Both finalists reached the final with relative ease as they crushed Botafogo and Peñarol.
Estudiantes successfully defended their title for the second straight year by defeating Peñarol in the finals.
He has earned league championships with both Peñarol and Rosenborg, and he was part of the Uruguay squad that came on third place in Copa América 2004.
Baltasar Silva (born November 19, 1984 in Tacuarembó, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Peñarol of the Primera División in Uruguay.
On 11 May 2011, recovered his titularity under orders of Juan Antonio Pizzi after a terrible mistake of Garcés in a Copa Libertadores quarterfinals match against Peñarol at Montevideo, where inexplicably dropped the ball, which Alejandro Martinuccio take the opportunity for score the definitive 2–0 in the 90th minute.
Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (born 17 September 1974 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a Centre Back/Left back for Peñarol.
Jordi César was born in Alicante from Uruguayan ancestors, his great-grandfather Juan Delgado having played for C.A. Peñarol.
Signing with the Merengues in January 1960 for 6.5 million pesetas, del Sol netted a career-best 17 goals in his first full season, while not missing one single minute of action in his 29 appearances as his team won the national championship, after starting the season with the Intercontinental Cup triumph against C.A. Peñarol.
On December 7, 1962, Barcelona played a testimonial game against C.A. Peñarol in his honour.
Aguirregaray made his professional debut in 2007 with a Peñarol shirt, and spent four full seasons with the club.
Whilst at Santos he won the 1962 Copa Libertadores, playing in all three matches of the final against Penarol.
Santos defeated Universidad Católica in the semifinals and met defending champions Peñarol in the finals in which Pelé scored another brace in the playoff match to secure the first title for a Brazilian club.
Correa started his footballing career as a player in Uruguay, where he played for Nacional, Rentistas, Peñarol and Defensor Sporting.
She is the girlfriend of the current Uruguayan footballer Alejandro González who plays for C.A. Peñarol.
Carrera started his career at LDU Quito at the age of 15 in 1960, where he stayed until transferred to Peñarol of Uruguay in 1968.
Born in Florida, Gassire began playing football with the youth teams of C.A. Peñarol.