A competition sponsored by an Argentine sports marketing company, and organised in the 2nd half of the calender year in order to provide a finalist for the revived Recopa (against the Copa Libertadores 2002 winners, Olimpia, who were excluded from entering this competition).
It replaced the intended Copa Panamericana, which was moved to 2003; it was later cancelled and replaced by a 2003 edition of the Copa Sudamericana.
Brazilian teams have refused to enter due to fixture congestion (thanks to the domestic 26-team league). San Lorenzo enter as last winners of Copa Mercosur, other than that participation is by invitation (in Chile a Pre-Liguilla is played). Preliminary Round (Aug 28 and Sep 6) Deportivo Táchira Ven Monagas SC Ven 2-0 0-3 2-3 [Carlos Bravo 6, Alexis Acuña 92] [Juan García 12, Claudio Rivadero 22og, Luis Vera 86] (Aug 29 and Sep 12) Aucas Ecu Barcelona Ecu 1-2 0-1 1-3 [Julio César Gómez 49; Patricio Urrutia 15, Eulalio Arreaga 37] [Nicolás Asencio 29] (Sep 3 and 10) Cerro Porteño Par Libertad Par 0-2 0-1 0-3 [Virgilio Ferreira 35, Edgar Robles 90] [Sergio Fernández 41] (Sep 3 and 12) Bolívar Bol Oriente Petrolero Bol 4-2 0-1 4-3 [Joaquín Botero 17, Marcos Sandy 68, Oscar Sánchez 72, Gonzalo Galindo 77; José Alfredo Castillo 63, Roger Suárez 70] [Róger Suarez 6] (Sep 4 and 11) Alianza Lima Per Universitario Per 1-0 1-0 2-0 [Nelson Olveira 10] [Roberto Farfán 67] First Round (Sep 3 and 24) Cobreloa Chi Santiago Wanderers Chi 0-1 2-3 2-4x [Fernando Martel 10] [Manuel Valencia 72, Silvio Fernández 75, Jaime Riveros 80; Mauricio Pozo 9, Mauricio Dinamarca 41] (Sep 4 and 25) Racing Club Arg River Plate Arg 1-0 0-0 1-0 [Maximiliano Estévez 34pen] (Sep 5 and 17) Danubio Uru Nacional Uru 1-1 0-2 1-3 [Claudio Biaggio 38; Pierre Webo 3] [Richard Morales 52, Horacio Peralta 88] (Sep 10 and 25) Atlético Nacional Col América (Cali) Col 1-0 2-1 3-1 [Rafael Castillo 75] [Julián Vásquez 41; Iván Velásquez 10, 70] (Sep 11 and 18) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Arg Boca Juniors Arg 3-1 0-0 3-1y [Jorge San Esteban 37, Claudio Enría 81, 90; Rolando Schiavi 49] [Richard Morales 51, Horacio Peralta 88] (Sep 18 and 26) Barcelona Ecu Alianza Lima Per 1-0 1-2 2-2 5-6p [Angel Escobar 83] [Aldo Olcese 35, Luis Romero 50; Hernán Biasotto 91] (Sep 19 and 24) Bolívar Bol Libertad Par 2-0 1-1 3-1 [Gonzalo Galindo 53, Pedro Guiberguis 58] [Paulo Da Silva 69; Joaquín Botero 92] (Sep 19 and 26) Monagas SC Ven San Lorenzo de Almagro Arg 0-3 1-5 1-8z [Carlos Cordone 66, José Chatruc 77, Alberto Acosta 85] [Rodrigo Astudillo 7, Gonzalo Rodríguez 27, Carlos Cordone 47pen, 69, Félix Benito 89; Alexander Flores 31] x 1st leg in Antofagasta y 2nd leg in Salta z 1st leg in Puerto Ordaz Quarterfinals (Oct 1 and 22) Alianza Lima Per Nacional Uru 1-0 1-3 2-3 [José Soto 92pen] [Pierre Webo 52, 67, Richard Morales 61; Jeferson Farfan 38] (Oct 2 and 23) San Lorenzo de Almagro Arg Racing Club Arg 3-1 0-2 3-3 4-3p [Aldo Paredes 63, Alberto Acosta 71, 81; Sixto Peralta 37] [Nicolás Pavlovich 36, Diego Milito 68] (Oct 8 and 29) Atlético Nacional Col Santiago Wanderers Chi 2-1 0-1 2-2 6-5p [Rafael Castillo 44, Martín Echevarría 82; Samuel Vanegas 73og] [Rodrigo Barra 16] (Oct 9 and 30) Bolívar Bol Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Arg 4-1 0-2 4-3 [Ruben Tufiño 6, 18, Gonzalo Galindo 22, Iván Castillo 70; Martín Pautasso 38] [Víctor Muller 12, 31] Semifinals (Nov 5 and 13) Bolívar Bol San Lorenzo de Almagro Arg 2-1 2-4 4-5 [Oscar Sánchez 55, Miguel Mercado 86; Marco Sandy 35og] [José Chatruc 7, Pablo Michelini 10, Rodrigo Astudillo 21, 81; Joaquin Botero 34, Gonzalo Galindo 35] (Nov 6 and 12) Atlético Nacional Col Nacional Uru 2-1 1-2 3-3 5-3p [Martín Echeverría 7, 25; Richard Morales 81] [Pierre Webó 17, Gustavo Méndez 89; Neider Morantes 79pen] Final (Nov 27 and Dec 11) Atlético Nacional Col San Lorenzo de Almagro Arg 0-4 0-0 0-4 [Sebastián Saja 2pen, Pablo Michelini 25, Leandro Romagnoli 51, Rodrigo Astudillo 67] First Leg (Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín) Atlético Nacional: Edigson Velásquez; Felipe Banalcázar, Samuel Vanegas, Aquivaldo Mosquera, Robeiro Moreno (58 Robinson Rentería); Juan Carlos Ramírez, Felipe Chará (29 Rafael Castillo), Freddy Grisales, Neider Morantes; Martín Echeverría (71 Juan Guillermo Ricaurte), Héctor Hurtado. Coach: Alexis García. San Lorenzo de Almagro: Sebastián Saja; Celso Esquivel, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Claudio Morel, Aldo Paredes; José Chatruc, Pablo Michelini (78 Adrián Medero), Cristian Zurita, Leandro Romagnoli (77 Damián Luna); Rodrigo Astudillo, Alberto Acosta. Coach: Rubén Darío Insúa Referee: Marcio Rezende (Brazil) Attendance: 45.000 Yellow Cards: Samuel Vanegas, Freddy Grisales, Juan Carlos Ramírez; Cristian Zurita, Sabastián Saja. Second Leg (Estadio Nuevo Gasómetro, Buenos Aires) San Lorenzo de Almagro: Sebastián Saja; Celso Esquivel, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Claudio Morel, Aldo Paredes; José Chatruc (65 Damián Luna), Mariano Herrón, Cristian Zurita; Leandro Romagnoli; Rodrigo Astudillo (65 Carlos Cordone), Alberto Acosta (84 Alexis Cabrera). Coach: Rubén Darío Insúa Atlético Nacional: Edigson Velásquez; Elkin Calle, Samuel Vanegas, Sergio Guzmán, Carlos Díaz; Robeiro Moreno (61 Jair Rambal), Diego Toro, Felipe Chará, Freddy Grisales, Oscar Restrepo; Martín Echeverría (85 Robinson Rentería). Coach: Alexis García. Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay) Attendance: 40.000
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