Ponte Preta 2013

The Ponte Preta of 2013 was the Campinas team that reached the Copa Sudamericana final that year and finished as runners-up against Lanús. It is considered one of the best continental campaigns in the history of Macaca.

History

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, founded in 1900, is the oldest active club in Brazilian football. In 2013, the Campinas team experienced one of the most remarkable seasons in its history by advancing to the Copa Sudamericana final. In the final, Ponte Preta faced Lanús, from Argentina, who won the title. Even without the trophy, the campaign was the best of Macaca in continental tournaments and led the club to an international final for the first time. The performance in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana projected the club's name on the continent and is remembered by the black-and-white fans as a milestone in recent history. The team played its matches at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, the Majestic, in Campinas. This page records the Ponte Preta of that year within the club's centennial trajectory, which also has other historical snapshots published on Legado da Bola.