 Before the start of the match , a minute 's silence was held , in memory of Rafa Benítez 's father Francesco who died of heart failure on the Wednesday before the final . Both teams took the pitch wearing black armbands as a mark of respect . The match was delayed further when a fan invaded the pitch , he headed for one of the goals and got stuck in the goal before being caught . São Paulo lined up in a 3 – 5 – 2 formation , while Liverpool opted for a 4 – 4 – 1 – 1 formation . Liverpool had the first chance of the match inside the opening 79 seconds . Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard 's cross into the penalty area was met by Fernando Morientes , but the striker headed wide of the goal . Liverpool created more chances with Luis García missing the goal twice from headers . São Paulo had only created one chance , a shot from striker Amoroso , but they began to grow in confidence . They pressed forward after Amoroso 's shot and defender Cicinho nearly scored with a lob from the halfway line which just went over the crossbar . 
