# 2016 Copa Libertadores finals

The 2016 Copa Libertadores finals was the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2016 Copa Libertadores de América, the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Ecuadorian team Independiente del Valle and Colombian team Atlético Nacional. The first leg was hosted by Independiente del Valle at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito on 20 July 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Nacional at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín on 27 July 2016. The winner earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, and also to play against the 2016 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Atlético Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle 2–1 on aggregate to win their second Copa Libertadores title.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Independiente del Valle | None |
| Atlético Nacional | 2 (1989, 1995) |
These finals were the first ones without either an Argentine or a Brazilian team since the 1991 edition between Paraguayan team Olimpia and Chilean team Colo-Colo.

### Road to the finals

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Independiente del Valle | Independiente del Valle | Independiente del Valle | Round | Atlético Nacional | Atlético Nacional | Atlético Nacional |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Guaraní (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Home | 1–0 | First stage | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Guaraní (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) | Away | 2–1 | First stage | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Group 5 | Group 5 | Group 5 | Second stage | Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 4 |
| Colo-Colo | Home | 1–1 | Second stage | Huracán | Away | 0–2 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Away | 1–0 | Second stage | Sporting Cristal | Home | 3–0 |
| Melgar | Away | 0–1 | Second stage | Peñarol | Home | 2–0 |
| Melgar | Home | 2–0 | Second stage | Peñarol | Away | 0–4 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Home | 3–2 | Second stage | Sporting Cristal | Away | 0–1 |
| Colo-Colo | Away | 0–0 | Second stage | Huracán | Home | 0–0 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Atlético Mineiro 6 13 2 Independiente del Valle 6 11 3 Colo-Colo 6 9 4 Melgar 6 0 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Atlético Mineiro 6 13 2 Independiente del Valle 6 11 3 Colo-Colo 6 9 4 Melgar 6 0 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Atlético Mineiro 6 13 2 Independiente del Valle 6 11 3 Colo-Colo 6 9 4 Melgar 6 0 Source: CONMEBOL | Second stage | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Atlético Nacional 6 16 2 Huracán 6 8 3 Peñarol 6 5 4 Sporting Cristal 6 4 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Atlético Nacional 6 16 2 Huracán 6 8 3 Peñarol 6 5 4 Sporting Cristal 6 4 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Atlético Nacional 6 16 2 Huracán 6 8 3 Peñarol 6 5 4 Sporting Cristal 6 4 Source: CONMEBOL |
| Seed 10 | Seed 10 | Seed 10 | final stages | Seed 1 | Seed 1 | Seed 1 |
| River Plate (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 | Round of 16 | Huracán (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 |
| River Plate (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–0 | Round of 16 | Huracán (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Home | 4–2 |
| UNAM (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) | Home | 2–1 | Quarterfinals | Rosario Central (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–0 |
| UNAM (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) | Away | 2–1 | Quarterfinals | Rosario Central (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Home | 3–1 |
| Boca Juniors (won 5–3 on aggregate) | Home | 2–1 | Semifinals | São Paulo (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–2 |
| Boca Juniors (won 5–3 on aggregate) | Away | 2–3 | Semifinals | São Paulo (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–1 |

## Format

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

## Matches
### First leg

In the 35th minute, Orlando Berrío opened the scoring for Atlético Nacional with a low right foot shot from outside the penalty box to the right corner of the net. Arturo Mina got the equalizer for Independiente del Valle in the 86th minute when his header from a free-kick into the penalty box was saved but not cleared he hit the rebound low to the net.
| Independiente del Valle | Atlético Nacional |
| GK | 1 | Daniel Azcona (c) |
| RB | 20 | Christian Núñez | 43' |
| CB | 3 | Arturo Mina |
| CB | 4 | Luís Caicedo | 78' |
| LB | 23 | Emiliano Tellechea |
| CM | 15 | Mario Rizotto | 57' |
| CM | 18 | Jefferson Orejuela |
| RW | 17 | Julio Angulo | | 69' |
| AM | 10 | Junior Sornoza |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Cabezas | | 69' |
| CF | 19 | José Enrique Angulo | | 86' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Javier Nazareno |
| DF | 2 | Luis Fernando León |
| DF | 6 | Luis Ayala |
| MF | 16 | Jonathan Gonzáles | | 69' |
| MF | 27 | Dixon Arroyo |
| FW | 7 | Jonny Uchuari | | 69' |
| FW | 25 | Miller Castillo | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Pablo Repetto ||
| GK | 25 | Franco Armani |
| RB | 2 | Daniel Bocanegra |
| CB | 26 | Davinson Sánchez | 79' |
| CB | 12 | Alexis Henríquez (c) |
| LB | 19 | Farid Díaz |
| CM | 8 | Diego Arias |
| CM | 24 | Sebastián Pérez | 19' | 75' |
| RW | 28 | Orlando Berrío |
| AM | 10 | Macnelly Torres | | 79' |
| LW | 29 | Marlos Moreno | | 88' |
| CF | 23 | Miguel Borja |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 26 | Cristian Bonilla |
| DF | 3 | Felipe Aguilar |
| DF | 6 | Edwin Velasco |
| MF | 11 | Andrés Ibargüen | | 88' |
| MF | 14 | Elkin Blanco | | 79' |
| MF | 18 | Alejandro Guerra | 90+3' | 75' |
| FW | 4 | Ezequiel Rescaldani |
| Manager: ||
| Reinaldo Rueda ||
* Assistant referees:
* Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
* Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
* Additional assistant referee:
* Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
* José Méndez (Paraguay)
* Fourth official:
* Roberto Cañete (Paraguay)

### Second leg

Miguel Borja got the only goal of the game in the 8th minute with a low right foot shot from twelve yards out after Macnelly Torres's chip into the box came back to him off the post.
| Atlético Nacional | Independiente del Valle |
| GK | 25 | Franco Armani |
| RB | 2 | Daniel Bocanegra |
| CB | 26 | Davinson Sánchez |
| CB | 12 | Alexis Henríquez (c) |
| LB | 19 | Farid Díaz |
| CM | 13 | Alexander Mejía |
| CM | 18 | Alejandro Guerra | 39' | 88' |
| RW | 28 | Orlando Berrío |
| AM | 10 | Macnelly Torres |
| LW | 29 | Marlos Moreno | | 76' |
| CF | 23 | Miguel Borja | 73' | 80' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 30 | Luis Enrique Martínez |
| DF | 5 | Francisco Nájera |
| DF | 6 | Edwin Velasco |
| MF | 8 | Diego Arias | | 88' |
| MF | 11 | Andrés Ibargüen | | 76' |
| MF | 22 | Gilberto García |
| FW | 4 | Ezequiel Rescaldani | 90+2' | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Reinaldo Rueda ||
| GK | 1 | Daniel Azcona (c) |
| RB | 20 | Christian Núñez |
| CB | 3 | Arturo Mina |
| CB | 4 | Luís Caicedo |
| LB | 23 | Emiliano Tellechea | | 87' |
| CM | 18 | Jefferson Orejuela |
| CM | 15 | Mario Rizotto | 28' |
| RW | 17 | Julio Angulo | | 71' |
| AM | 10 | Junior Sornoza | 43' | 46' |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Cabezas |
| CF | 19 | José Enrique Angulo |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Javier Nazareno |
| DF | 2 | Luis Fernando León |
| DF | 6 | Luis Ayala |
| MF | 16 | Jonathan Gonzáles | | 71' |
| MF | 27 | Dixon Arroyo |
| FW | 7 | Jonny Uchuari | | 46' |
| FW | 25 | Miller Castillo | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Pablo Repetto ||
* Assistant referees:
* Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
* Ariel Scime (Argentina)
* Additional assistant referee:
* Darío Herrera (Argentina)
* Germán Delfino (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Iván Núñez (Argentina)