1980 Copa Libertadores finals

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1980 Copa Libertadores de América finals
Nacional, champions
Event1980 Copa Libertadores
Internacional Nacional
Brazil Uruguay
0 1
First leg
Internacional Nacional
0 0
Date30 July 1980
VenueBeira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance70,000
Second leg
Nacional Internacional
1 0
Date6 August 1980
VenueCentenario, Montevideo
Attendance65,000
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1981 →

The 1980 Copa Libertadores de América finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the Copa Libertadores de América champion. It was contested by Uruguayan club Nacional and Brazilian club Internacional. The first leg of the tie was played on 30 July at Estádio Beira-Rio of Porto Alegre, with the second leg played on 6 August at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.[1]

For the first time in 18 years, a club from Argentina didn't play in the Copa Libertadores final.

With the first game tied 0–0, Nacional crowned champion after winning the second leg 1–0 with goal by striker Waldemar Victorino, achieving their second Copa Libertadores title.[2][3][4] Victorino was the top scorer of the edition with 6 goals.[1]

Format[edit]

The finals was played over two legs; home and away. The team that accumulated the most points —two for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs was crowned champion. If the two teams were tied on points after the second leg, a playoff in a neutral would become the next tie-breaker. Goal difference was used as a last resort.

Qualified teams[edit]

Team Previous finals app.
Brazil Internacional None
Uruguay Nacional 4 (1964, 1967, 1969, 1971)

Venues[edit]

Estádio Beira-Rio (left) and Estadio Centenario, venues for the series

Match details[edit]

First leg[edit]

1980 Copa Libertadores finals
First leg
Internacional Brazil0–0Uruguay Nacional
Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Jorge Romero (Argentina)
Internacional
Nacional

Second leg[edit]

Second leg
Nacional Uruguay1–0Brazil Internacional
Victorino 34' Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Edilson Pérez (Peru)
Nacional
Internacional

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Copa Libertadores 1980 by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF
  2. ^ Copa Libertadores 1980 Archived 2020-02-16 at the Wayback Machine on CNdeF
  3. ^ Nacional campeón 1980 on AUF, 6 Aug 2019
  4. ^ Hace 35 años, Nacional ganaba su segunda Libertadores by Eduardo Bolaños on Conmebol.com, 6 Aug 2015
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