2006 Copa Sudamericana finals

2006 Copa Sudamericana finals

Estadio Nacional de Chile, the host venue for the second leg of the finals.
Event	2006 Copa Nissan Sudamericana
Pachuca Colo-Colo 3 2
on aggregate
First leg
Pachuca Colo-Colo 1 1
Date	30 November 2006
Venue	Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo
Referee	Roberto Silvera
Second leg
Colo-Colo Pachuca 1 2
Date	13 December 2006
Venue	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Referee	Héctor Baldassi
Attendance	55,000

The 2006 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football contest, played in November and December 2006, to determine the champion of the 2006 Copa Sudamericana. The teams taking part were Chilean side Colo-Colo, and Mexican side Pachuca. The first leg, played in Pachuca, resulted in a 1–1 draw. The second leg, in Santiago, was won 2–1 by Pachuca, making them the cup winners for that year.

Despite being from Mexico –which is a member nation of CONCACAF and not CONMEBOL– Pachuca were eligible to compete in this tournament after winning the 2006 Mexican Primera División, earning them an invite from CONMEBOL and receiving an automatic berth directly to the knockout stages. Pachuca's victory in the final marked the first time in history that a representative of CONCACAF won a CONMEBOL-sanctioned tournament.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Colo-Colo	None
Pachuca	None

For the second time, a Mexican team, and the first time Pachuca qualified for the final. This was also the first time Colo-Colo qualified for the final. This marked the first time both teams faced each other since CONCACAF representatives started participating in the tournament since 2005.

This also marked the first time an Argentine team did not qualify to the Copa Sudamericana final, since the inaugural edition in 2002.

Route to the final

Further information: 2006 Copa Sudamericana

Pachuca				Round	Colo-Colo
Preliminary stages
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				First stage	Huachipato	3–3 (p)	2–1 (A)	1–2 (H) (a.e.t.)
				Second stage	Coronel Bolognesi	2–2 (a)	1–2 (A)	1–0 (H)
Knockout stage
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Deportes Tolima	6–3	1–2 (A)	5–1 (H)	Round of 16	Alajuelense	11–2	4–0 (A)	7–2 (H)
Lanús	5–2	3–0 (A)	2–2 (H)	Quarter-finals	Gimnasia de La Plata	6–1	4–1 (H)	2–0 (A)
Atlético Paranaense	5–1	1–0 (A)	4–1 (H)	Semi-finals	Toluca	4–1	2–1 (H)	2–0 (A)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with Colo-Colo hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winner.

Match details

First leg

29 November 2006 (2006-11-29)

19:15 UTC−3

First leg

Pachuca	1–1	Colo-Colo
Chitiva 24'	Report	Suazo 50'

Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

Pachuca

Colo-Colo

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Second leg

13 December 2006 (2006-12-13)

21:30 UTC−3

Second leg

Colo-Colo	1–2	Pachuca
Suazo 35'	Report	Caballero 53' Giménez 72'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

Colo-Colo

Pachuca

GK	1	Sebastián Cejas
DF	5	Miguel Riffo
DF	23	Arturo Vidal
DF	4	David Henríquez
DF	2	Álvaro Ormeño		79'
MF	19	Rodrigo Meléndez		86'
MF	17	Arturo Sanhueza
MF	11	Gonzalo Fierro
MF	14	Matías Fernández
FW	16	Humberto Suazo
FW	7	Alexis Sánchez		83'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Mario Cáceres		79'
MF	10	Miguel Caneo		83'
DF	18	Andrés González		86'
Manager:
Claudio Borghi

GK	1	Miguel Calero
DF	2	Leobardo López
DF	3	Aquivaldo Mosquera
DF	21	Fausto Pinto
DF	14	Marvin Cabrera
MF	13	Fernando Salazar		46'
MF	6	Jaime Correa
MF	8	Gabriel Caballero
MF	10	Andrés Chitiva
FW	19	Christian Giménez		83'
FW	11	Juan Carlos Cacho		46'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Damián Álvarez		46'
MF	16	Carlos G. Rodríguez		46'
MF	23	Juan P. Alfaro		83'
Manager:
Enrique Meza