# 2001 Copa Libertadores finals

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. |
| Boca Juniors | 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000 |
| Cruz Azul | None |
Bold indicates winning years

## Route to the finals

| Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Cruz Azul | Cruz Azul | Cruz Azul |
| Junior A 3–2 | Delgado 6', 80' Riquelme 65' | Round of 16 First leg | Round of 16 First leg | Cerro Porteño A 1–2 | Almaguer 10' |
| Junior H 1–1 | Schelotto 9' | Second leg | Second leg | Cerro Porteño H 3–1 | Cardozo 5', 32' Morales 29' |
| Vasco da Gama A 1–0 | Schelotto 69' | Quarterfinals First leg | Quarterfinals First leg | River Plate A 0–0 | |
| Vasco da Gama H 3–0 | Matellán 11' Schelotto 21', 31' | Second leg | Second leg | River Plate H 3–0 | Palencia 19', 25' Cardozo 43' |
| Palmeiras H 2–2 | Schelotto 43' Barijho 54' (pen.) | Semifinals First leg | Semifinals First leg | Rosario Central A 2–0 | Cardozo 36' Palencia 75' (pen.) |
| Palmeiras A 2–2 (p. 3–2) | Gaitán 2' Riquelme 17' | Second leg | Second leg | Rosario Central H 3–3 | Almaguer 8' Adomaitis 44' Palencia 89' |

## Final summary
### First leg

| Cruz Azul | Boca Juniors |
| GK | 1 | Oscar Pérez |
| DF | 3 | Norberto Ángeles | | 41' |
| DF | 7 | Sergio Almaguer |
| DF | 13 | Melvin Brown | 34' |
| MF | 6 | José Hernández |
| MF | 22 | Pablo Galdames | 76' |
| MF | 5 | Victor Gutiérrez | 68' | 53' |
| MF | 11 | Julio Pinheiro |
| MF | 20 | Ángel Morales |
| FW | 18 | José Cardozo | 51' |
| FW | 15 | Juan Palencia (c) |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Carlos Pérez |
| MF | 8 | Tomás Campos | | 41' |
| DF | 9 | Emilio Mora |
| DF | 4 | Juan Reynoso |
| MF | 10 | Héctor Adomaitis | | 53' |
| FW | 14 | Gonzalo Belloso |
| FW | 19 | Omar Rodríguez |
| Manager: ||
| José Trejo ||
Oscar Córdoba :
| DF | 4 | Hugo Ibarra |
| DF | 2 | Jorge Bermúdez (c) |
| DF | 14 | Nicolás Burdisso |
| DF | 3 | Clemente Rodríguez | 40' | 55' |
| MF | 19 | Javier Villarreal | | 78' |
| MF | 24 | Sebastián Battaglia |
| DF | 13 | Cristian Traverso | 67' |
| MF | 10 | Juan Riquelme |
| FW | 17 | Walter Gaitán | 15' |
| FW | 21 | Christian Gimenez | | 60' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Roberto Abbondanzieri |
| MF | 8 | Julio Marchant |
| FW | 9 | Antonio Barijho |
| MF | 11 | José Pereda | 82' | 78' |
| MF | 15 | Omar Pérez |
| FW | 16 | Marcelo Delgado | | 60' |
| MF | 22 | Gustavo Pinto | | 55' |
| Manager: |||
| Carlos Bianchi ||||
* Man of the Match:
* Juan Román Riquelme
* Assistant referees:
* Jorge Paulo Oliveira
* Aristeu Tavares
* Fourth official:
* Wagner Tardelli

### Second leg

| Boca Juniors | Cruz Azul |
| GK | 1 | Oscar Córdoba |
| DF | 4 | Hugo Ibarra |
| DF | 2 | Jorge Bermúdez (c) |
| DF | 6 | Aníbal Matellán |
| DF | 3 | Clemente Rodríguez |
| MF | 19 | Javier Villarreal | | 46' |
| MF | 5 | Mauricio Serna |
| DF | 13 | Cristian Traverso |
| MF | 10 | Juan Riquelme |
| FW | 17 | Walter Gaitán |
| FW | 16 | Marcelo Delgado | 20' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Roberto Abbondanzieri |
| MF | 11 | José Pereda |
| FW | 9 | Antonio Barijho |
| MF | 15 | Omar Pérez |
| FW | 21 | Christian Gimenez | | 46' |
| MF | 22 | Gustavo Pinto |
| MF | 24 | Sebastián Battaglia |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Bianchi ||
Oscar Pérez :
| DF | 3 | Norberto Ángeles |
| DF | 7 | Sergio Almaguer | 40' |
| DF | 13 | Melvin Brown |
| MF | 6 | José Hernández |
| MF | 22 | Pablo Galdames |
| MF | 5 | Víctor Gutiérrez |
| MF | 8 | Tomás Campos | | 66' |
| MF | 11 | Julio Pinheiro |
| FW | 15 | Juan Palencia (c) |
| FW | 18 | José Cardozo | 82' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 21 | Carlos Pérez |
| DF | 9 | Emilio Mora | | 66' |
| DF | 2 | Juan Mendoza |
| DF | 4 | Juan Reynoso |
| FW | 14 | Gonzalo Belloso |
| MF | 10 | Héctor Adomaitis |
| FW | 19 | Omar Rodríguez |
| Manager: |||
| José Trejo ||||
* Man of the Match:
* Francisco Palencia
* Assistant referees:
* Yuri Pineda
* Luis Ávila
* Fourth official:
* Eduardo Lecca