2000 Copa Libertadores Finals

The 2000 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2000 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors and Brazilian club Palmeiras. The first leg of the tie was played on 14 June at Boca Juniors' venue, La Bombonera, with the second leg played on 21 June at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo.

2000 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event2000 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Boca Juniors Palmeiras
2 2
Boca Juniors won the penalty shootout 4–2
First leg
Boca Juniors Palmeiras
2 2
Date14 June 2000
VenueLa Bombonera, Buenos Aires
RefereeGustavo Méndez
Attendance50,580
Second leg
Palmeiras Boca Juniors
0 0
Date21 June 2000
VenueEstádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
RefereeEpifanio González
Attendance75,000

After both matches finished tied, Boca Juniors won the Cup by penalty shoot-out.[1]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Boca Juniors 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979
Palmeiras 1961, 1968, 1999

Venues
La Bombonera (Buenos Aires) one of the venues for the finals

Route to the finals
PalmeirasBoca Juniors
Peñarol
A
0–2		Round of 16
First leg		 El Nacional
A
0–0
Peñarol
H
3–1
(p. 3–2)		Neném 26'
Marcelo Ramos 43', 56'		Second leg El Nacional
H
5–3		Riquelme 3'
Moreno 10'
Schelotto 22'
Arruabarrena 26'
Bermúdez 42'
Atlas
A
2–0		Pena 14'
Euller 79'		Quarterfinals
First leg		 River Plate
A
1–2		Riquelme 30'
Atlas
H
3–2		Rogério 17'
Marcelo Ramos 66'
Taddei 85'		Second leg River Plate
H
3–0		Delgado 59'
Riquelme 79' (pen.)
Palermo 94'
Corinthians
A
3–4		Júnior 39'
Alex 75'
Euller 82'		Semifinals
First leg		 América
H
4–1		Arruabarrena 9'
Barijho 11', 51'
Marchant 21'
Corinthians
H
3–2
(p. 5–4)		Euller 34'
Alex 59'
Galeano 70'		Second leg América
A
1–3		Samuel 83'

Final summary

First leg
Boca Juniors 2–2 Palmeiras
Arruabarrena  22', 61' (Report) Pena  43'
Euller  63'
Attendance: 50,580
Boca Juniors
Palmeiras
GK1 Óscar Córdoba
DF4 Hugo Ibarra
DF2 Jorge Bermúdez (c)
DF6 Walter Samuel
DF3 Rodolfo Arruabarrena
MF22 Sebastián Battaglia
MF13 Cristian Traverso 65'
MF17 Gustavo Barros Schelotto 88' 65'
MF10 Juan Román Riquelme 59'
FW21 Christian Giménez 8' 46'
FW20 Antonio Barijho 46'
Substitutes:
GK12 Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF14 Nicolás Burdisso
DF15 Aníbal Matellán
MF18 José Basualdo
MF19 César La Paglia 65'
FW7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto 46'
FW9 Martín Palermo 46'
Manager:
Carlos Bianchi
GK1 Marcos
DF13 Neném 64'
DF3 Argel 60'
DF5 Roque Júnior 5'
DF6 Júnior
MF16 Rogério
MF25 Galeano
MF8 César Sampaio (c)
MF10 Alex 87'
FW17 Pena 62'
FW7 Euller 85'
Substitutes:
GK12 Sérgio
DF4 Agnaldo Liz
DF15 Tiago Silva 87'
MF19 Fernando
FW2 Luiz Cláudio
FW9 Faustino Asprilla 85'
FW18 Marcelo Ramos 62'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Assistant referees:
William Martínez (Uruguay)
Rubén Meneses (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Daniel Bello (Uruguay)

Second leg
Palmeiras 0–0 Boca Juniors
(Report)
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 75,000
Palmeiras
Boca Juniors
GK1 Marcos
DF16 Rogério
DF3 Argel 77'
DF5 Roque Júnior
DF6 Júnior
MF8 César Sampaio (c) 54'
MF25 Galeano
MF10 Alex
FW17 Pena 61'
FW18 Marcelo Ramos 35'
FW7 Euller
Substitutes:
GK12 Sérgio
DF4 Agnaldo Liz
DF13 Neném
DF15 Tiago Silva
MF19 Fernando
FW9 Faustino Asprilla 35'
FW11 Basílio 61'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1 Óscar Córdoba
DF4 Hugo Ibarra
DF2 Jorge Bermúdez (c) 76'
DF6 Walter Samuel
DF3 Rodolfo Arruabarrena
MF22 Sebastián Battaglia
MF13 Cristian Traverso
MF18 José Basualdo
MF10 Juan Riquelme
FW7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto 65'
FW9 Martín Palermo
Substitutes:
GK12 Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF14 Nicolás Burdisso
DF15 Aníbal Matellán
MF17 Gustavo Barros Schelotto
MF19 César La Paglia
FW20 Antonio Barijho
FW21 Christian Giménez
Manager:
Carlos Bianchi

Assistant referees:
Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Miguel Ángel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)

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References
  1. Copa Libertadores 2000 by Pablo Ciullini, Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
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