2023-07-14 02:30:00
This Friday, the 14th, Tricolor celebrates 18 years since winning the Trichampionship of America. In July 2005, São Paulo thrashed Atlético Paranaense 4-0 (the second biggest rout in finals in the history of the competition – only behind another São Paulo rout: the 5-1 over Universidad Católica, in 1993) and won the title of King of America again.
Twice South American champion in the Telê Santana era, with Raí, Müller and company, Tricolor missed the chance of winning the tri in 1994, in a fateful decision by penalty kick, and suffered hard 10 years before returning to compete in the fans’ favorite competition São Paulo. The 2005 title was born from this decade-long thirst for victory.
The story started again in 2004. After stumbling in the search for the vacancy in 1999, 2000 and 2002, São Paulo, with the 3rd place obtained in the Brazilian Championship of 2003 – the first in history held in the consecutive points system – finally regained the right to compete in the Libertadores Cup of America.
Proving to have a special liking for her, the average audience of São Paulo fans at Morumbi games was over 56,000 people. Motivated, Tricolor reached the semifinals, being eliminated at the last minute by Once Caldas, from Colombia, the future champion.
It left your mouth watering. The Tricolor was not satisfied. At the end of the 2004 Brasileirão, a new 3rd place and a place once again guaranteed in the international competition. Now it was necessary to be champion! In 2005, São Paulo bet on experienced names, such as Mineiro and Josué, midfielders, and striker Luizão. The team geared up. He led Paulistão undefeated for 15 rounds, losing the invincibility to Lusa. The title came next, against Santos (0x0), with three rounds to spare.
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The São Paulo team had already played four games in the first phase of the 2005 Libertadores (2 wins, 2 draws), when there was a change in command of the team: Emerson Leão left the position of coach and assistant Milton Cruz led the team in fifth game (away tie against Universidad de Chile). São Paulo, then, bet on a big name to take Tricolor to the title. He came, and he arrived with absolute morals: right away, at Pacaembu, 5×1 at Corinthians, which had nothing to do with the story. Paulo Autuori led São Paulo to advance in leaps and bounds towards winning the third South American championship.
In the decisive phase, São Paulo defeated a traditional customer in the tournament. Palmeiras fell against Tricolor with two defeats (1×0 at Palestra Itália and 2×0 at Morumbi). In the quarter-finals, at home, a sensational match by captain Rogério Ceni (two goals scored and a missed penalty), 4-0 against Tigres, from Mexico. The return game was a walk, but it cost the invincibility in the tournament. The semifinal, however, against River Plate, brought all of Latin America to a standstill.
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What Tricolor was unaware of was a scheme involving the referee of the game to favor the Buenos Aires team. It was of no use, with Amoroso, newly hired, São Paulo won: 2×0 at home (“El Morumbi te mata”), and 3×2 away. Libertadores final fifth in history!
The duels against Atlético Paranaense were in Beira-Rio – CAP at the time still did not have a stadium that met the requirements of the regulation for the final of the international tournament – and in Morumbi. In the first leg, a 1-1 tie. The consecration took place at Morumtri!
71,986 people witnessed yet another show by the “Team de Guerreiros”, as the three-time Libertadores de América team became known, after the resounding 4×0. Rogério Ceni lifted the Cup and the crowd set Morumbi on fire, chanting “Telê, Telê”!
THE CAMPAIGN
First phase
03.03.2005 – 3 X 3 – THE STRONGEST Football Club (Bolívia)
03.09.2005 – 4 X 2 – Professional Soccer Corporation of the UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE (Chile)
03.16.2005 – 2 X 2 – QUILMES Atlético Club (Argentina)
04.13.2005 – 3 X 1 – QUILMES Atlético Club (Argentina)
04.21.2005 – 1 X 1 – Professional Soccer Corporation of the UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE (Chile)
11.05.2005 – 3 X 0 – THE STRONGEST Football Club (Bolívia)
Round of 16
18.05.2005 – 1 X 0 – Sociedade Esportiva PALMEIRAS (SP)
25.05.2005 – 2 X 0 – Sociedade Esportiva PALMEIRAS (SP)
Quarterfinals
06.01.2005 – 4 X 0 – TIGRES – Sports Synergy of the Nuevo León Autonomous University (Mexico)
06.15.2005 – 1 X 2 – TIGRES – Sports Synergy of the Nuevo León Autonomous University (Mexico)
semifinals
22.06.2005 – 2 X 0 – Club Atlético RIVER PLATE (Argentina)
29.06.2005 – 3 X 2 – Club Atlético RIVER PLATE (Argentina)
Finals
07.06.2005 – 1 X 1 – Clube ATLÉTICO PARANAENSE (PR)
07.14.2005 – 4 X 0 – Clube ATLÉTICO PARANAENSE (PR)
THE TITLE GAME
14.07.2005
Sao Paulo-SP)
Cicero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium, Morumbi
SÃO PAULO Futebol Clube 4 X 0 Clube ATLÉTICO PARANAENSE
SPFC: Rogério Ceni (captain); Fabão, Diego Lugano and Alex; Cicinho, Mineiro, Josué, Danilo and Junior (Fábio Santos, 40’/2); Amoroso (Diego Tardelli, 33’/2) and Luizão (Souza, 28’/2). Technician: Paulo Autuori.
Goals: Amoroso, 16’/1; Fabao, 7’/2; Luizão, 25’/2; Diego Tardelli, 43’/2.
CAP: Diego; Jancarlos, Danilo, Durvão and Marcão (captain) (Fernandinho, 15’/2); Cocito, André Rocha (Alan Bahia, 37’/2), Evandro and Fabrício; Lima (Rodrigo, 15’/2) and Aloísio. Technician: Antonio Lopes.
Referee: Horacio Marcelo Elizondo (Argentina)
Assistant 1: Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Assistant 2: Juan Carlos Rebollo (Argentina)
Income: BRL 3,026,395.00
Audience: 71,986 paying
THE FINAL CLASSIFICATION
Team PTS JGS VIT EMP DER GM GS SG AP% 1st São Paulo FC (SP) 31 14 9 4 1 34 14 20 73.81% 2nd C Atlético Paranaense (PR) 24 14 7 3 4 22 23 -1 57.14% 3rd CD Guadalajara ( MEX) 26 14 7 5 2 28 16 12 61.9% 4th CA River Plate (ARG) 23 12 7 2 3 23 17 6 63.89% 5th Club Tigres de la UANL (MEX) 19 10 5 4 1 18 12 6 63.33% 6th CA Boca Juniors (ARG) 18 10 5 3 2 21 10 11 60% 7th CA Banfield (ARG) 18 10 5 3 2 18 13 5 60% 8th Santos FC (SP) 15 10 5 0 5 24 17 7 50% 9th CPD Junior (COL) 16 10 5 1 4 16 18 -2 53.33% 10th Club Cerro Porteño (PAR) 15 8 4 3 1 13 7 6 62.5% 11th Liga Deportiva Universitaria (EQU) 14 10 4 2 4 15 19 -4 46.67% 12th SE Palmeiras (SP) 13 10 3 4 3 12 10 2 43.33% 13th CFP Universidad de Chile (CHL) 12 8 3 3 2 11 13 -2 50% 14th Pachuca CF (MEX) 11 8 3 2 3 10 13 -3 45.83 % 15th CD Independiente Medellín (MEX) 10 8 3 1 4 14 13 1 41.67% 16th CD Once Caldas (COL) 10 8 2 4 2 8 7 1 41.67% 17th CD América (COL) 15 8 5 0 3 12 8 4 62.5 % 18º EC Santo André (SP) 8 6 2 2 2 11 6 5 44.44% 19º CD Cobreloa (CHL) 8 6 2 2 2 6 7 -1 44.44% 20º Danubio FC (URU) 7 6 2 1 3 9 8 1 38.89 % 21º CD Olmedo (EQU) 7 6 2 1 3 10 11 -1 38.89% 22º Quilmes AC (ARG) 7 6 1 4 3 10 13 -3 29.17% 23º C Sporting Cristal (PER) 7 6 2 1 3 5 10 – 5 38.89% 24th Bolívar IU (BOL) 7 6 2 1 3 8 14 -6 38.89% 25th Club Libertad (PAR) 6 6 2 0 4 8 11 -3 33.33% 26th Club The Strongest (BOL) 5 6 1 2 3 6 10 -4 27.78% 27º C Alianza Lima (PER) 5 6 1 2 3 4 7 -3 27.78% 29º C Deportivo Cuenca (EQU) 3 6 0 3 3 4 9 -5 16.67% 30º CA San Lorenzo A (ARG) 3 6 0 3 3 1 5 -4 16.67% 31º C Nacional de F (URU) 3 6 1 0 5 7 12 -5 16.67% 32º Deportivo Táchira FC (VEN) 3 6 1 0 5 3 17 -14 16.67% 33º CA Peñarol (URU) 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 50% 34th CSyD Colo-Colo (CHL) 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 33.33% 35th Tacuary FC (PAR) 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 16.67% 36th CD Oriente Petrolero (BOL) 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0% 37º CD Mineros de Guayana (VEN) 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0% 38º CS Cienciano (PER) 0 2 0 0 2 2 8 -6 0%
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