1971 Copa Libertadores finals

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1971 Copa Libertadores finals
Event1971 Copa Libertadores
2–2 on points
Nacional won after a play-off
First leg
Date26 May 1971
VenueEstudiantes, La Plata
RefereeMario Canessa (Chile)
Attendance30,000
Second leg
Date2 June 1971
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeJosé Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Attendance70,000
Play-off
Date9 June 1971 (1971-06-09)
VenueEstadio Nacional, Lima
RefereeRafael Hormazábal (Chile)
Attendance41,000
1970
1972

The 1971 Copa Libertadores de América was a football competition contested between the top clubs of the CONMEBOL federation. Uruguayan side Nacional won the competition defeating Argentine team Estudiantes de la Plata 2–0 in a playoff held in Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru, after the two-legged series (in La Plata and Montevideo) ended with one win for each side.[1]

It was the first Copa Libertadores won by Nacional, after three finals contested before with no success. Otherwise, Estudiantes lost their first final after three consecutive trophies won.[2][3]

Qualified teams[edit]

Team Previous finals app.
Argentina Estudiantes LP 1968, 1969, 1970
Uruguay Nacional 1964, 1967, 1969
  • Bold indicates winning years

Venues[edit]

Fltr: Estudiantes, Centenario, and Nacional Stadiums, venues for the finals

Match details[edit]

First leg[edit]

The goal of Estudiantes in La Plata, scored by Daniel Romeo
First leg
Estudiantes (LP) Argentina1-0Uruguay Nacional
Romeo 60'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Estudiantes LP
Nacional

Second leg[edit]

Second leg
Nacional Uruguay1–0Argentina Estudiantes (LP)
Masnik 28'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Nacional
Estudiantes LP

Playoff[edit]

Playoff
Nacional Uruguay2–0Argentina Estudiantes (LP)
Espárrago 22'
Artime 65'
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Rafael Hormazábal (Chile)
Nacional
Estudiantes LP

References[edit]