2001 Copa Libertadores finals

2001 Copa Libertadores finals
Event	2001 Copa Toyota Libertadores
	on aggregate; Boca Juniors won 3–1 on penalties
First leg
Date	20 June 2001
Venue	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Man of the Match	Juan Román Riquelme
Referee	Márcio Rezende
Second leg
Date	28 June 2001
Venue	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Referee	Gilberto Hidalgo
	← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2001 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors and Mexican club Cruz Azul. The first leg of the tie was played on 20 June at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City while the second leg was held in Boca Juniors' venue, La Bombonera, on 28 June.

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The competition was won by defending champions Boca Juniors, who beat Cruz Azul 3–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate. It became Boca Juniors' fourth Copa Libertadores title.^[1]

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Team	Previous finals app.
Boca Juniors	1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000
Cruz Azul	None

Boca Juniors
Junior A 3–2	Delgado 6', 80' Riquelme 65'	Round of 16 First leg	Cerro Porteño A 1–2	Almaguer 10'
Junior H 1–1	Schelotto 9'	Second leg	Cerro Porteño H 3–1	Cardozo 5', 32' Morales 29'
Vasco da Gama A 1–0	Schelotto 69'	Quarterfinals First leg	River Plate A 0–0
Vasco da Gama H 3–0	Matellán 11' Schelotto 21', 31'	Second leg	River Plate H 3–0	Palencia 19', 25' Cardozo 43'
Palmeiras H 2–2	Schelotto 43' Barijho 54' (pen.)	Semifinals First leg	Rosario Central A 2–0	Cardozo 36' Palencia 75' (pen.)
Palmeiras A 2–2 (p. 3–2)	Gaitán 2' Riquelme 17'	Second leg	Rosario Central H 3–3	Almaguer 8' Adomaitis 44' Palencia 89'

Boca Juniors	0–1	Cruz Azul
	Report	Palencia 42'
Penalties
Riquelme Serna Delgado Bermúdez	3–1	Palencia Galdames Hernández Pinheiro

2001 Copa Libertadores finals

Qualified teams

Venues

Route to the finals

Final summary

First leg

Second leg

References

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