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2001 Copa Mercosur

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The Copa Mercosur 2001 was the 4th and final staging of the international club cup.

Contents

The competition started on 21 July 2001 and concluded on 24 January 2002 with San Lorenzo beating Flamengo in the final.

Participants

  • Boca Juniors
  • San Lorenzo
  • Independiente
  • Vélez Sársfield
  • River Plate
  • Talleres
  • Vasco da Gama
  • Flamengo
  • Corinthians
  • Cruzeiro
  • São Paulo
  • Palmeiras
  • Grêmio
  • Universidad Católica
  • Colo Colo
  • Universidad de Chile
  • Cerro Porteño
  • Olimpia
  • Nacional
  • Peñarol

    • Details

  • The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays othe other teams in the group twice. The top team from each group qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best 3 runners up.
  • From the quarter finals to the final, two legs were played in each round. In the result of a draw, the match was decided by a penalty shoot out.

    • Group B

    NB: Olimpia’s away match against Flamengo was awarded 2-0 to Flamengo due to Olimpia being temporarily suspended due to a legal dispute with the Paraguayan FA.

    Second leg

    San Lorenzo won 6–3 on aggregate.

    Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate.

    Corinthians won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Gremio won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Second leg

    San Lorenzo won 5–3 on aggregate.

    2-2 on aggregate, Flamengo won 4-2 on penalties

    Second leg

    Originally scheduled for Dec 19 but postponed to January 24, 2002 due to social unrest in Argentina

    1-1 on aggregate, San Lorenzo won 4-3 on penalties

    References

    2001 Copa Mercosur Wikipedia
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