It was the fourth Libertadores decisive-match final to be held at the Pacaembu as well as the tenth final to be held in São Paulo and the seventeenth final to be held in Brazil. While Corinthians progressed to the knockout stages by finishing top of their group, Boca progressed to the knockout stages by finishing runners-up of their group. Boca then beat
Unión Española,
Fluminense and
Universidad de Chile to reach the finals, while Corinthians knocked out
Emelec,
Vasco da Gama and defending champions
Santos.
In the first leg of the final on 27 June at the
Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Boca Juniors took the lead with a goal from
Facundo Roncaglia after 73 minutes when he drove the ball high into the net.[1][2] Corinthians equalised in the 85th minute when
Romarinho lobbed the ball over fallen Boca Juniors goalkeeper
Agustín Orión with the game finishing at 1–1.[3][4][5]
Boca and Corinthians reached the final having already lost out in their domestic and state leagues respectively (the
Torneo Clausura de la Primera División and
Paulistão respectively). But Boca having also reached the final of their domestic cup competition (the
Copa Argentina), that will play against
Racing on August 8 (in other words, after these finals). Meanwhile, Corinthians (that, like the others Brazilians teams in this Libertadores, didn't play their domestic cup –
Copa do Brasil – because of schedule conflicts) reached the final occupying 17th place of their domestic league (the
Brasileirão).
In their most recent Libertadores finals, Boca won in
2007 to
Grêmio 5–0 (3–0 in Buenos Aires, 2–0 in
Porto Alegre). While Corinthians had never played a Libertadores/Copa de Campeones finals before, Boca have played in nine Libertadores/Copa de Campeones finals, winning six (
1977,
1978,
2000,
2001,
2003 and
2007) and losing three (
1963,
1979 and
2004). The two clubs have met each other twice in Americas before, with Boca winning 4–2 on aggregate in the round of 16 of the
1991 Copa Libertadores, and in the group stage of the
2000 Copa Mercosur, with Boca victory 3–0 in Buenos Aires, and a 2–2 draw in São Paulo (as Boca progressed in the competition – would be later eliminated by
Atlético Mineiro in quarter-finals -, Corinthians was eliminated in this stage).
The final is played over
two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —
three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best
goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the
away goals rule is not applied, unlike the rest of the tournament.
Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a
penalty shootout ensues according to the
Laws of the Game.[12]
It was the fourth Libertadores decisive-match final to be held at the Pacaembu as well as the tenth final to be held in São Paulo and the seventeenth final to be held in Brazil. While Corinthians progressed to the knockout stages by finishing top of their group, Boca progressed to the knockout stages by finishing runners-up of their group. Boca then beat
Unión Española,
Fluminense and
Universidad de Chile to reach the finals, while Corinthians knocked out
Emelec,
Vasco da Gama and defending champions
Santos.
In the first leg of the final on 27 June at the
Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Boca Juniors took the lead with a goal from
Facundo Roncaglia after 73 minutes when he drove the ball high into the net.[1][2] Corinthians equalised in the 85th minute when
Romarinho lobbed the ball over fallen Boca Juniors goalkeeper
Agustín Orión with the game finishing at 1–1.[3][4][5]
Boca and Corinthians reached the final having already lost out in their domestic and state leagues respectively (the
Torneo Clausura de la Primera División and
Paulistão respectively). But Boca having also reached the final of their domestic cup competition (the
Copa Argentina), that will play against
Racing on August 8 (in other words, after these finals). Meanwhile, Corinthians (that, like the others Brazilians teams in this Libertadores, didn't play their domestic cup –
Copa do Brasil – because of schedule conflicts) reached the final occupying 17th place of their domestic league (the
Brasileirão).
In their most recent Libertadores finals, Boca won in
2007 to
Grêmio 5–0 (3–0 in Buenos Aires, 2–0 in
Porto Alegre). While Corinthians had never played a Libertadores/Copa de Campeones finals before, Boca have played in nine Libertadores/Copa de Campeones finals, winning six (
1977,
1978,
2000,
2001,
2003 and
2007) and losing three (
1963,
1979 and
2004). The two clubs have met each other twice in Americas before, with Boca winning 4–2 on aggregate in the round of 16 of the
1991 Copa Libertadores, and in the group stage of the
2000 Copa Mercosur, with Boca victory 3–0 in Buenos Aires, and a 2–2 draw in São Paulo (as Boca progressed in the competition – would be later eliminated by
Atlético Mineiro in quarter-finals -, Corinthians was eliminated in this stage).
The final is played over
two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —
three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best
goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the
away goals rule is not applied, unlike the rest of the tournament.
Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a
penalty shootout ensues according to the
Laws of the Game.[12]