Club Atlético River Plate earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, regardless of the result of the final, due to UANL being an invited team from CONCACAF and therefore not eligible to represent CONMEBOL at the tournament. Due to the same reason, River Plate also earned the right to play against the 2015 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana.[2]
The first leg ended in a scoreless draw.[3] The second leg ended in a 3–0 win for River Plate, and they won the tournament for the third time in their history.[4][5][6]
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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.[2]
Since UANL are from Mexico, they had to host the first leg regardless of seeding (Regulations Article 3.7b: "El Torneo deberá indefectiblemente finalizar en un país perteneciente al continente sudamericano. Para tal caso, de llegar a las finales un equipo que no pertenece al continente sudamericano, deberá indefectiblemente jugar su primer partido de local." English translation: "The Tournament shall invariably end in a country belonging to the South American continent. Therefore, provided that a team not belonging to the South American continent qualifies to the finals, it shall invariably play the first leg at its home.")[2]
Matchesedit
First legedit
Near the end of the first half, Tigres defender Hugo Ayala left the game with an ankle injury. River Plate right-back Gabriel Mercado was booked soon after for a stamp on André-Pierre Gignac, leading him to miss the second leg.[7] At the break, River manager Marcelo Gallardo made an attacking double substitution, withdrawing Rodrigo Mora and Tabaré Viúdez for Gonzalo Martínez and Nicolás Bertolo, but was also suspended after shouting at the fourth official. Despite Tigres having most of the possession and late opportunities from Juninho and Jürgen Damm, the game ended goalless.[8][9]
River opened the scoring at the end of the first half when recent signing Alario headed Leonel Vangioni's low cross from the left into the goal. At 8' Lucas Alario committed an illegal strong entry against the ankle of Guido Pizarro, foul that media later considered that deserved red card.[11][12] Alario saw yellow card. At 25', Tigres had four players with yellow card, three of them defenders.
At 46' Ramiro Funes Mori committed another illegal strong entry, this time against Rafael Sóbis, foul that media also later considered that deserved red card. Funes Mori was amonestated. When Carlos Sánchez went down in the penalty area, he scored the resulting spot kick, shooting to the left of the goalkeeper to double the team's lead. Four minutes later, a corner kick from the right was headed by Ramiro Funes Mori through the legs of the goalkeeper to secure a 3–0 victory, River's first Copa Libertadores for 19 years.[13][14] The match was played under a heavy rainfall and polemic arbitration.
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External linksedit
Copa Bridgestone Libertadores(in Spanish)
Copa Libertadores 2015, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)
April 11, 2024
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The 2015 Copa Libertadores de America finals were the two legged final that decided the winner of the 2015 Copa Libertadores de America the 56th edition of the Copa Libertadores de America South America s premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL 2015 Copa Libertadores de America finalsEvent2015 Copa Libertadores de AmericaUANL River Plate0 3on aggregateFirst legUANL River Plate0 0Date29 July 2015VenueEstadio Universitario San Nicolas de los GarzaRefereeAntonio Arias Paraguay Second legRiver Plate UANL3 0Date5 August 2015VenueEstadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti Buenos AiresRefereeDario Ubriaco Uruguay 20142016 The finals were contested in two legged home and away format between Mexican team UANL and Argentine team River Plate The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolas de los Garza on 29 July 2015 while the second leg was hosted by River Plate at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires on 5 August 2015 1 Club Atletico River Plate earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup entering at the semifinal stage regardless of the result of the final due to UANL being an invited team from CONCACAF and therefore not eligible to represent CONMEBOL at the tournament Due to the same reason River Plate also earned the right to play against the 2015 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana 2 The first leg ended in a scoreless draw 3 The second leg ended in a 3 0 win for River Plate and they won the tournament for the third time in their history 4 5 6 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Road to the finals 2 Format 3 Matches 3 1 First leg 3 2 Second leg 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTeams editTeam Previous finals appearances bold indicates winners nbsp UANL None nbsp River Plate 4 1966 1976 1986 1996 UANL came into the finals as first time finalists of the Copa Libertadores River Plate had previously won two titles in four finals 1986 and 1996 Road to the finals edit Further information 2015 Copa Libertadores Note In all scores below the score of the home team is given first nbsp UANL Round nbsp River PlateOpponent Venue Score Opponent Venue ScoreBye First stage ByeGroup 6 Second stage Group 6 nbsp Juan Aurich Home 3 0 nbsp San Jose Away 2 0 nbsp River Plate Away 1 1 nbsp UANL Home 1 1 nbsp San Jose Away 0 1 nbsp Juan Aurich Away 1 1 nbsp San Jose Home 4 0 nbsp Juan Aurich Home 1 1 nbsp River Plate Home 2 2 nbsp UANL Away 2 2 nbsp Juan Aurich Away 4 5 nbsp San Jose Home 3 0Pos Teamvte Pld Pts1 nbsp UANL 6 142 nbsp River Plate 6 73 nbsp Juan Aurich 6 64 nbsp San Jose 6 4Source CONMEBOL Pos Teamvte Pld Pts1 nbsp UANL 6 142 nbsp River Plate 6 73 nbsp Juan Aurich 6 64 nbsp San Jose 6 4Source CONMEBOLSeed 2 final stages Seed 16 nbsp Universitario won 3 2 on aggregate Away 1 2 Round of 16 nbsp Boca Juniors won 1 0 on aggregate Boca Juniors disqualified Home 1 0Home 1 1 Away 0 0 susp nbsp Emelec won 2 1 on aggregate Away 1 0 Quarterfinals nbsp Cruzeiro won 3 1 on aggregate Home 0 1Home 2 0 Away 0 3 nbsp Internacional won 4 3 on aggregate Away 2 1 Semifinals nbsp Guarani won 3 1 on aggregate Home 2 0Home 3 1 Away 1 1Format editThe finals were played on a home and away two legged basis 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 2 Since UANL are from Mexico they had to host the first leg regardless of seeding Regulations Article 3 7b El Torneo debera indefectiblemente finalizar en un pais perteneciente al continente sudamericano Para tal caso de llegar a las finales un equipo que no pertenece al continente sudamericano debera indefectiblemente jugar su primer partido de local English translation The Tournament shall invariably end in a country belonging to the South American continent Therefore provided that a team not belonging to the South American continent qualifies to the finals it shall invariably play the first leg at its home 2 Matches editFirst leg edit Near the end of the first half Tigres defender Hugo Ayala left the game with an ankle injury River Plate right back Gabriel Mercado was booked soon after for a stamp on Andre Pierre Gignac leading him to miss the second leg 7 At the break River manager Marcelo Gallardo made an attacking double substitution withdrawing Rodrigo Mora and Tabare Viudez for Gonzalo Martinez and Nicolas Bertolo but was also suspended after shouting at the fourth official Despite Tigres having most of the possession and late opportunities from Juninho and Jurgen Damm the game ended goalless 8 9 29 July 201520 00 UTC 5UANL nbsp 0 0 nbsp River PlateReportEstadio Universitario San Nicolas de los GarzaAttendance 40 000Referee Antonio Arias Paraguay nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp UANL nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp River PlateGK 1 nbsp Nahuel GuzmanRB 2 nbsp Israel JimenezCB 4 nbsp Hugo Ayala nbsp 41 CB 3 nbsp Juninho c LB 6 nbsp Jorge Torres NiloRM 27 nbsp Jurgen Damm nbsp 54 CM 19 nbsp Guido PizarroCM 5 nbsp Egidio Arevalo Rios nbsp 70 LM 11 nbsp Damian AlvarezCF 9 nbsp Rafael Sobis nbsp 32 CF 10 nbsp Andre Pierre GignacSubstitutes GK 22 nbsp Enrique PalosDF 14 nbsp Ivan EstradaDF 24 nbsp Jose Rivas nbsp 41 MF 18 nbsp Jose Francisco TorresMF 23 nbsp Gerardo LugoMF 29 nbsp Jesus Duenas nbsp 70 FW 16 nbsp Enrique EsquedaManager nbsp Ricardo Ferretti nbsp GK 1 nbsp Marcelo Barovero c RB 25 nbsp Gabriel Mercado nbsp 42 CB 2 nbsp Jonathan MaidanaCB 6 nbsp Ramiro Funes MoriLB 21 nbsp Leonel Vangioni nbsp 4 RM 8 nbsp Carlos SanchezCM 23 nbsp Leonardo Ponzio nbsp 64 nbsp 76 CM 5 nbsp Matias KranevitterLM 19 nbsp Tabare Viudez nbsp 46 CF 7 nbsp Rodrigo Mora nbsp 46 CF 13 nbsp Lucas AlarioSubstitutes GK 26 nbsp Julio ChiariniDF 3 nbsp Eder Alvarez BalantaMF 10 nbsp Gonzalo Martinez nbsp 46 MF 16 nbsp Nicolas Bertolo nbsp 46 MF 27 nbsp Lucho Gonzalez nbsp 76 FW 9 nbsp Fernando CavenaghiFW 29 nbsp Javier SaviolaManager nbsp Marcelo Gallardo nbsp 72 nbsp Estadio Universitario in San Nicolas de los Garza Mexico hosted the first leg Assistant referees 10 Eduardo Cardozo Paraguay Juan Zorrilla Paraguay Fourth official Julio Quintana Paraguay Second leg edit River opened the scoring at the end of the first half when recent signing Alario headed Leonel Vangioni s low cross from the left into the goal At 8 Lucas Alario committed an illegal strong entry against the ankle of Guido Pizarro foul that media later considered that deserved red card 11 12 Alario saw yellow card At 25 Tigres had four players with yellow card three of them defenders At 46 Ramiro Funes Mori committed another illegal strong entry this time against Rafael Sobis foul that media also later considered that deserved red card Funes Mori was amonestated When Carlos Sanchez went down in the penalty area he scored the resulting spot kick shooting to the left of the goalkeeper to double the team s lead Four minutes later a corner kick from the right was headed by Ramiro Funes Mori through the legs of the goalkeeper to secure a 3 0 victory River s first Copa Libertadores for 19 years 13 14 The match was played under a heavy rainfall and polemic arbitration 5 August 201522 00 UTC 3River Plate nbsp 3 0 nbsp UANLAlario nbsp 45 Sanchez nbsp 75 pen Funes Mori nbsp 79 ReportEstadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti Buenos AiresAttendance 69 000Referee Dario Ubriaco Uruguay nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp River Plate nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp UANLGK 1 nbsp Marcelo BaroveroRB 18 nbsp Camilo MayadaCB 2 nbsp Jonathan MaidanaCB 6 nbsp Ramiro Funes Mori nbsp 47 LB 21 nbsp Leonel VangioniRM 8 nbsp Carlos Sanchez nbsp 76 CM 23 nbsp Leonardo PonzioCM 5 nbsp Matias Kranevitter nbsp 82 LM 16 nbsp Nicolas BertoloCF 13 nbsp Lucas Alario nbsp 9 nbsp 69 CF 9 nbsp Fernando Cavenaghi c nbsp 56 nbsp 77 Substitutes GK 26 nbsp Julio ChiariniDF 3 nbsp Eder Alvarez BalantaMF 10 nbsp Gonzalo MartinezMF 15 nbsp Leonardo Pisculichi nbsp 77 MF 27 nbsp Lucho Gonzalez nbsp 82 FW 22 nbsp Sebastian Driussi nbsp 69 FW 29 nbsp Javier SaviolaManager nbsp Matias Biscay 15 nbsp GK 1 nbsp Nahuel GuzmanRB 2 nbsp Israel Jimenez nbsp 17 nbsp 77 CB 24 nbsp Jose Rivas nbsp 25 CB 3 nbsp Juninho c nbsp 19 LB 6 nbsp Jorge Torres Nilo nbsp 72 RM 27 nbsp Jurgen DammCM 19 nbsp Guido PizarroCM 5 nbsp Egidio Arevalo Rios nbsp 64 LM 20 nbsp Javier AquinoCF 10 nbsp Andre Pierre Gignac nbsp 22 CF 9 nbsp Rafael SobisSubstitutes GK 22 nbsp Enrique PalosDF 25 nbsp Antonio BrisenoMF 11 nbsp Damian AlvarezMF 15 nbsp Manuel ViniegraMF 18 nbsp Jose Francisco TorresMF 29 nbsp Jesus Duenas nbsp 64 FW 8 nbsp Joffre Guerron nbsp 77 Manager nbsp Ricardo Ferretti nbsp Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires Argentina hosted the second leg Assistant referees 10 Mauricio Espinosa Uruguay Nicolas Taran Uruguay Fourth official Andres Cunha Uruguay See also edit2016 Recopa SudamericanaReferences edit El 29 de julio y el 5 de agosto se define al campeon de la 56 edicion de la Bridgestone Libertadores in Spanish CONMEBOL com July 23 2015 a b c Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2015 Regulamento PDF in Spanish CONMEBOL com Copa Bridgestone Libertadores Tigres y River Plate empataron 0 0 en primera final in Spanish CONMEBOL com 29 July 2015 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores River Plate es campeon tras derrotar 3 a 0 a Tigres in Spanish CONMEBOL com 5 August 2015 River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres Guardian 6 August 2015 Retrieved 6 August 2015 River Plate 3 Tigres 0 Goal com 6 August 2015 Retrieved 6 August 2015 Tigres 0 0 River Plate Visitors lose Gallardo in Copa Libertadores final first leg Goal com 30 July 2015 Retrieved 4 August 2015 Tigres UANL 0 River Plate 0 Visitors lose Gallardo in Copa Libertadores final first leg FourFourTwo 30 July 2015 Retrieved 3 August 2015 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores Tigres 0 vs River Plate 0 YouTube 30 July 2015 a b Arbitros para los juegos de la final de la Bridgestone Libertadores in Spanish CONMEBOL July 24 2015 La patada que pudo haber dejado a Alario afuera del partido 5 August 2015 River Plate Esta falta de Alario no era para tarjeta roja DEPORTE TOTAL 5 August 2015 River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres The Guardian Reuters 6 August 2015 Retrieved 6 August 2015 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores River Plate 3 vs Tigres 0 YouTube 6 August 2015 Matias Biscay estara en el banco reemplazando a Gallardo Diario Jornada 8 August 2015 Retrieved 4 August 2015 External links editCopa Bridgestone Libertadores in Spanish Copa Libertadores 2015 CONMEBOL com in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 Copa Libertadores finals amp oldid 1193472549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
