1993 Copa CONMEBOL finals

1993 Copa CONMEBOL Finals
Event1993 Copa CONMEBOL
(Botafogo won 3–1 on penalties)
First leg
Date22 September 1993
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeJuan Escobar (Paraguay)
Attendance20,000
Second leg
Date29 September 1993
VenueMaracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeFrancisco Lamolina (Argentina)
Attendance45,000

The 1993 Copa CONMEBOL Finals were the two-legged series that decided the winner of 1993 Copa CONMEBOL, the 2nd. edition of this international competition. The finals were contested by Brazilian club Botafogo and Uruguayan club Peñarol.[1]

The first leg was held in Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, where both teams tied 1–1, while the second leg was held in Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro with another tie (2–2) registered. As both teams were tied on points and goal difference, a Penalty shoot-out was carried out to decide the series. Botafogo won on penalties 3–1 to claim their first title in the competition.[2][1][3]

Qualified teams

Team Previous final app.
Botafogo (None)
Peñarol (None)

Venues

Estadio Centenario (left) and Maracaná, venues for the series

Route to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Botafogo Round Peñarol
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bragantino
(won 6–3 on aggregate)
Home 3–1 First round Huracán
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Home 1–0
Away 2–3 Away 1–1
Caracas
(won 4–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–1 Quarter-finals Colo-Colo
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Home 2–0
Home 3–0 Away 2–0 (2–4 p)
Atlético Mineiro
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Away 3–1 Semi-finals San Lorenzo
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Home 0–1
Home 2–0 Away 1–2 (4–2 p)

Match details

First leg

First leg
Peñarol 1–1 Botafogo
Otero 36' Report Perivaldo 4'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Juan F. Escobar (Paraguay)
Peñarol
Botafogo

Second leg

Second leg
Botafogo 2–2 Peñarol
Eliel 52'
Sinval 67'
Report Perdomo 35'
Otero 90'
Penalties
3–1
  • Ferreyra
  • da Silva
  • Gutiérrez
  • de los Santos
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina)

References

  1. ^ a b Copa Conmebol 1993 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ A 21 años de la conquista de Botafogo on Conmebol, 28 Sep 2014
  3. ^ "Copa Conmebol 1993 Botafogo Campeón" on Historias Coperas blogsite, 20 Oct 2016