2002 Copa Sudamericana finals

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.

2002 Copa Sudamericana finals

Event	2002 Copa Sudamericana
Atlético Nacional San Lorenzo 0 4
on aggregate
First leg
Atlético Nacional San Lorenzo 0 4
Date	27 November 2002
Venue	Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Referee	Márcio Rezende
Second leg
San Lorenzo Atlético Nacional 0 0
Date	11 December 2002
Venue	Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires
Referee	Epifanio González
Attendance	40,779

San Lorenzo won 4–0 on aggregate, achieving the first international title in their history.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Atlético Nacional	None
San Lorenzo	None

Venues

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

Route to the final

Further information: 2002 Copa Sudamericana

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

Match details

First leg

2002 Copa Sudamericana finals

27 November 2002

19:10 (UTC-3)

First leg

Atlético Nacional	0–4	San Lorenzo
	Report	Saja 2' (pen.) Michelini 25' Romagnoli 52' Astudillo 67'

Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)

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.

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Second leg

11 December 2002

21:10 (UTC-3)

Second leg

San Lorenzo	0–0	Atlético Nacional
	Report

Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 40,779

Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

San Lorenzo

Atlético Nacional

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		65'
MF	8	Mariano Herrón
MF	22	Cristian Zurita
MF	10	Leandro Romagnoli		65'
FW	7	Rodrigo Astudillo
FW	9	Alberto Acosta		85'
Substitutions:
FW	17	Daniel Cordone		65'
FW	20	Damián Luna		65'
MF	18	Alexis Cabrera		85'
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		61'
MF	15	Diego Toro
MF	9	Freddy Grisales
FW	19	Óscar Restrepo
FW	20	Martín Echeverría		80'
Substitutions:
FW		Jair Rambal		61'
FW		Robinson Rentería		80'
Manager:
Alexis García