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2013 Copa Libertadores de América finals
Event	2013 Copa Libertadores de América
	on aggregate; Atlético Mineiro won 4–3 on penalties
First leg
Date	17 July 2013
Venue	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee	Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Attendance	35,000
Second leg
	After extra time
Date	24 July 2013
Venue	Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte
Referee	Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance	56,557
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The 2013 Copa Libertadores de América finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2013 Copa Libertadores de América, the 54th 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 Paraguayan team Olimpia and Brazilian team Atlético Mineiro. The first leg was hosted by Olimpia at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción on 17 July 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Mineiro at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) in Belo Horizonte on 24 July. The winner earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, and the right to play against the 2013 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana.^[1]

Olimpia won the first leg 2–0,^[2] and Atlético Mineiro won the second leg by the same score after extra time, which meant the title was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which Atlético Mineiro won 4–3 to claim their first Copa Libertadores title.^[3]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Olimpia^[4]	1960, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002
Atlético Mineiro^[5]	None

Atlético Mineiro came into the finals as a first-time finalist, while Olimpia were three-time champion and three-time runner-up, and the first and only club to be a finalist in each decade of the tournament's existence.

Road to the finals

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

Olimpia

Round

Atlético Mineiro

Opponent

Venue

Score

Opponent

Venue

Score

Defensor Sporting
(won 2–0 on aggregate)

Away

0–0

First stage

Bye

Home

Group 7

Group 3

Away

Home

Home

Arsenal

Away

Home

Home

Away

Away

Away

Arsenal

Home

Home

Away

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Olimpia	6	4	1	1	16	7	+9	13
2	Newell's Old Boys	6	3	0	3	11	10	+1	9
3	Universidad de Chile	6	3	0	3	7	9	−2	9
4	Deportivo Lara	6	1	1	4	8	16	−8	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlético Mineiro	6	5	0	1	16	9	+7	15
2	São Paulo	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7
3	Arsenal	6	2	1	3	10	15	−5	7
4	The Strongest	6	2	0	4	8	10	−2	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Seed 3

Knockout stages

Seed 1

Tigre
(won 3–2 on aggregate)

Away

2–1

Round of 16

São Paulo
(won 6–2 on aggregate)

Away

1–2

Home

2–0

Home

4–1

Fluminense
(won 2–1 on aggregate)

Away

0–0

Quarterfinals

Tijuana
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals)

Away

2–2

Home

2–1

Home

1–1

Santa Fe
(won 2–1 on aggregate)

Home

2–0

Semifinals

Newell's Old Boys
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)

Away

2–0

Away

1–0

Home

2–0 (3–2 p)

Format

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. However, CONMEBOL required that the second leg of the finals must be played in South America, i.e., a finalist from Mexico must host the first leg regardless of seeding. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.^[1]

Match details

First leg

Alejandro Silva opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when he picked up a pass near the right wing and set off on a run towards goal before hitting a low left-footed strike from just outside the box giving the goalkeeper no chance.^[6] Wilson Pittoni got the second goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time when he curled a right footed free-kick past the goalkeeper who was hampered by his own defender in his way on the line.^[7]

2013 Copa Libertadores finals

17 July 2013

20:50 UTC−4

First leg

Olimpia	2–0	Atlético Mineiro
A. Silva 23' Pittoni 90+4'	Report

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 40,000^[8]

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Olimpia

Atlético Mineiro


GK	1	Martín Silva
DF	19	Salustiano Candia (c)
DF	5	Julio Manzur
DF	15	Herminio Miranda	19'
MF	17	Nelson Benítez
MF	8	Wilson Pittoni	90+6'
MF	3	Alejandro Silva	24'
MF	14	Eduardo Aranda
MF	4	Matías Giménez	9'	46'
FW	16	Fredy Bareiro		90'
FW	10	Juan Manuel Salgueiro		89'
Substitutes:
GK	25	Blas Hermosilla
DF	24	Ricardo Mazacotte
DF	6	Enrique Gabriel Meza
MF	13	Carlos Humberto Paredes		89'
MF	23	Jorge Báez
FW	7	Enzo Prono		90'
FW	9	Juan Carlos Ferreyra		46'
Manager:
Ever Hugo Almeida


GK	1	Victor
DF	2	Marcos Rocha	81'
DF	4	Réver (c)
DF	3	Leonardo Silva
DF	20	Richarlyson	45+1' 90'
MF	5	Pierre
MF	28	Josué	43'
FW	9	Diego Tardelli
MF	10	Ronaldinho		65'
FW	27	Luan		64'
FW	7	Jô		80'
Substitutes:
GK	12	Giovanni
DF	15	Gilberto Silva
DF	6	Júnior César
DF	29	Michel
MF	18	Rosinei		64'
FW	19	Alecsandro		80'
FW	17	Guilherme		65'
Manager:
Cuca

Assistant referees:^[9]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Germán Delfino (Argentina)

Second leg

Jô opened the scoring in the 46th minute when he took struck the ball on the turn past goalkeeper Martín Silva.^[10] In the 85th minute Atlético Mineiro got their second when Leonardo Silva headed Bernard's cross into the top corner of the net. There were no goals in extra time, and in the penalty shoot-out Olimpia's Herminio Miranda missed the first kick, and Matías Giménez shot against the bar in the fifth kick, to hand Atlético Mineiro the title to for the first time and a berth in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.^[11]^[12]^[13]

24 July 2013

21:50 UTC−3

Second leg

Atlético Mineiro	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Olimpia
Jô 47' Leonardo Silva 87'	Report
Penalties
Alecsandro Guilherme Jô Leonardo Silva	4–3	Miranda Ferreyra Candia Aranda Giménez

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 56,557^[14]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Atlético Mineiro

Olimpia


GK	1	Victor
DF	29	Michel		72'
DF	3	Leonardo Silva
DF	4	Réver (c)
DF	6	Júnior César
MF	28	Josué
MF	5	Pierre		46'
MF	10	Ronaldinho
FW	11	Bernard	22'
FW	9	Diego Tardelli		80'
FW	7	Jô
Substitutes:
GK	12	Giovanni
DF	15	Gilberto Silva
MF	18	Rosinei		46'
MF	8	Leandro Donizete
FW	19	Alecsandro		72'
FW	17	Guilherme		80'
FW	27	Luan	109'
Manager:
Cuca


GK	1	Martín Silva	84'
DF	24	Ricardo Mazacotte
DF	15	Herminio Miranda
DF	5	Julio Manzur	58' 85'
DF	19	Salustiano Candia (c)
DF	17	Nelson Benítez	22'
MF	8	Wilson Pittoni
MF	14	Eduardo Aranda
MF	3	Alejandro Silva		71'
FW	10	Juan Manuel Salgueiro	72'	83'
FW	16	Fredy Bareiro		46'
Substitutes:
GK	25	Blas Hermosilla
DF	6	Enrique Gabriel Meza
MF	13	Carlos Humberto Paredes
MF	4	Matías Giménez	105'	71'
MF	23	Jorge Báez		83'
FW	9	Juan Carlos Ferreyra	89'	46'
FW	11	Arnaldo Castorino
Manager:
Ever Hugo Almeida