The 2002 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football match played to determine the champion of the 2002 Copa Sudamericana, the inaugural edition of this tournament. The tie was contested between Argentine side San Lorenzo de Almagro and Colombian side Atlético Nacional.
| Event | 2002 Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 27 November 2002 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín | ||||||
| Referee | Márcio Rezende | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 11 December 2002 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Epifanio González | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,779 | ||||||
San Lorenzo won 4–0 on aggregate,[1] achieving the first international title in their history.[2][3]
Qualified teams edit
| Team | Previous finals app. |
|---|---|
 Atlético Nacional |
None |
 San Lorenzo |
None |
Venues edit
Estadio Atanasio Girardot (left) and Estadio Pedro Bidegain, venues for the series
Route to the final edit
| Atlético Nacional | Round | San Lorenzo | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Bye | First round | Bye | ||||||
| América de Cali
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3–1 | 1–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) | Second round |  Monagas
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8–1 | 3–0 (A) | 5–1 (H) |
 Santiago Wanderers
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2–2 (p) | 2–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) (a.e.t.) | Quarter-finals | Racing Club
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3–3 (p) | 3–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) (a.e.t.) |
 Nacional
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3–3 (p) | 2–1 (H) | 1–2 (A) (a.e.t.) | Semi-finals |  Bolívar
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5–4 | 1–2 (A) | 4–2 (H) |
Match details edit
First leg edit
2002 Copa Sudamericana finals
First leg
| Atlético Nacional | 0–4 | San Lorenzo |
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| Report | Saja  2' (pen.)Michelini 25'Romagnoli 52'Astudillo 67' |
         Atlético Nacional
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   San Lorenzo
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note: Match was suspended at the 70th minute because a flare from the Atletico Nacional fans struck Aldo Paredes. A few minutes later, the match was resumed, but it was suspended at the 89th minute after Aquivaldo Mosquera was shown a red card. and Nacional fans started to throw objects onto the field.
Second leg edit
Second leg
| San Lorenzo | 0–0 | Atlético Nacional |
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| Report |
| San Lorenzo
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Atlético Nacional
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References edit
- ^ Copa Sudamericana 2002 on the RSSSF
- ^ Títulos: Copa Sudamericana 2002 on San Lorenzo website
- ^ A 18 años de la Sudamericana 2002, 11 Dec 2002