa de Campeones finals, winning six (1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007) and losing three (1963, 1979 and 2004). The two clubs have met each other twice in Americas before, with Boca winning 4–2 on aggregate in the round of 16 of the 1991 Copa Libertadores, and in the group stage of the 2000 Copa Mercosur, with Boca victory 3–0 in Buenos Aires, and a 2–2 draw in São Paulo (as Boca progressed in the competition – would be later eliminated by Atlético Mineiro in quarter-finals -, Corinthians was eliminated in this stage).

Road to finals

For more details on this topic, see 2012 Copa Libertadores.
Argentina Boca Juniors Round Brazil Corinthians
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye First stage Bye
Venezuela Zamora Away 0–0 Second stage Venezuela Deportivo Táchira Away 1–1
Brazil Fluminense Home 1–2 Paraguay Nacional Home 2–0
Argentina Arsenal Away 1–2 Mexico Cruz Azul Away 0–0
Argentina Arsenal Home 2–0 Mexico Cruz Azul Home 1–0
Brazil Fluminense Away 0–2 Paraguay Nacional Away 1–3
Venezuela Zamora Home 2–0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira Home 6–0
Group 4 runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Fluminense 650174+315
Argentina Boca Juniors 641193+613
Argentina Arsenal 620467−16
Venezuela Zamora 601508−81
 Group 6 winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Corinthians 6420132+1114
Mexico Cruz Azul 6321114+711
Paraguay Nacional 6114613−74
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6033415−113
Chile Unión Española Home 2–1 Round of 16 Ecuador Emelec Away 0–0
Away 2–3 Home 3–0
Brazil Fluminense Home 1–0 Quarterfinals Brazil Vasco da Gama Away 0–0
Away 1–1 Home 1–0
Chile Universidad de Chile Home 2–0 Semifinals Brazil Santos Away 0–1
Away 0–0 Home 1–1

Rules

The final is played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team plays 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 is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the away goals rule is not applied, unlike the rest of the tournament. Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shootout ensues according to the Laws of the Game.[12]

Matches

First leg

Boca Juniors
Corinthians
GK 1 Argentina Agustín Orión
RB 23Argentina Facundo Roncaglia  19'
CB 2Argentina Rolando Schiavi
CB 6Argentina Matías Caruzzo
LB 3Argentina Clemente Rodríguez
DM 18Argentina Leandro Somoza
CM 16Argentina Pablo Ledesma  82'
CW 11Argentina Walter Erviti  88'
AM 10Argentina Juan Román Riquelme (c)  42'
LW 7 Argentina Pablo Mouche  87'
CF 19Uruguay Santiago Silva  85'
Substitutes:
GK 13Uruguay Sebastián Sosa
DF 5 Argentina Juan Sánchez Miño
DF 14Argentina Gastón Sauro
MF 8Argentina Diego Rivero  82'
MF 21Argentina Cristian Chávez
FW 20 Argentina Darío Cvitanich  87'
FW 24Argentina Lucas Viatri  85'
Manager:
Argentina Julio César Falcioni
GK 24 Brazil Cássio
RB 2Brazil Alessandro
CB 3 Brazil Chicão  74'
CB 4Brazil Leandro Castán
LB 6 Brazil Fábio Santos  87'
DM 5Brazil Ralf
DM 8 Brazil Paulinho
AM 12Brazil Alex  90+2'
AM 20Brazil Danilo (c)  83'
RW 11Qatar Emerson Sheik
LW 23Brazil Jorge Henrique  39'
Substitutes:
GK 1Brazil Júlio César
DF 10Brazil Marquinhos
DF 18 Brazil Weldinho
DF 25 Brazil Wallace  90+2'
MF 15Brazil Douglas
FW 9Portugal Liédson  39'
FW 21 Brazil Romarinho  83'
Manager:
Brazil Tite

Man of the Match:
Argentina Matías Caruzzo

Assistant referees:[13]
Francisco Mondria (Chile)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Fourth official:
Patricio Polic (Chile)

Second leg

Corinthians
Boca Juniors
GK 24 Brazil Cássio
RB 2Brazil Alessandro (c)
CB 3 Brazil Chicão  4'
CB 4Brazil Leandro Castán  70'
LB 6 Brazil Fábio Santos
DM 5Brazil Ralf
DM 8 Brazil Paulinho
AM 12Brazil Alex  88'
AM 20Brazil Danilo
RW 11Qatar Emerson Sheik  90+1'
LW 23Brazil Jorge Henrique
Substitutes:
GK 1Brazil Júlio César
DF 10Brazil Marquinhos
DF 16 Brazil Ramon
DF 25 Brazil Wallace  90+1'
MF 15Brazil Douglas  88'
FW 9Portugal Liédson
FW 21 Brazil Romarinho
Manager:
Brazil Tite
GK 1 Argentina Agustín Orión  32'
RB 4Argentina Franco Sosa
CB 2Argentina Rolando Schiavi  51'
CB 6Argentina Matías Caruzzo  54'
LB 3Argentina Clemente Rodríguez
CM 16Argentina Pablo Ledesma  65'
DM 18Argentina Leandro Somoza
CW 11Argentina Walter Erviti
AM 10Argentina Juan Román Riquelme (c)
LW 7 Argentina Pablo Mouche  4'  81'
CF 19Uruguay Santiago Silva  44'
Substitutes:
GK 13Uruguay Sebastián Sosa  32'
DF 5 Argentina Juan Sánchez Miño
DF 14Argentina Gastón Sauro
MF 8Argentina Diego Rivero
MF 21Argentina Cristian Chávez
FW 20 Argentina Darío Cvitanich  65'
FW 24Argentina Lucas Viatri  81'
Manager:
Argentina Julio César Falcioni

Man of the Match:
Qatar Emerson Sheik


Assistant referees:[13]
Abraham González (Colombia)
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Fourth official:
José Buitrago (Colombia)

Copa Libertadores de América
2012 Champion
Brazil
Corinthians
First Title

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Corinthians earn draw at Boca Juniors". Fox News. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Boca stunned by late Romarinho strike". ESPNstar.com. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Romarinho's late goal helps Corinthians to draw". San Francisco Chronicle. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors 1 Corinthians 1". Soccerway.com. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Boca y Corinthians, iguales (1-1)" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 2012-06-28.
  6. ↑ "¡Corinthians, brillante campeón!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 5 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Corinthians claim Copa glory". ESPN Soccernet. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Corinthians finally break their duck as Emerson sees off Boca Juniors". Guardian. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Corinthians wins Copa Libertadores for 1st time". Sports Illustrated. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Corinthians, the cream of South America". FIFA.com. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Corinthians claim Copa glory". ESPN. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: reglamento del torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  13. 1 2 "Copa Santander Libertadores 2012–árbitros finales 2012" (PDF). CONMEBOL. 2012-06-22.

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