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2007 Copa Libertadores finals

The 2007 Copa Libertadores finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2007 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Argentine club Boca Juniors and Brazilian club Grêmio. The first leg of the tie was played on June 13 at Boca Juniors' home field, La Bombonera, with the second leg played on June 20 at Gremio's Estádio Olímpico. Boca Juniors won the series 5–0 on aggregate, achieving their sixth Copa Libertadores title.

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious 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)**, **[2001](2001-copa-libertadores-finals)**, **[2003](2003-copa-libertadores-finals)**, [2004](2004-copa-libertadores-finals)
BRA Grêmio**[1983](1983-copa-libertadores-finals)**, [1984](1984-copa-libertadores-finals), **[1995](1995-copa-libertadores-finals)**

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Route to the finals

GrêmioBoca Juniors
BRA São Paulo
A
**0–1**
BRA São Paulo
H
**2–0**Tcheco 17'
Diego Souza 74'
URU Defensor Sporting
A
**0–2**
URU Defensor Sporting
H
**2–0**
(p. 4–2)Tcheco 22'
Teco 45'
BRA Santos
H
**2–0**Tcheco 34'
Carlos Eduardo 36'
BRA Santos
A
**1–3**Diego Souza 34'

Matches

First leg

Riquelme Patrício

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ARG Miguel Ángel Russo
BRA Mano Menezes

Second leg

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BRA Mano Menezes
ARG Miguel Ángel Russo

Aftermath

With this appearance in the last stage Boca Juniors reached a record-equalling ninth final, winning on five of the eight previous occasions. At that point only Peñarol of Uruguay had played as many. The media praised Juan Román Riquelme's performance in the finals, crediting him as Boca's most notable player. Riquelme had returned to Argentina after a frustrating experience at Spanish club Villarreal where manager Manuel Pellegrini excluded him from the senior squad due to personal disputes. Under the guidance of manager Miguel Ángel Russo, Riquelme was the top scorer of the team (and second of the 2007 edition behind Salvador Cabañas) with 8 goals in 11 matches, three of them in the finals.

The 5–0 aggregate score remains the largest victory in the history of Copa Libertadores finals.

On the other hand, Grêmio – who had previously played three finals, winning two of them – moved up to second place among Brazilian clubs with most Copa Libertadores finals contested, behind São Paulo with six.

References

References

  1. [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa07.html Copa Libertadores 2007] by Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
  2. [https://historiadeboca.com.ar/copa-libertadores-2007/2007/109.html Copa Libertadores 2007 overview] on Historia de Boca
  3. [https://tn.com.ar/deportes/esencial/el-mejor-riquelme-todos-los-goles-del-torero-en-la-copa-libertadores-2007_565036 El mejor Riquelme] on TN, 26 Jan 2015
  4. [http://www.elequipo-deportea.com/futbol/5256/orteman--riquelme-hizo-facil-la-libertadores.html Orteman: "Riquelme hizo fácil la Libertadores"] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-03-23 by Damián Espinoza on Deportea Online, 22 June 2017)
  5. [http://www.diariopublicable.com/democracia/1594-2007---la-sexta-copa-de-boca.html La sexta Copa de Boca] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-02-04 by Damián Ferrero on Diario Publicable, 28 Oct 2013)
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