2011 Copa Libertadores finals explained

2011 Copa Libertadores de América finals
Event:	2011 Copa Libertadores de América
Team1:	Peñarol
Team1score:	1
Team2:	Santos
Team2association:
Team2score:	2
Details:	on points
Firstleg:	First leg
Team1score1:	0
Team2score1:	0
Date1:	15 June 2011
Stadium1:	Estadio Centenario
City1:	Montevideo
Man Of The Match1a:	Durval
Referee1:	Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Attendance1:	63,371
Secondleg:	Second leg
Team1score2:	1
Team2score2:	2
Date2:	22 June 2011
Stadium2:	Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
City2:	São Paulo
Man Of The Match2a:	Arouca
Referee2:	Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
Attendance2:	40,200
Previous:	2010
Next:	2012

The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2011 Copa Libertadores de América, the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The matches were played on 15 and 22 June 2011, between Brazilian club Santos and Uruguayan club Peñarol. Santos made their fourth finals appearance and first since 2003. Peñarol made their tenth finals appearance, and first since 1987. The two teams had previously met in the finals in 1962. Santos won the cup after beating Penarol 2–1 in the second leg of the final.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Peñarol	1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1987
Santos	1962, 1963, 2003

Background

The final was contested by Brazilian side Santos and Peñarol of Uruguay, a historic repeat of the 1962 finals disputed by legendary players such as Pelé, Alberto Spencer, Gilmar, Juan Joya, Mauro, José Sasía, Mengálvio, Pedro Rocha, Coutinho, Juan Lezcano, and Pepe, with Lula coaching the Santistas and Béla Guttmann directing the Carboneros.^{[4] [5]} This final is also the first between Brazilian and Uruguayan clubs since the 1983 finals in which Peñarol was dethroned by Grêmio. The venues for the finals is the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo and the Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) of São Paulo. Rodrigo Possebon, an Italian player of Santos, became the first European player to participate in a Copa Libertadores finals.

Both teams entered the competition having won it previously, Santos in 1962 and 1963; Peñarol in 1960, 1961, 1966, 1982 and 1987. To reach the final, in the knockout phase Santos beat América, Once Caldas and lastly Cerro Porteño, while Peñarol dethroned defending champion Internacional, beat Universidad Católica and overcame Vélez Sársfield. Santos entered the competition as champions of their domestic cup (the 2010 Copa do Brasil) while Peñarol participated as domestic league winner (winning the 2009–10 Primera División).

The winners would earn the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage. They would also play against the winners of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana in the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana. Neymar Jr was destined to be a great player already.

Road to the finals

Santos			Round	Peñarol
width=25%	Opponent	width=10%	Venue	width=10%	Score	width=10%		width=25%	Opponent	width=10%	Venue	width=10%	Score
Bye			First stage	Bye
	Away	0–0	Second stage		Away	3–0
	Home	1–1		Away	1–3
	Away	3–2		Home	1–0
	Home	3–2		Away	5–0
	Away	1–2		Home	2–1
	Home	3–1		Home	0–1
Group 5 runner-up Team Cerro Porteño 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 Santos 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Colo-Colo 6 3 0 3 15 16 −1 9 Deportivo Táchira 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7 2	Group 8 runner-up Team LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 10 Peñarol 6 3 0 3 6 11 −5 9 Independiente 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 Godoy Cruz 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
	Home	1–0	Round of 16		Home	1–1
Away	0–0	Away	1–2
	Away	0–1	Quarterfinals		Home	2–0
Home	1–1	Away	2–1
	Home	1–0	Semifinals		Home	1–0
Away	3–3	Away	2–1

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.^[6]

Matches

First leg

PEÑAROL: width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Sebastián Sosa RB 22 Darío Rodríguez (c) CB 6 Guillermo Rodríguez CB 23 Carlos Valdez LB 4 CM 14 Luis Aguiar CM 5 Nicolás Freitas RW 18 LW 15 CF 19 CF 10 Substitutes: GK 12 Fabián Carini DF 3 Gerardo Alcoba MF 8 MF 24 Emiliano Albín MF 25 Nicolás Domingo FW 9 FW 11 Manager: Diego Aguirre

SANTOS: width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Rafael RB 21 Pará CB 14 Bruno Rodrigo CB 6 Durval LB 16 Alex Sandro CM 5 CM 22 Danilo RW 15 Adriano LW 8 Elano (c) CF 11 CF 20 Substitutes: GK 12 Aranha DF 13 MF 7 Charles MF 23 Felipe Anderson MF 25 FW 9 Keirrison FW 19 Diogo Manager: Muricy Ramalho

Man of the Match: Durval (Santos) Linesmans:^[7] Nicolás Yegros (Paraguay) Rodney Aquino (Paraguay) Fourth official: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)

Second leg

SANTOS: width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Rafael RB 22 Danilo CB 2 Edu Dracena (c) CB 6 Durval LB 3 CM 5 Arouca CM 15 Adriano RW 8 Elano LW 10 CF 11 CF 20 Substitutes: GK 24 Vladimir DF 14 Bruno Rodrigo DF 16 DF 21 MF 17 Maikon Leite MF 25 Alan Patrick FW 9 Keirrison Manager: Muricy Ramalho

PEÑAROL: width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Sebastián Sosa RB 4 CB 23 Carlos Valdez CB 6 Guillermo Rodríguez LB 22 Darío Rodríguez (c) CM 14 Luis Aguiar CM 5 RW 15 LW 18 CF 10 Alejandro Martinuccio CF 19 Juan Manuel Olivera Substitutes: GK 12 Fabián Carini MF 8 Antonio Pacheco MF 17 MF 24 MF 25 Nicolás Domingo FW 9 Diego Alonso FW 11 Manager: Diego Aguirre

Man of the Match: Arouca (Santos) Linesmans: Ricardo Casas (Argentina) Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Fourth official: Juan Pompei (Argentina)

See also

• 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
• 2012 Recopa Sudamericana

External links

• Official webpage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brazil's Santos wins Copa Libertadores. 23 June 2011. ESPN. 23 June 2011.
2. Web site: Neymar delivers Copa Libertadores triumph to Santos. 23 June 2011. The Independent. 24 June 2011. 20 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220044921/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/neymar-delivers-copa-libertadores-triumph-to-santos-2301529.html. dead.
3. Web site: Santos Futebol Clube vs Peñarol Report. 23 June 2011. Goal.com. 24 June 2011. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015121802/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/60013/santos-futebol-clube-vs-pe%C3%B1arol/report. dead.
4. Web site: Penarol march into final. 3 June 2011. ESPN Soccernet. 7 June 2011. 26 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026090655/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/925502/copa-libertadores:-penarol-march-into-final?campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5739. dead.
5. Web site: Santos edge into final. 2 June 2011. ESPN Soccernet. 7 June 2011. 26 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026090742/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/925281/copa-libertadores:-santos-edge-into-final?cc=5739. dead.
6. http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2011/Reglamento_Libertadores_2011.pdf Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2011 Reglamento
7. Web site: Copa Santander Libertadores 2011: árbitros para las Finales . 2011-12-02 . 2011-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111217013522/http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Copa-Santander-Libertadores-2011-arbitros-para-las-Finales-20110608-0003.html . dead .