2004 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	2004 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Boca Juniors Once Caldas 1 1
on aggregate Once Caldas won 2–0 on penalties
First leg
Boca Juniors Once Caldas 0 0
Date	23 June 2004
Venue	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Referee	Gustavo Méndez
Second leg
Once Caldas Boca Juniors 1 1
Date	1 July 2004
Venue	Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee	Carlos Chandía
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The 2004 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2004 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Colombian club Once Caldas and Argentine club Boca Juniors. The first leg of the tie was played on 23 June at Boca Juniors' venue, La Bombonera, with the second leg played on 1 July at Estadio Palogrande in Manizales.

After both matches ended tied, Once Caldas won the series by penalty shoot-out.^[1]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Boca Juniors	1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2003
Once Caldas	None

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

La Bombonera (Buenos Aires) and Estadio Palogrande (Manizales), venues for the finals

Route to the finals

Once Caldas			Boca Juniors
Barcelona A 0–0		Round of 16 First leg		Sporting Cristal A 3–2	Tevez 31' Calvo 82' Schelotto 90'
Barcelona H 1–1 (p. 4–2)	Agudelo 83'	Second leg		Sporting Cristal H 2–1	Villarreal 40' Tevez 62'
Santos A 1–1	Valentierra 88'	Quarterfinals First leg		São Caetano A 0–0
Santos H 1–0	Valentierra 70'	Second leg		São Caetano H 1–1 (p. 4–3)	Barijho 65'
São Paulo A 0–0		Semifinals First leg		River Plate H 1–0	Schiavi 28'
São Paulo H 2–1	Alcazar 27' Agudelo 90'	Second leg		River Plate A 1–2 (p. 5–4)	Tevez 89'

Final summary

First leg

23 Jun 2004

21:15 (UTC-3)

First leg

Boca Juniors	0–0	Once Caldas
	Report

La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

Boca Juniors

Once Caldas

GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri DF 5 Pablo Alvarez DF 2 Rolando Schiavi  68' DF 6 Nicolás Burdisso DF 3 Clemente Rodríguez MF 19 Pablo Ledesma MF 20 Javier Villarreal  72' MF 8 Diego Cagna (c)  76' MF 10 Iarley FW 7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto FW 21 Antonio Barijho Substitutes: GK 12 Wilfredo Caballero DF 4 Pablo Jerez DF 13 Diego Crosa DF 14 Luis Perea FW 17 Franco Cangele  76' MF 23 Neri Cardozo MF 24 Miguel Caneo Manager: Carlos Bianchi

GK 1 Juan Henao DF 2 Miguel Rojas  80' DF 24 Samuel Vanegas (c)  61' DF 13 Édgar Cataño DF 22 John García MF 3 Jhon Viáfara MF 5 Rubén Velásquez MF 14 Diego Arango MF 16 Elkin Soto  74' MF 8 Arnulfo Valentierra  37' FW 18 Jorge Agudelo  64' Substitutes: GK 25 Juan C. González DF 7 Jefrey Díaz MF 10 Jonathan Fabbro MF 15 Herly Alcázar  81'  64' MF 20 Raúl Marín FW 21 Javier Araujo  37' FW 23 Wilmer Ortegón  74' Manager: Luis Montoya

Assistant referees: Pablo Fandiño Marcelo Costa Fourth official: Martín Vázquez

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Second leg

1 July 2004

19:15 (UTC-5)

Second leg

Once Caldas	1–1	Boca Juniors
Viáfara 7'	Report	Burdisso 52'
Penalties
Valentierra Soto Ortegón Agudelo	2–0	Schiavi Cascini Burdisso Cángele

Estadio Palogrande, Manizales

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Once Caldas

Boca Juniors

GK 1 Juan Henao DF 2 Miguel Rojas DF 24 Samuel Vanegas (c) DF 13 Édgar Cataño DF 22 John García  51'  90' MF 3 Jhon Viáfara MF 5 Rubén Velásquez MF 15 Herly Alcázar  78' MF 16 Elkin Soto MF 8 Arnulfo Valentierra FW 17 Dayro Moreno  25'  67' Substitutes: GK 25 Juan González DF 7 Jefrey Díaz  67' MF 14 Diego Arango FW 18 Jorge Agudelo  78' MF 20 Raúl Marín FW 21 Javier Araujo FW 23 Wilmer Ortegón  90'  90' Manager: Luis Montoya

GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri DF 14 Luis Perea DF 2 Rolando Schiavi DF 6 Nicolás Burdisso DF 3 Clemente Rodríguez MF 11 Fabián Vargas  76' MF 20 Javier Villarreal MF 8 Diego Cagna (c)  86' MF 22 Alfredo Cascini FW 17 Franco Cangele FW 9 Carlos Tevez Substitutes: GK 12 Wilfredo Caballero DF 5 Pablo Alvarez MF 10 Iarley DF 13 Diego Crosa MF 19 Pablo Ledesma FW 21 Antonio Barijho MF 24 Miguel Caneo  86' Manager: Carlos Bianchi

Assistant referees: Julio Cristian Rodrigo González Fourth official: Pablo Pozo

References