2012 Copa Libertadores de América finals
Event2012 Copa Libertadores de América
Boca Juniors Corinthians
Argentina Brazil
1 3
on points
First leg
Boca Juniors Corinthians
1 1
DateJune 27, 2012
VenueEstadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires
Man of the MatchMatías Caruzzo
RefereeEnrique Osses (Chile)
Attendance51,901
Second leg
Corinthians Boca Juniors
2 0
DateJuly 4, 2012
VenueEstádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu), São Paulo
Man of the MatchEmerson Sheik
RefereeWilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance40,186

The 2012 Copa Libertadores de América finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2012 Copa Libertadores de América, the 53rd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

It was the fourth Libertadores decisive-match final to be held at the Pacaembu as well as the tenth final to be held in São Paulo and the seventeenth final to be held in Brazil. While Corinthians progressed to the knockout stages by finishing top of their group, Boca progressed to the knockout stages by finishing runners-up of their group. Boca then beat Unión Española, Fluminense and Universidad de Chile to reach the finals, while Corinthians knocked out Emelec, Vasco da Gama and defending champions Santos.

In the first leg of the final on 27 June at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Boca Juniors took the lead with a goal from Facundo Roncaglia after 73 minutes when he drove the ball high into the net.[1][2] Corinthians equalised in the 85th minute when Romarinho lobbed the ball over fallen Boca Juniors goalkeeper Agustín Orión with the game finishing at 1–1.[3][4][5]

In the second leg of the final on 4 July at the Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu), Emerson Sheik scored two second half goals to give Corinthians a 2–0 win.[6][7][8][9] As a result, Corinthians won their first Copa Libertadores, and finished the tournament undefeated. As winners, Corinthians represented CONMEBOL at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, in which they entered at the semifinal stage[10][11] and made it to the final, where they defeated Chelsea 1–0. They are also playing against 2012 Copa Sudamericana winners São Paulo in the 2013 Recopa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Argentina Boca Juniors 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007
Brazil Corinthians None

Background

To reach the finals, in the knockout phase Boca defeated Unión Española, Fluminense, and Universidad de Chile (2–0 on aggregate score), while Corinthians overcame Emelec, Vasco da Gama, and the defending champions Santos (2–1 on aggregate).

Boca and Corinthians reached the final having already lost out in their domestic and state leagues respectively (the Torneo Clausura de la Primera División and Paulistão respectively). But Boca having also reached the final of their domestic cup competition (the Copa Argentina), that will play against Racing on August 8 (in other words, after these finals). Meanwhile, Corinthians (that, like the others Brazilians teams in this Libertadores, didn't play their domestic cup – Copa do Brasil – because of schedule conflicts) reached the final occupying 17th place of their domestic league (the Brasileirão).

In their most recent Libertadores finals, Boca won in 2007 to Grêmio 5–0 (3–0 in Buenos Aires, 2–0 in Porto Alegre). While Corinthians had never played a Libertadores/Copa de Campeones finals before, Boca have played in nine Libertadores/Copa de Campeones finals, winning six (1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007) and losing three (1963, 1979 and 2004). The two clubs have met each other twice in Americas before, with Boca winning 4–2 on aggregate in the round of 16 of the 1991 Copa Libertadores, and in the group stage of the 2000 Copa Mercosur, with Boca victory 3–0 in Buenos Aires, and a 2–2 draw in São Paulo (as Boca progressed in the competition – would be later eliminated by Atlético Mineiro in quarter-finals -, Corinthians was eliminated in this stage).

Road to finals

Argentina Boca Juniors Round Brazil Corinthians
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye First stage Bye
Venezuela ZamoraAway0–0 Second stage Venezuela Deportivo TáchiraAway1–1
Brazil FluminenseHome1–2 Paraguay NacionalHome2–0
Argentina ArsenalAway1–2 Mexico Cruz AzulAway0–0
Argentina ArsenalHome2–0 Mexico Cruz AzulHome1–0
Brazil FluminenseAway0–2 Paraguay NacionalAway1–3
Venezuela ZamoraHome2–0 Venezuela Deportivo TáchiraHome6–0
Group 4 runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Fluminense 650174+315
Argentina Boca Juniors 641193+613
Argentina Arsenal 620467−16
Venezuela Zamora 601508−81
 Group 6 winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Corinthians 6420132+1114
Mexico Cruz Azul 6321114+711
Paraguay Nacional 6114613−74
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6033415−113
Chile Unión EspañolaHome2–1 Round of 16 Ecuador EmelecAway0–0
Away2–3 Home3–0
Brazil FluminenseHome1–0 Quarterfinals Brazil Vasco da GamaAway0–0
Away1–1 Home1–0
Chile Universidad de ChileHome2–0 Semifinals Brazil SantosAway0–1
Away0–0 Home1–1

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.[12]

Matches

First leg

2012 Copa Libertadores finals
First leg
Boca Juniors Argentina1–1Brazil Corinthians
Roncaglia 72' Report Romarinho 84'
Attendance: 51,901
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Boca Juniors
Corinthians
GK1Argentina Agustín Orión
RB23Argentina Facundo RoncagliaYellow card 19'
CB2Argentina Rolando Schiavi
CB6Argentina Matías Caruzzo
LB3Argentina Clemente Rodríguez
DM18Argentina Leandro Somoza
CM16Argentina Pablo Ledesmadownward-facing red arrow 82'
CM11Argentina Walter ErvitiYellow card 88'
AM10Argentina Juan Román Riquelme (c)Yellow card 42'
CF19Uruguay Santiago Silvadownward-facing red arrow 85'
CF7Argentina Pablo Mouchedownward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutes:
GK13Uruguay Sebastián Sosa
DF5Argentina Juan Sánchez Miño
DF14Argentina Gastón Sauro
MF8Argentina Diego Riveroupward-facing green arrow 82'
MF21Argentina Cristian Chávez
FW20Argentina Darío Cvitanichupward-facing green arrow 87'
FW24Argentina Lucas Viatriupward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Argentina Julio César Falcioni
GK24Brazil Cássio
RB2Brazil Alessandro
CB3Brazil ChicãoYellow card 74'
CB4Brazil Leandro Castán
LB6Brazil Fábio SantosYellow card 87'
CM8Brazil Paulinho
CM5Brazil Ralf
RW23Brazil Jorge Henriquedownward-facing red arrow 39'
AM12Brazil Alexdownward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LW11Qatar Emerson Sheik
CF20Brazil Danilo (c)downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
GK1Brazil Júlio César
DF10Brazil Marquinhos
DF18Brazil Weldinho
DF25Brazil Wallaceupward-facing green arrow 90+2'
MF15Brazil Douglas
FW9Portugal Liédsonupward-facing green arrow 39'
FW21Brazil Romarinhoupward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Brazil Tite

Man of the Match:
Argentina Matías Caruzzo

Assistant referees:[13]
Francisco Mondria (Chile)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Fourth official:
Patricio Polic (Chile)

Second leg

Corinthians
Boca Juniors
GK24Brazil Cássio
RB2Brazil Alessandro (c)
CB3Brazil ChicãoYellow card 4'
CB4Brazil Leandro CastánYellow card 70'
LB6Brazil Fábio Santos
CM8Brazil Paulinho
CM5Brazil Ralf
RW23Brazil Jorge Henrique
AM12Brazil Alexdownward-facing red arrow 88'
LW11Qatar Emerson Sheikdownward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CF20Brazil Danilo
Substitutes:
GK1Brazil Júlio César
DF10Brazil Marquinhos
DF16Brazil Ramon
DF25Brazil Wallaceupward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF15Brazil Douglasupward-facing green arrow 88'
FW9Portugal Liédson
FW21Brazil Romarinho
Manager:
Brazil Tite
GK1Argentina Agustín Orióndownward-facing red arrow 32'
RB4Argentina Franco Sosa
CB2Argentina Rolando SchiaviYellow card 51'
CB6Argentina Matías CaruzzoYellow card 54'
LB3Argentina Clemente Rodríguez
DM18Argentina Leandro Somoza
CM16Argentina Pablo Ledesmadownward-facing red arrow 65'
CM11Argentina Walter Erviti
AM10Argentina Juan Román Riquelme (c)
CF19Uruguay Santiago SilvaYellow card 44'
CF7Argentina Pablo MoucheYellow card 4'downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutes:
GK13Uruguay Sebastián Sosaupward-facing green arrow 32'
DF5Argentina Juan Sánchez Miño
DF14Argentina Gastón Sauro
MF8Argentina Diego Rivero
MF21Argentina Cristian Chávez
FW20Argentina Darío Cvitanichupward-facing green arrow 65'
FW24Argentina Lucas Viatriupward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Argentina Julio César Falcioni

Man of the Match:
Qatar Emerson Sheik


Assistant referees:[13]
Abraham González (Colombia)
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Fourth official:
José Buitrago (Colombia)

Copa Libertadores de América
2012 Champion
Brazil
Corinthians
First Title

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Corinthians earn draw at Boca Juniors". Fox News. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Boca stunned by late Romarinho strike". ESPNstar.com. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Romarinho's late goal helps Corinthians to draw". San Francisco Chronicle. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors 1 Corinthians 1". Soccerway.com. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Boca y Corinthians, iguales (1-1)" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. June 28, 2012.
  6. ↑ "¡Corinthians, brillante campeón!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. July 5, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Corinthians claim Copa glory". ESPN Soccernet. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Corinthians finally break their duck as Emerson sees off Boca Juniors". Guardian. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Corinthians wins Copa Libertadores for 1st time". Sports Illustrated. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Corinthians, the cream of South America". FIFA.com. July 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Corinthians claim Copa glory". ESPN. June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: reglamento del torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012.
  13. 1 2 "Copa Santander Libertadores 2012–árbitros finales 2012" (PDF). CONMEBOL. June 22, 2012.
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