1989 Copa Libertadores finals

1989 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	1989 Copa Libertadores
Olimpia Atlético Nacional 2 2
on aggregate Atlético Nacional won 5–4 on penalties.
First leg
Olimpia Atlético Nacional 2 0
Date	24 May 1989
Venue	Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee	José Wright (Brazil)
Attendance	40,000
Second leg
Atlético Nacional Olimpia 2 0
Date	31 May 1989
Venue	El Campín, Bogotá
Referee	Juan C. Loustau (Argentina)
Attendance	50,000
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The 1989 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1989 Copa Libertadores champion. After both finalists were tied on aggregate after the two legs, Atlético Nacional won the second leg 5–4 in the penalty shootout. The winner was finally determined after the two teams had taken a combined 18 penalties in the marathon second leg.

Team	Previous finals app.
Olimpia	1960, 1979
Atlético Nacional	None

Defensores del Chaco (left) and El Campín, venues for the finals

First leg

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1989 Copa Libertadores finals

24 May 1989

21:10 (UTC-3)

First leg

Olimpia	2–0	Atlético Nacional
Bobadilla 36' Sanabria 60'	Report

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: José Wright (Brazil)

Olimpia

Atlético Nacional

GK 1 Ever Almeida DF 13 Fidel Miño (c) DF 5 Gustavo Benítez DF 3 Herib Chamas DF 15 Roberto Krausemann MF 6 Jorge Guasch MF 8 Vidal Sanabria  65' MF 10 Rafael Bobadilla FW 24 Gustavo Neffa FW 9 Raúl Amarilla FW 11 Alfredo Mendoza  46' Substitutes: FW 7 Gabriel González  46' FW 19 Fermín Balbuena  65' Manager: Luis Cubilla

GK 1 René Higuita (c) DF 5 León Villa  46' DF 15 Luis Perea DF 2 Andrés Escobar DF 3 Gildardo Gómez MF 14 Leonel Álvarez MF 8 Alexis García MF 20 Felipe Pérez FW 21 Luis Fajardo MF 12 Jaime Arango  62' FW 19 Albeiro Usuriaga Substitutes: MF 18 John Jairo Carmona  46' DF 23 Níver Arboleda  62' Manager: Francisco Maturana

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Second leg

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31 May 1989

Second leg

Atlético Nacional	2–0	Olimpia
Miño 46' (o.g.) Usuriaga 65'	Report
Penalties
Escobar Usuriaga Tréllez García Higuita Pérez Gómez Perea Álvarez	5–4	Almeida Benítez Chamas Mendoza Amarilla González Guasch Balbuena Sanabria

Estadio El Campín, Bogotá

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)

Atlético Nacional

Olimpia

GK 1 René Higuita (c) DF 18 John Jairo Carmona DF 15 Luis Perea DF 2 Andrés Escobar DF 3 Gildardo Gómez MF 14 Leonel Álvarez MF 8 Alexis García MF 21 Luis Fajardo  85' MF 12 Jaime Arango  46' FW 19 Albeiro Usuriaga FW 17 John Jairo Trellez Substitutes: MF 20 Felipe Pérez  46' DF 23 Níver Arboleda  85' Manager: Francisco Maturana

GK 1 Ever Almeida DF 13 Fidel Miño (c) DF 5 Gustavo Benítez DF 3 Herib Chamas DF 15 Roberto Krausemann MF 6 Jorge Guasch MF 8 Vidal Sanabria MF 10 Rafael Bobadilla  66' FW 24 Gustavo Neffa  66' FW 9 Raúl Amarilla FW 11 Alfredo Mendoza Substitutes: FW 19 Fermín Balbuena  66' FW 7 Gabriel González  66' Manager: Luis Cubilla