# 2004 Copa Sudamericana finals

The 2004 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2004 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested by Bolivian club Bolívar and Argentinian club Boca Juniors. Both teams were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg was played in Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz on 8 December and the host team Bolívar won 1–0. The second leg was played in La Bombonera in Buenos Aires on 17 December and the host team Boca Juniors won 2–0, thus being crowned the champions.
It was also the first Copa Sudamericana trophy won by Boca Juniors, which as winners, earned the right to play in the 2005 Recopa Sudamericana against the winner of the 2004 Copa Libertadores.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Bolívar | None |
| Boca Juniors | None |

## Road to the final

| Bolívar | Bolívar | Bolívar | Round | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Aurora (won 5–2 on aggregate) | Away | 2–1 | Preliminary phase | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Aurora (won 5–2 on aggregate) | Home | 3–1 | Preliminary phase | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Universidad de Concepción (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 | Quarter-finals qualification | San Lorenzo (won 2–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 |
| Universidad de Concepción (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Home | 4–2 | Quarter-finals qualification | San Lorenzo (won 2–0 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |
| Arsenal (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 | Quarter-finals | Cerro Porteño (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 0–0 (8–7 p) |
| Arsenal (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Home | 3–0 | Quarter-finals | Cerro Porteño (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 1–1 |
| LDU Quito (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | Semi-finals | Internacional (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 |
| LDU Quito (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Home | 2–1 | Semi-finals | Internacional (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Home | 4–2 |

## Match details
### First leg

| Bolívar | Boca Juniors |
| GK | 1 | Mauro Machado | 71' |
| DF | 16 | Daner Pachi |
| DF | 6 | Óscar Carmelo Sánchez |
| DF | 14 | Julio Ferreira | 26' |
| DF | 3 | Marco Sandy (c) |
| MF | 24 | Gonzalo Galindo | 66' |
| MF | 21 | Rubén Tufiño |
| MF | 22 | Ronald García | 74' |
| MF | 18 | Limberg Gutiérrez |
| FW | 17 | Roger Suárez |
| FW | 8 | Horacio Chiorazzo |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 11 | Percy Colque 66' |
| MF | 10 | Pedro Guiberguis 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Vladimir Soria ||
| GK | 1 | Roberto Abbondanzieri | | 22' |
| DF | 2 | Rolando Schiavi |
| DF | 6 | Aníbal Matellán |
| DF | 13 | Cristian Traverso |
| DF | 15 | José María Calvo | 56' |
| MF | 5 | Raúl Cascini |
| MF | 8 | Diego Cagna (c) |
| MF | 23 | Andrés Guglielminpietro | 82' |
| MF | 11 | Fabián Vargas | 42' | 65' |
| FW | 7 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | 89' |
| FW | 10 | Carlos Tévez |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 19 | Neri Cardozo | 65' |
| MF | 18 | Matías Donnet | 82' |
| MF | 16 | Ariel Carreño | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Jorge José Benítez ||
* Assistant referees:
* Aristeu Tavarez
* Nilton Rodrigues
* Fourth official:
* Edilson Carvalho

### Second leg

| Boca Juniors | Bolívar |
| GK | 1 | Roberto Abbondanzieri |
| DF | 15 | José María Calvo |
| DF | 2 | Rolando Schiavi |
| DF | 13 | Cristian Traverso | 33' |
| DF | 6 | Aníbal Matellán |
| MF | 8 | Diego Cagna (c) | 67' |
| MF | 5 | Raúl Cascini |
| MF | 23 | Andrés Guglielminpietro | 82' |
| FW | 10 | Carlos Tévez | 75' |
| FW | 7 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
| FW | 9 | Martín Palermo | |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 14 | Pablo Ledesma | 67' |
| MF | 11 | Fabián Vargas | 75' |
| MF | 19 | Neri Cardozo | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Jorge José Benítez ||
| GK | 1 | Mauro Machado |
| DF | 6 | Óscar Carmelo Sánchez |
| DF | 14 | Julio Ferreira | 29' |
| DF | 3 | Marco Sandy (c) | 75' |
| DF | 11 | Percy Colque | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Rubén Tufiño |
| MF | 2 | Limbert Pizarro | 72' |
| MF | 24 | Gonzalo Galindo |
| MF | 22 | Ronald García |
| FW | 18 | Limberg Gutiérrez |
| FW | 8 | Horacio Chiorazzo |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 12 | Roger Suárez | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Vladimir Soria ||
* Assistant referees:
* Rodrigo González
* Mario Vargas
* Fourth official:
* Pablo Pozo