2010 Copa Libertadores

2010 Copa Libertadores

2010 Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates	January 26–August 18[1]
Teams	40 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Internacional (2nd title)
Runners-up	Guadalajara
Tournament statistics
Matches played	138
Goals scored	328 (2.38 per match)
Attendance	2,377,325 (17,227 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Thiago Ribeiro (8 goals)
Best player	Giuliano[2]
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The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on January 26 and ended on August 18. During the month of June, the competition was interrupted after the conclusion of the quarterfinals due to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.^[3] Internacional won the competition after defeating Guadalajara in both legs of the finals for their second Copa Libertadores title.^[4] Internacional qualified for both the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

The qualified teams include the 37 teams who qualified from their league positions and the defending champion Estudiantes of Argentina, plus Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis. Those two Mexican clubs were guaranteed placement in the Round of 16, independent of the other three Mexican clubs, due to the fallout of the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico during the 2009 Copa Libertadores.^[5] Twenty-six teams qualified directly to the Second Stage, a group stage:^[6]

• Berths 1 to 4 from Argentina and Brazil;
• Berths 1 and 2 from the remaining eight South American football associations and Mexico.

The other 12 teams enter the competition in the First Stage, an elimination play-off stage where the winners advance to the Second Stage:^[6]

• Berths 5 and 6 from Argentina;^[A]
• Berth 5 from Brazil;
• Berth 3 from the remaining eight South American nations and Mexico.

Association	Team (berth)	Qualification method
Argentina 5 + 1 berths	Estudiantes (Argentina 1)	2009 Copa Libertadores champion
	Vélez Sársfield (Argentina 2)	2009 Clausura champion
	Banfield (Argentina 3)	2009 Apertura champion
	Lanús (Argentina 4)	Best 2009 aggregate among non-champions
	Colón (Argentina 5)	2nd best 2009 aggregate among non-champions
	Newell's Old Boys (Argentina 6)	3rd best 2009 aggregate among non-champions
Bolivia 3 berths	Bolívar (Bolivia 1)	2009 Apertura champion
	Blooming (Bolivia 2)	2009 Clausura champion
	Real Potosí (Bolivia 3)	2009 Play-off winner
Brazil 5 berths	Corinthians (Brazil 1)	2009 Copa do Brasil champion
	Flamengo (Brazil 2)	2009 Série A champion
	Internacional (Brazil 3)	2009 Série A runner-up
	São Paulo (Brazil 4)	2009 Série A 3rd place
	Cruzeiro (Brazil 5)	2009 Série A 4th place
Chile 3 berths	Universidad de Chile (Chile 1)	2009 Apertura champion
	Colo-Colo (Chile 2)	2009 Clausura champion
	Universidad Catolica (Chile 3)	Best-placed non-champion in the 2009 Clausura classification stage
Colombia 3 berths	Once Caldas (Colombia 1)	2009 Apertura champion
	Independiente Medellín (Colombia 2)	2009 Finalización champion
	Junior (Colombia 3)	2009 Primera A best-placed non-champion
Ecuador 3 berths	Deportivo Quito (Ecuador 1)	2009 Serie A champion
	Deportivo Cuenca (Ecuador 2)	2009 Serie A runner-up
	Emelec (Ecuador 3)	2009 Serie A 3rd Place
Paraguay 3 berths	Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1)	2009 Apertura champion
	Nacional (Paraguay 2)	2009 Clausura champion
	Libertad (Paraguay 3)	2009 Primera División best-placed non-champion
Peru 3 berths	Universitario (Peru 1)	2009 Descentralizado champion
	Alianza Lima (Peru 2)	2009 Descentralizado runner-up
	Juan Aurich (Peru 3)	2009 Descentralizado best-placed non-finalist
Uruguay 3 berths	Nacional (Uruguay 1)	2008–09 Primera División champion
	Cerro (Uruguay 2)	2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
	Racing (Uruguay 3)	2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
Venezuela 3 berths	Caracas (Venezuela 1)	2008−09 Primera División champion
	Deportivo Italia (Venezuela 2)	2008−09 Primera División runner-up
	Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 3)	2008−09 Primera División best-placed non-finalist
Mexico (CONCACAF) 3 + 2 invitees	Morelia (Mexico 1)	Best-placed eligible team in the 2009 Apertura classification phase
	Monterrey (Mexico 2)	2010 InterLiga winner
	Estudiantes Tecos (Mexico 3)	2010 InterLiga runner-up
	Guadalajara	Special invitee due to withdrawal from the 2009 Copa Libertadores
	San Luis	Special invitee due to withdrawal from the 2009 Copa Libertadores

Round and draw dates

The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw. All events occurred in 2010 unless otherwise stated. Dates in italics are only reference dates for the week the matches are to be played.

Stage	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
First stage	November 27, 2009	January 26–28	February 2–10
Second stage		February 9–April 22
Third stage	N/A	April 27–29	May 4–6
Quarterfinals		May 12	May 20
Semifinals		July 28	August 4
Finals		August 11	August 18

Tie-breaking criteria

At each stage of the tournament teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Based on Article 15 in the CONMEBOL regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:

1. superior goal difference;
2. higher number of goals scored;
3. higher number of away goals scored;
4. draw.

In the first stage, third stage, quarterfinals, and semifinals, a penalty shootout is carried out instead of a draw.^[7]

First stage

Main article: 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage

In the First Stage, twelve teams played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against another opponent. The winner of each tie advanced to the Second Stage. Team #1 played the second leg at home.^[6]

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team #1	Points	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	AG	Pen.
Libertad	3:3	Deportivo Táchira	0–1	3–1	+1:−1	—	—
Estudiantes Tecos	0:6	Juan Aurich	0–2	1–2	—	—	—
Universidad Católica	3:3	Colón	2–3	3–2	0:0	2:2	5–3
Cruzeiro	4:1	Real Potosí	1–1	7–0	—	—	—
Emelec	4:1	Newell's Old Boys	0–0	2–1	—	—	—
Racing	4:1	Junior	2–2	2–0	—	—	—

Second stage

Main article: 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

The draw for the second stage was held at the CONMEBOL Conventions Center in Luque, Paraguay on November 27, 2009.^[1] Twenty-eight teams were drawn into eight groups with the remaining six spots to be taken by the winners from the first stage. Teams were divided into four pots; the top four Argentine and Brazilian berths were top seeds in the group stage.

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group and the top six second-placed team advanced to the Round of 16.^[6]

Key to colors in group tables
	Group winners and six best runners-up advanced to the Round of 16

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Corinthians 6 5 1 0 9 3 +6 16 Racing 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8 Independiente Medellín 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 Cerro Porteño 6 0 2 4 3 7 −4 2

CER COR DIM RAC Cerro Porteño – 0–1 1–1 0–0 Corinthians 2–1 – 1–0 2–1 Independiente Medellín 1–0 1–1 – 0–0 Racing 2–1 0–2 1–0 –

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts São Paulo 6 4 1 1 9 2 +7 13 Once Caldas 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Monterrey 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 Nacional 6 1 0 5 3 10 −7 3

MON NAC ONC SÃO Monterrey – 2–1 2–2 0–0 Nacional 2–0 – 0–2 0–2 Once Caldas 1–1 1–0 – 2–1 São Paulo 2–0 3–0 1–0 –

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Estudiantes 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Alianza Lima 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Juan Aurich 6 2 0 4 7 13 −6 6 Bolívar 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 4

ALI BOL EST JUA Alianza Lima – 1–0 4–1 2–0 Bolívar 1–3 – 0–0 2–0 Estudiantes 1–0 2–0 – 5–1 Juan Aurich 4–2 2–0 0–2 –

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Libertad 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 Universitario 6 2 4 0 5 2 +3 10 Lanús 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 Blooming 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1

BLO LAN LIB UNI Blooming – 1–4 1–2 1–2 Lanús 1–0 – 0–2 0–0 Libertad 4–0 1–1 – 1–1 Universitario 0–0 2–0 0–0 –

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Internacional 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12 Deportivo Quito 6 3 1 2 5 7 −2 10 Cerro 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 Emelec 6 0 2 4 2 6 −4 2

CER QUI EME INT Cerro – 2–0 0–0 0–0 Deportivo Quito 2–1 – 1–0 1–1 Emelec 1–2 0–1 – 0–0 Internacional 2–0 3–0 2–1 –

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Nacional 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 Banfield 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 Morelia 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 Deportivo Cuenca 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4

BAN CUE MOR NAC Banfield – 4–1 2–1 0–2 Deportivo Cuenca 1–4 – 2–0 0–0 Morelia 1–1 2–1 – 0–0 Nacional 2–2 3–2 2–0 –

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Vélez Sársfield 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 Colo-Colo 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 Deportivo Italia 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1

COL CRU ITA VÉL Colo-Colo – 1–1 1–0 1–1 Cruzeiro 4–1 – 2–0 3–0 Deportivo Italia 2–3 2–2 – 0–1 Vélez Sársfield 2–1 2–0 4–0 –

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Universidad de Chile 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 Flamengo 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 Universidad Católica 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7 Caracas 6 0 2 4 5 11 −6 2

CAR FLA UCA UCH Caracas – 1–3 0–0 1–3 Flamengo 3–2 – 2–0 2–2 Universidad Católica 1–1 2–0 – 2–2 Universidad de Chile 1–0 2–1 0–0 –

Ranking of second-placed teams

Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Alianza Lima	6	4	0	2	12	7	+5	12
7	Cruzeiro	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11
6	Banfield	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11
2	Once Caldas	6	3	2	1	8	5	+3	11
4	Universitario	6	2	4	0	5	2	+3	10
8	Flamengo	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10
5	Deportivo Quito	6	3	1	2	5	7	−2	10
1	Racing	6	2	2	2	4	5	−1	8

Knockout stages

Main article: 2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

The last four stages of the tournament (third stage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) form a single-elimination tournament, commonly known as a knockout stage. Fourteen teams will qualify for the knockout competition: the eight group winners, the six group runners-up teams with the best records plus Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis. In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg. In addition, each club will be able to submit a new squad with up to three player changes 24 hours before the start of their first third stage match.^[6]

Seeding

The 16 qualified teams were seeded according to their results in the Second Stage. The top teams from each group were seeded 1-8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group were seeded 9-16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Guadalajara and San Luis were given the 13 and 14 seed, respectively, which they had earned in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.

Teams qualified as a group winner Seed Team Pts GD GF AG 1 Corinthians 16 +6 9 4 2 São Paulo 13 +7 9 3 3 Estudiantes 13 +6 11 3 4 Vélez Sársfield 13 +5 10 2 5 Libertad 12 +7 10 4 6 Internacional 12 +6 8 1 7 Nacional 12 +5 9 2 8 Universidad de Chile 12 +4 10 7

Teams qualified as a group runner-up Seed Team Pts GD GF AG 9 Alianza Lima 12 +5 12 5 10 Cruzeiro 11 +6 12 3 11 Banfield 11 +5 13 7 12 Once Caldas 11 +3 8 4 13 Guadalajara 14 San Luis 15 Universitario 10 +3 5 3 16 Flamengo 10 +2 11 4

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	2	São Paulo (p)	0	0 (3)
	15	Universitario	0	0 (1)
							2	São Paulo	2	2
							10	Cruzeiro	0	0
	7	Nacional	1	0
	10	Cruzeiro	3	3
													2	São Paulo	0	2
													6	Internacional (a)	1	1
	3	Estudiantes	1	3
	14	San Luis	0	1
							3	Estudiantes	0	2
							6	Internacional (a)	1	1
	6	Internacional (a)	1	2
	11	Banfield	3	0
																			6	Internacional	2	3
																			13	Guadalajara	1	2
	8	U. de Chile	1	2
	9	Alianza Lima	0	2
							8	U. de Chile (a)	3	1
							16	Flamengo	2	2
	1	Corinthians	0	2
	16	Flamengo (a)	1	1
													8	U. de Chile	1	0
													13	Guadalajara	1	2
	5	Libertad	0	2
	12	Once Caldas	0	1
							5	Libertad	0	2
							13	Guadalajara	3	0
	4	Vélez Sársfield	0	2
	13	Guadalajara	3	0

Round of 16

The first match of the Round of 16 began on April 27, with the last match played on May 6. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team #1	Points	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	AG	Pen.
Corinthians	3:3	Flamengo	0–1	2–1	0:0	0:1	—
São Paulo	2:2	Universitario	0–0	0–0	0:0	0:0	3–1
Estudiantes	6:0	San Luis	1–0	3–1	—	—	—
Vélez Sársfield	3:3	Guadalajara	0–3	2–0	−1:+1	—	—
Libertad	4:1	Once Caldas	0–0	2–1	—	—	—
Internacional	3:3	Banfield	1–3	2–0	0:0	1:0	—
Nacional	0:6	Cruzeiro	1–3	0–3	—	—	—
Universidad de Chile	4:1	Alianza Lima	1–0	2–2	—	—	—

Quarterfinals

The first leg of the quarterfinals took place the week of May 12, while the second leg took place the week of May 19. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team #1	Points	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	AG	Pen.
Universidad de Chile	3:3	Flamengo	3–2	1–2	0:0	3:2	—
São Paulo	6:0	Cruzeiro	2–0	2–0	—	—	—
Estudiantes	3:3	Internacional	0–1	2–1	0:0	0:1	—
Libertad	3:3	Guadalajara	0–3	2–0	−1:+1	—	—

Semifinals

The first leg of the semifinals took place the week of July 28, while the second leg took place the week of August 5. Team #1, as the higher seed, played the second leg at home.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team #1	Points	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	AG	Pen.
Universidad de Chile	1:4	Guadalajara	1–1	0–2	—	—	—
São Paulo	3:3	Internacional	0–1	2–1	0:0	0:1	—

Finals

Main article: 2010 Copa Libertadores Finals

In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner will be the team with the best goal difference. If they are tied on goal difference, the game will move onto extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule does not apply in this stage.^[7] As the last CONMEBOL team in the competition, Internacional has qualified to the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, regardless of the results.

August 11, 2010 19:50 (UTC-5)	Guadalajara	1–2	Internacional	Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan Attendance: 30,870[8] Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
	Bautista  45+2'	Report	Giuliano  72' Bolívar  76'

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August 18, 2010 22:00 (UTC-3)	Internacional	3–2	Guadalajara	Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio), Porto Alegre Attendance: 56,000[8] Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
	Rafael Sóbis  61' Leandro Damião  76' Giuliano  89'	Report	Fabián  43' Bravo  90+2'

Internacional won the Copa Libertadores on points 6–0.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Thiago Ribeiro	Cruzeiro	8
2	José Carlos Fernández	Alianza Lima	7
	Kléber	Cruzeiro	7
4	Giuliano	Internacional	6
	Luis Tejada	Juan Aurich	6
6	Omar Bravo	Guadalajara	5
	Rodolfo Gamarra	Libertad	5
	Mario Regueiro	Nacional	5
	James Rodríguez	Banfield	5
	Washington	São Paulo	5

Player of the week

Week	Player	Team	Notes
1	Luis Tejada	Juan Aurich	[9]
2	Pablo Velázquez	Libertad	[10]
3	Mauro Boselli	Estudiantes	[11]
4	Wilmer Aguirre	Alianza Lima	[12]
5	Sebastián Blanco	Lanús	[13]
6	Washington	São Paulo	[14]
7	Pedro Ascoy	Juan Aurich	[15]
8	Santiago Ostolaza	Racing	[16]
9	Kléber	Cruzeiro	[17]
10	José Carlos Fernández	Alianza Lima	[18]
11	Hernán Rodrigo López	Vélez Sársfield	[19]
12	Andrezinho	Internacional	[20]
13	Thiago Ribeiro	Cruzeiro	[21]
14	Roberto Gamarra	Libertad	[22]
15	Omar Bravo	Guadalajara	[23]
16	Hernanes	São Paulo	[24]
17	Giuliano	Internacional	[25]
18	Xavier Báez	Guadalajara	[26]
19	Pablo Guiñazú	Internacional	[27]
20	Tinga	Internacional	[28]

See also

• 2010 Copa Sudamericana
• 2011 Recopa Sudamericana
• 2010 FIFA Club World Cup

Footnotes

A. ^ Estudiantes, as the defending champion, take the Argentina 1 berth. Therefore the teams with the lowest two berths enter the First Stage

References

General

1. "Copa Santander Libertadores 2010: Classifications". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=40&sub=5&type=1. Retrieved May 22, 2010. 
2. "Copa Santander Libertadores 2010: Matches". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=40&sub=4&type=1. Retrieved May 22, 2010. 
3. Andrés, Juan Pablo (April 30, 2010). "Copa Libertadores de América 2010". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa2010.html. Retrieved May 5, 2010. 

Specific

1. ^ ^{a b} "Stellar Drawing of the 2010 Santander Libertadores of America Cup". CONMEBOL. November 27, 2009. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=13650&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved April 29, 2010. 
2. ^ "Giuliano fue premiado como el Mejor jugador de la Copa Santander Libertadores 2010 [Giuliano was awarded as the Best Player of the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. November 24, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=17540&viewpage='full'. Retrieved November 25, 2010. 
3. ^ "COPA SANTANDER LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA 2010" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. p. 1. http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
4. ^ "Copa Libertadores: Internacional claim the title". ESPNsoccernet. August 19, 2010. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=815521&sec=global&cc=5739. Retrieved August 19, 2010. 
5. ^ "2010 Santander Libertadores Cup: with Colón (ARG) there are 22 teams confirmed". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=13612&viewpage='full'. Retrieved November 25, 2010. 
6. ^ ^{a b c d e} "COPA SANTANDER LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA 2010" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. pp. 2–5. http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "COPA SANTANDER LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA 2010" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. p. 6. http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "2010 Copa Libertadores de América:` Informe de boletos vendidos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. p. 1. http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/336.pdf. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
9. ^ "Luis Tejada, the first weeks best player of the Santander Libertadores". CONMEBOL. January 29, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14283&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
10. ^ "Pablo Velázquez, the player of the 2nd week of the 2010 Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. February 5, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14362&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
11. ^ "Mauro Boselli, player of the week for the 3rd week the Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. February 12, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14449&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved February 12, 2010. 
12. ^ "Wilmer Aguirre, the player of the 4th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. February 20, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14519&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
13. ^ "Sebastian Blanco, the player of the 5th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. February 26, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14611&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved February 27, 2010. 
14. ^ "Washington, the player of the 6th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. March 12, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14759&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
15. ^ Lanza, Javier (March 19, 2010). "Pedro Ascoy, the player of the 7th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14817&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
16. ^ Lanza, Javier (March 26, 2010). "Santiago Ostolaza, the player of the 8th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14862&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
17. ^ "Kleber de Souza, the player of the 9th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. April 3, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14923&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
18. ^ Lanza, Javier (April 9, 2010). "José Carlos Fernández, the player of the 10th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14999&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
19. ^ Lanza, Javier (April 18, 2010). "Hernán Rodrigo López, the player of the 11th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15058&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved April 16, 2010. 
20. ^ Lanza, Javier (April 23, 2010). "Andrezinho: "The one that I scored against Quito was my best goal with Internacional"". CONMEBOL. http://conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15155&viewpage=%27full%27. Retrieved April 28, 2010. 
21. ^ Lanza, Javier (May 1, 2010). "Thiago Ribeiro: "Si mantenemos el nivel del primer tiempo, va a ser complicado derrotarnos" [Thiago Ribeiro: "If we maintain the level of the first half, it will be complicated to defeat us."]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15190&viewpage='full'. Retrieved May 1, 2010. 
22. ^ Lanza, Javier (May 7, 2010). "Roberto Gamarra: "El segundo gol ante Once Caldas fue el que más grité en mi carrera" [Roberto Gamarra: "The second goal against Once Caldas was the one where I shouted the most in my career.]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15246&viewpage='full'. Retrieved May 7, 2010. 
23. ^ "Omar Bravo: "Me encanta jugar la Libertadores porque enfrentas a los mejores de América" [Omar Bravo:"I enjoy playing the Libertadores because you face the best of America."]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 14, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15288&viewpage='full'. Retrieved May 14, 2010. 
24. ^ Lanza, Javier (May 21, 2010). "Hernanes: "Antes que irme a Europa prefiero ser campeón de la Libertadores con Sao Paulo" [Hernanes: "Before I go to Europe, I would prefer to be the Copa Libertadores champion with São Paulo"]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15336&viewpage='full'. Retrieved May 22, 2010. 
25. ^ "Giuliano: "Lo más importante fue ganar sin haber recibido ningún gol" [Giuliano: "The most important thing was to win without conceding a goal"]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 31, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=16086&viewpage='full'. Retrieved August 2, 2010. 
26. ^ "Xavier Báez: "Estar en la final de la Copa Libertadores es algo que nunca me imaginé" [Xavier Báez: "Being in the Copa Libertadores finals is something I never imanged"]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. August 6, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=16177&viewpage='full'. Retrieved August 6, 2010. 
27. ^ Lanza, Javier (August 14, 2010). "Guiñazú: "Todavía no ganamos nada, pero la Libertadores sería lo más grande de mi carrera" [Guiñazú: "We still haven't won anything, but the Libertadores would be the high point of my career"]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=16256&viewpage='full'. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
28. ^ "Tinga: "Volví para ser campeón y por suerte pude aportar mi juego para lograrlo" [Tinga: "I came back to be a champion, and luckily I was able to bring my game to do"]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. August 19, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=16319&viewpage='full'. Retrieved August 19, 2010. 

External links

• CONMEBOL Official Website
• Soccernet 2010 Copa Libertadores on ESPN
• Soccerway 2010 Copa Libertadores coverage
• South American Futbol Copa Libertadores News Website