2013 Copa Libertadores finals

The 2013 Copa Libertadores de América Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2013 Copa Libertadores de América, the 54th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2013 Copa Libertadores de América Finals
Event2013 Copa Libertadores de América
Olimpia Atlético Mineiro
Paraguay Brazil
2 2
on aggregate
Atlético Mineiro won 4–3 on penalties
First leg
Olimpia Atlético Mineiro
2 0
Date17 July 2013
VenueEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
RefereeNéstor Pitana (Argentina)
Attendance35,000
Second leg
Atlético Mineiro Olimpia
2 0
After extra time
Date24 July 2013
VenueEstádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte
RefereeWilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance56,557

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Paraguayan team Olimpia and Brazilian team Atlético Mineiro. The first leg was hosted by Olimpia at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción on 17 July 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Mineiro at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) in Belo Horizonte on 24 July. The winner earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, and the right to play against the 2013 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana.[1]

Olimpia won the first leg 2–0,[2] and Atlético Mineiro won the second leg by the same score after extra time, which meant the title was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which Atlético Mineiro won 4–3 to claim their first Copa Libertadores title.[3]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Paraguay Olimpia[4] 1960, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002
Brazil Atlético Mineiro[5] None

Atlético Mineiro came into the finals as a first-time finalist, while Olimpia were three-time champion and three-time runner-up, and the first and only club to be a finalist in each decade of the tournament's existence.

Road to the finals
Further information: 2013 Copa Libertadores

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

Paraguay Olimpia Round Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Uruguay Defensor Sporting
(won 2–0 on aggregate)		 Away0–0 First stage Bye
Home2–0
Group 7 Second stage Group 3
Argentina Newell's Old Boys Away3–1 Brazil São Paulo Home2–1
Chile Universidad de Chile Home3–0 Argentina Arsenal Away2–5
Venezuela Deportivo Lara Home2–2 Bolivia The Strongest Home2–1
Venezuela Deportivo Lara Away1–5 Bolivia The Strongest Away1–2
Chile Universidad de Chile Away0–1 Argentina Arsenal Home5–2
Argentina Newell's Old Boys Home4–1 Brazil São Paulo Away2–0

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Paraguay Olimpia 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13
2 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 6 3 0 3 11 10 +1 9
3 Chile Universidad de Chile 6 3 0 3 7 9 −2 9
4 Venezuela Deportivo Lara 6 1 1 4 8 16 −8 4
Source:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 5 0 1 16 9 +7 15
2 Brazil São Paulo 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
3 Argentina Arsenal 6 2 1 3 10 15 −5 7
4 Bolivia The Strongest 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 6
Source:
Seed 3 Knockout stages Seed 1
Argentina Tigre
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Away2–1 Round of 16 Brazil São Paulo
(won 6–2 on aggregate)		 Away1–2
Home2–0 Home4–1
Brazil Fluminense
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–0 Quarterfinals Mexico Tijuana
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals)		 Away2–2
Home2–1 Home1–1
Colombia Santa Fe
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Home2–0 Semifinals Argentina Newell's Old Boys
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)		 Away2–0
Away1–0 Home2–0 (3–2 p)

Format

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. However, CONMEBOL required that the second leg of the finals must be played in South America, i.e., a finalist from Mexico must host the first leg regardless of seeding. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[1]

Match details

First leg

Alejandro Silva opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when he picked up a pass near the right wing and set off on a run towards goal before hitting a low left-footed strike from just outside the box giving the goalkeeper no chance.[6] Wilson Pittoni got the second goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time when he curled a right footed free-kick past the goalkeeper who was hampered by his own defender in his way on the line.[7]

2013 Copa Libertadores Finals
First leg
Olimpia Paraguay2–0Brazil Atlético Mineiro
A. Silva 23'
Pittoni 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000[8]
Olimpia
Atlético Mineiro

Assistant referees:[9]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Germán Delfino (Argentina)

Second leg

Jô opened the scoring in the 46th minute when he took struck the ball on the turn past goalkeeper Martín Silva.[10] In the 85th minute Atlético Mineiro got their second when Leonardo Silva headed Bernard's cross into the top corner of the net. There were no goals in extra time, and in the penalty shoot-out Olimpia's Herminio Miranda missed the first kick, and Matías Giménez shot against the bar in the fifth kick, to hand Atlético Mineiro the title to for the first time and a berth in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[11][12][13]

Second leg
Atlético Mineiro Brazil2–0 (a.e.t.)Paraguay Olimpia
Jô 47'
Leonardo Silva 87'		 Report
Penalties
Alecsandro soccer ball with check mark
Guilherme soccer ball with check mark
Jô soccer ball with check mark
Leonardo Silva soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with red X Miranda
soccer ball with check mark Ferreyra
soccer ball with check mark Candia
soccer ball with check mark Aranda
soccer ball with red X Giménez
Attendance: 56,557[14]
Atlético Mineiro
Olimpia


Assistant referees:[9]
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Eduardo Ruiz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Imer Machado (Colombia)

See also

References
  1. "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2013: reglamento del torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
  2. "Olimpia cada vez más cerca de concretar otra proeza, superó al Atl. Mineiro 2-0" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 17, 2013.
  3. "En dramática definición Atl. Mineiro consumó la conquista de su primera Libertadores, ganó en penale" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 24, 2013.
  4. "Ficha del Olimpia de Paraguay, finalista de la Copa Libertadores de América-2013" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 23, 2013.
  5. "Ficha del Atlético Mineiro de Brasil, finalista de la Copa Libertadores de América-2013" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 23, 2013.
  6. "Olimpia defeats Atletico Mineiro". Fox Sports. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  7. "Olimpia 2-0 Atletico Mineiro". Goal.com. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  8. "Ficha técnica de Olimpia 2 -Atlético Mineiro 0" (in Spanish). UOL. 18 July 2013.
  9. "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2013: árbitros para las finales". CONMEBOL. 2013-07-11.
  10. "Atletico win dramatic final". ESPN. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  11. "Atletico Mineiro 2-0 Olimpia (agg 2-2, pens 4-3)". Goal.com. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  12. "Ronaldinho and Bernard help Atletico Mineiro comeback against Olimpia before winning on penalties". The Independent. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  13. "Atletico produce heroic comeback for glory". FIFA.com. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013.
  14. "Ficha Técnica: Atlético-MG 2 (4) x (3) 0 Olímpia" (in Spanish). Terra. 25 July 2013.
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