2002 Copa Sudamericana finals
Event2002 Copa Sudamericana
on aggregate
First leg
Date27 November 2002
VenueEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
RefereeMárcio Rezende
Second leg
Date11 December 2002
VenueEstadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires
RefereeEpifanio González
Attendance40,779

The 2002 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football match played to determine the champion of the 2002 Copa Sudamericana, the inaugural edition of this tournament. The tie was contested between Argentine side San Lorenzo de Almagro and Colombian side Atlético Nacional.

San Lorenzo won 4–0 on aggregate,[1] achieving the first international title in their history.[2][3]

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals app.
Colombia Atlético NacionalNone
Argentina San LorenzoNone

Venues

Estadio Atanasio Girardot (left) and Estadio Pedro Bidegain, venues for the series

Route to the final

Atlético Nacional Round San Lorenzo
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Bye
Colombia América de Cali 3–1 1–0 (H) 2–1 (A) Second round Venezuela Monagas 8–1 3–0 (A) 5–1 (H)
Chile Santiago Wanderers 2–2 (p) 2–1 (H) 0–1 (A) (a.e.t.) Quarter-finals Argentina Racing Club 3–3 (p) 3–1 (H) 0–2 (A) (a.e.t.)
Uruguay Nacional 3–3 (p) 2–1 (H) 1–2 (A) (a.e.t.) Semi-finals Bolivia Bolívar 5–4 1–2 (A) 4–2 (H)

Match details

First leg

2002 Copa Sudamericana finals
First leg
Atlético Nacional Colombia0–4Argentina San Lorenzo
Report Saja 2' (pen.)
Michelini 25'
Romagnoli 52'
Astudillo 67'
Atlético Nacional
San Lorenzo

note: Match was suspended at the 70th minute because a flare from the Atletico Nacional fans struck Aldo Paredes. A few minutes later, the match was resumed, but it was suspended at the 89th minute after Aquivaldo Mosquera was shown a red card. and Nacional fans started to throw objects onto the field.


Second leg

Second leg
San Lorenzo Argentina0–0Colombia Atlético Nacional
Report
San Lorenzo
Atlético Nacional

References

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