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2001 Copa Libertadores finals

Boca Juniors won 3–1 on penalties

The 2001 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2001 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors and Mexican club Cruz Azul. The first leg of the tie was played on 20 June at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City while the second leg was held in Boca Juniors' venue, La Bombonera, on 28 June.

The competition was won by defending champions Boca Juniors, who beat Cruz Azul 3–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate. It became Boca Juniors' fourth Copa Libertadores title.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
ARG Boca Juniors	[1963](1963-copa-libertadores-finals), [1977](1977-copa-libertadores-finals), [1978](1978-copa-libertadores-finals), [1979](1979-copa-libertadores-finals), [2000](2000-copa-libertadores-finals)
MEX Cruz Azul	None

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Route to the finals

Boca Juniors	Cruz Azul
COL Junior
A
3–2	Delgado 6', 80'
Riquelme 65'
COL Junior
H
1–1	Schelotto 9'
BRA Vasco da Gama
A
1–0	Schelotto 69'
BRA Vasco da Gama
H
3–0	Matellán 11'
Schelotto 21', 31'
BRA Palmeiras
H
2–2	Schelotto 43'
Barijho 54' (pen.)
BRA Palmeiras
A
2–2
(p. 3–2)	Gaitán 2'
Riquelme 17'

Final summary

First leg

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MEX José Trejo

ARG Carlos Bianchi

Second leg

Riquelme
Serna
Delgado
Bermúdez
Palencia
Galdames
Hernández
Pinheiro

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ARG Carlos Bianchi

MEX José Trejo

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa01.html Copa Libertadores 2001] by Frank Ballesteros and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF

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