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,Copa Sudamericana 2002 on the RSSSF achieving the second international title in their history.Títulos: Copa Sudamericana 2002 on San Lorenzo websiteA 18 años de la Sudamericana 2002, 11 Dec 2002
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. Atlético Nacional None San Lorenzo None
Venues
Route to the final
Atlético NacionalRoundSan LorenzoOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByeFirst roundBye América de Cali3–11–0 (H)2–1 (A)Second round Monagas8–13–0 (A)5–1 (H) Santiago Wanderers2–2 (p)2–1 (H)0–1 (A) (a.e.t.)Quarter-finals Racing Club3–3 (p)3–1 (H)0–2 (A) (a.e.t.) Nacional3–3 (p)2–1 (H)1–2 (A) (a.e.t.)Semi-finals Bolívar5–41–2 (A)4–2 (H)
Match details
First leg
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
GK 1 Sebastián Saja DF 12 Celso Esquivel DF 24 Gonzalo Rodríguez DF 3 Claudio Morel Rodríguez DF 4 Aldo Paredes MF 19 José Chatruc MF 8 Mariano Herrón MF 22 Cristian Zurita MF 10 Leandro Romagnoli FW 7 Rodrigo Astudillo FW 9 Alberto Acosta Substitutions: FW17 Daniel Cordone FW20 Damián Luna MF 18 Alexis Cabrera Manager: Rubén Darío Insúa
GK 12 Edigson Velásquez DF 24 Elkin Calle DF 4 Samuel Vanegas DF 4 Sergio Guzmán DF 2 Carlos Díaz MF 16 Felipe Chará MF 18 Roberto Moreno MF 15 Diego Toro MF 9 Freddy Grisales FW 19 Óscar Restrepo FW 20 Martín Echeverría Substitutions: FW Jair Rambal FW Robinson Rentería Manager: Alexis García
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