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The 2016 Copa Libertadores finals was 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.

2016 Copa Libertadores finals
Event2016 Copa Libertadores de América
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
Ecuador Colombia
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
1 1
Date20 July 2016
VenueEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
RefereeEnrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Attendance38,500
Second leg
Atlético Nacional Independiente del Valle
1 0
Date27 July 2016
VenueEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
RefereeNéstor Pitana (Argentina)
Attendance46,000
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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] They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage.

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

Teams edit

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Independiente del Valle None
  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 edit

Further information: 2016 Copa Libertadores

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

  Independiente del Valle Round   Atlético Nacional
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
  Guaraní
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) 		Home 1–0 First stage Bye
Away 2–1
Group 5 Second stage Group 4
  Colo-Colo Home 1–1   Huracán Away 0–2
  Atlético Mineiro Away 1–0   Sporting Cristal Home 3–0
  Melgar Away 0–1   Peñarol Home 2–0
  Melgar Home 2–0   Peñarol Away 0–4
  Atlético Mineiro Home 3–2   Sporting Cristal Away 0–1
  Colo-Colo Away 0–0   Huracán Home 0–0

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Atlético Mineiro 6 13
2   Independiente del Valle 6 11
3   Colo-Colo 6 9
4   Melgar 6 0
Source: CONMEBOL

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Atlético Nacional 6 16
2   Huracán 6 8
3   Peñarol 6 5
4   Sporting Cristal 6 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 10 final stages Seed 1
  River Plate
(won 2–1 on aggregate) 		Home 2–0 Round of 16   Huracán
(won 4–2 on aggregate) 		Away 0–0
Away 1–0 Home 4–2
  UNAM
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) 		Home 2–1 Quarterfinals   Rosario Central
(won 3–2 on aggregate) 		Away 1–0
Away 2–1 Home 3–1
  Boca Juniors
(won 5–3 on aggregate) 		Home 2–1 Semifinals   São Paulo
(won 4–1 on aggregate) 		Away 0–2
Away 2–3 Home 2–1

Format edit

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 edit

First leg edit

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  1–1  Atlético Nacional
Mina   86' Report Berrío   35'
Attendance: 38,500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independiente del Valle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlético Nacional
GK 1   Daniel Azcona (c)
RB 20   Christian Núñez   43'
CB 3   Arturo Mina
CB 4   Luís Caicedo   78'
LB 23   Emiliano Tellechea
CM 15   Mario Rizotto   57'
CM 18   Jefferson Orejuela
RW 17   Julio Angulo   69'
AM 10   Junior Sornoza
LW 11   Bryan Cabezas   69'
CF 19   José Enrique Angulo   86'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Javier Nazareno
DF 2   Luis Fernando León
DF 6   Luis Ayala
MF 16   Jonathan Gonzáles   69'
MF 27   Dixon Arroyo
FW 7   Jonny Uchuari   69'
FW 25   Miller Castillo   86'
Manager:
  Pablo Repetto
 
GK 25   Franco Armani
RB 2   Daniel Bocanegra
CB 26   Davinson Sánchez   79'
CB 12   Alexis Henríquez (c)
LB 19   Farid Díaz
CM 8   Diego Arias
CM 24   Sebastián Pérez   19'   75'
RW 28   Orlando Berrío
AM 10   Macnelly Torres   79'
LW 29   Marlos Moreno   88'
CF 23   Miguel Borja
Substitutes:
GK 26   Cristian Bonilla
DF 3   Felipe Aguilar
DF 6   Edwin Velasco
MF 11   Andrés Ibargüen   88'
MF 14   Elkin Blanco   79'
MF 18   Alejandro Guerra   90+3'   75'
FW 4   Ezequiel Rescaldani
Manager:
  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 edit

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]

Atlético Nacional  1–0  Independiente del Valle
Borja   8' Report
Attendance: 46,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlético Nacional
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independiente del Valle
GK 25   Franco Armani
RB 2   Daniel Bocanegra
CB 26   Davinson Sánchez
CB 12   Alexis Henríquez (c)
LB 19   Farid Díaz
CM 13   Alexander Mejía
CM 18   Alejandro Guerra   39'   88'
RW 28   Orlando Berrío
AM 10   Macnelly Torres
LW 29   Marlos Moreno   76'
CF 23   Miguel Borja   73'   80'
Substitutes:
GK 30   Luis Enrique Martínez
DF 5   Francisco Nájera
DF 6   Edwin Velasco
MF 8   Diego Arias   88'
MF 11   Andrés Ibargüen   76'
MF 22   Gilberto García
FW 4   Ezequiel Rescaldani   90+2'   80'
Manager:
  Reinaldo Rueda
 
GK 1   Daniel Azcona (c)
RB 20   Christian Núñez
CB 3   Arturo Mina
CB 4   Luís Caicedo
LB 23   Emiliano Tellechea   87'
CM 18   Jefferson Orejuela
CM 15   Mario Rizotto   28'
RW 17   Julio Angulo   71'
AM 10   Junior Sornoza   43'   46'
LW 11   Bryan Cabezas
CF 19   José Enrique Angulo
Substitutes:
GK 22   Javier Nazareno
DF 2   Luis Fernando León
DF 6   Luis Ayala
MF 16   Jonathan Gonzáles   71'
MF 27   Dixon Arroyo
FW 7   Jonny Uchuari   46'
FW 25   Miller Castillo   87'
Manager:
  Pablo Repetto
 
Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín, Colombia, hosted the second leg.

Assistant referees:[8]
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Ariel Scime (Argentina)
Additional assistant referee:[12]
Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Germán Delfino (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Iván Núñez (Argentina)

References edit

  1. ^ "Fechas y horarios confirmados para los juegos finales de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "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: Mina salvages late draw in first leg - Yahoo Sport". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
  8. ^ a b "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". Goal.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Atletico Nacional tops Independiente Del Valle for Copa Libertadores title". SI.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Néstor Pitana encabeza el sexteto arbitral de la gran final de la Bridgestone Libertadores 2016" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 21 July 2016.

External links edit

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