2016 Copa Libertadores finals

2016 Copa Libertadores finals
Event2016 Copa Libertadores de América
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
Ecuador Colombia
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Independiente del Valle Atlético Nacional
1 1
Date20 July 2016
VenueEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
RefereeEnrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Attendance38,500
Second leg
Atlético Nacional Independiente del Valle
1 0
Date27 July 2016
VenueEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
RefereeNéstor Pitana (Argentina)
Attendance46,000
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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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Fechas y horarios confirmados para los juegos finales de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2016 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ^ "Todo se define en Medellín: Final abierta de la Bridgestone Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 20 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Atlético Nacional de Medellín campeón de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores de América 2016". CONMEBOL.com. 27 July 2016.