2004 Copa Sudamericana finals

2004 Copa Sudamericana finals

Event	2004 Copa Sudamericana
Bolívar Boca Juniors 1 2
First leg
Bolívar Boca Juniors 1 0
Date	December 8, 2004
Venue	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Referee	Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)
Second leg
Boca Juniors Bolívar 2 0
Date	December 17, 2004
Venue	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Referee	Carlos Chandía (Chile)

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 December 8, and the host team won it 1-0. The second leg was played in Estadio Alberto J. Armando, better known as La Bombonera, in Buenos Aires on December 17, and the host team won it 2-0, and was crowned as the champion. As the winner, Boca 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

Main article: 2004 Copa Sudamericana

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

Matches

First leg

December 8, 2004

20.15 (UTC-4)

Bolívar	1–0	Boca Juniors
Chiorazzo 75'	Report

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

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 Raul 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 Tevez 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

December 17, 2004

21:15 (UTC-3)

Boca Juniors	2–0	Bolívar
Palermo 14' Tevez 28'	Report

La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

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 Raul Cascini MF 23 Andrés Guglielminpietro  82' FW 10 Carlos Tevez  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