Juan Roman Riquelme bid farewell to Boca Juniors in the best possible way by bagging a brace in his side’s 2-0 win over Gremio to claim their sixth Copa Libertadores title.

Riquelme’s well placed shot in the 69th minute for Boca’s first

Riquelme’s second of the day in the 80th minute

Celebrations from the Boca camp following the Copa Libertadores win

Boca Juniors have one hand on the Copa Libertadores trophy after emphatically beating Gremio 3-0 in their first leg of the Copa Libertadores final.

Palacio’s highly dubious goal from an offside position for Boca’s first

Riquelme’s scorcher from 30 yards out for goal number 2

Pablo Ledesma’s looping header to put Boca three nill up and in the driving seat for next week’s 2nd leg

Five-time Copa Libertadores champions Boca Juniors thrashed Columbian side Cucuta Deportivo 3-0 to booked a place in this year’s final of the most prestigious tournament in South America where they will go up against Brazillian side Gremio.

Juan Roman Riquelme ran the show in the middle of the park and was first on the scoresheet with a peach of a strike from a free kick 25 yards out after 45 minutes. Martin Palermo then level the scores on aggregate for Boca with a deft header in the 54th minute before ex-Villarreal man Sebastian Battagalia scored the decisive third goal in the 83rd minute.