A record breaking 40 clubs entered this year’s Copa Libertadores, now we are left with just two. Realistically though there’s just one and a half teams still in it with Chivas de Guadalajara already 2-1 down to Internacional before tonight’s trip to Brazil.
Ahead of tonight’s second leg of the final let’s have a look at the vital statistics of the 2010 Copa Libertadores. Each of the 137 games leading up to this point has had its fair share of talking points. On the first day of the competition Chile’s Universidad Católica were beaten 3-2 in Colón de Santa Fe’s “Cementerio de los Elefantes”. Colón’s Brigadier General Estanislao López stadium has earned it’s “Elephant Cemetery” tag as a result of previous giant killings.
One stadium yet to grow its own history is Chivas’ newly opened Estadio Omnilife. The first competitive match in the freshly built stadium saw the Mexican outfit lose their home leg of the Copa Libertadores final to Internacional. Tonight Chivas are in Porto Alegre hoping to overturn the 2-1 deficit and become the first Mexican side to win the prestigious tournament.
Crunching the numbers
Matches played: 137
Home wins: 73
Away wins: 27
Draws: 37
Goals: 324
Goal average per match: 2.36
Biggest win: Cruzeiro 7 - Real Potosi 0 (3rd February, Qualifying round)
Red cards: 73
Penalties awarded: 31 (23 scored)
Top Goalscorers
Thiago Ribeiro (Cruzeiro) 8
Kléber (Cruzeiro) 7
José Fernández (Alianza) 7
Luis Tejada (Juan Aurich) 6
Giuliano (Internacional) 5
Washington (Sao Paulo) 5
Rodolfo Gamarra (Libertad) 5
James Rodríguez (Banfield) 5
Mauro Boselli (Estudiantes) 4
Santiago Silva (Vélez) 4
Hernán López (Vélez) 4
Juan Morales (U. Católica) 4
Omar Bravo (Guadalajara) 4
Alecsandro (Internacional) 4
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