The 2001 Copa Mercosur Finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2001 Copa Mercosur, the fourth (and last) edition of the Copa Mercosur, South America's international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL."Copa Mercosur 2001" by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentinian team San Lorenzo de Almagro and Brazilian team Flamengo. The first leg was hosted by Flamengo at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on 22 November 2017, while the second leg was hosted by San Lorenzo at its own venue, Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires on 24 January 2002.Copa Mercosur 2001 by Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
The second leg had originally been scheduled for December 19, but it had to be postponed to January 24, 2002 due to social unrest in Argentina.
After both matches ended tied on 90 minutes (0–0 the first game and 1–1 the second one), the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out, with San Lorenzo winning the series 4–3 and also winning its first international title organised by CONMEBOL (the first international had been in 1927 when San Lorenzo won Copa Aldao, organised by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together).Títulos: Copa Mercosur 2001 on San Lorenzo website Goalkeeper Sebastián Saja was one of the keyplayers of the final, after stopping two penalties and converting one himself in the shoot-out,A 18 años del primer festejo internacional by Bautista Ordóñez on Olé, 24 Jan 2020 while Diego Capria kicked (and scored) the last penalty to make San Lorenzo win the series.San Lorenzo campeón Copa Mercosur 2001 on El Gráfico, 24 Jan 2012
Teams TeamPrevious finals app. San Lorenzo None Flamengo 1 (1999)
Venues
Format The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, neither the away goals rule nor 30 minutes of extra time would be used. Instead, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.
Matches
First leg
GK 1 Júlio CésarDF 2 Alessandro DF 3 JuanDF 13 FernandoDF 6 CassioMF 15 Jorginho MF 9 Rocha MF 7 Beto MF 10 Dejan Petković FW 11 EdílsonFW 8 ReinaldoSubstitutes:MF 19 Roma DF 14 Bruno Carvalho Manager: Carlos Alberto Torres
GK 1 Sebastián SajaDF 17 Juan José SerrizuelaDF 2 Horacio AmeliDF 6 Diego CapriaDF 4 Aldo ParedesMF 22 Cristian Zurita MF 5 Pablo MicheliniMF 11 Walter ErvitiMF 10 Leandro Romagnoli MF 8 Guillermo Franco FW 9 Bernardo RomeoSubstitutes:MF 21 Lucas Pusineri MF 19 Mario Santana FW 19 Lucio Filomeno Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
Second leg
GK 1 Sebastián SajaDF 17 Juan José SerrizuelaDF 2 Horacio AmeliDF 6 Diego CapriaDF 4 Aldo ParedesMF 8 Guillermo Franco MF 5 Pablo MicheliniMF 11 Walter ErvitiMF 10 Leandro RomagnoliFW 7 Raúl Estévez FW 20 Alberto AcostaSubstitutes: MF 21 Lucas Pusineri MF 30 Leonardo Rodríguez Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
GK 1 Júlio CésarDF 30 EdsonDF 3 JuanDF 13 Fernando DF 6 CassioMF 5 Leandro ÁvilaMF 15 JorginhoMF9 Rocha MF 10 Dejan PetkovićFW 18 RomaFW 17 Leandro Machado Substitutes: FW 29 Jackson DF 26 André Bahia MF 21 Andrezinho Manager: Carlos Alberto Torres
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