1971 Copa Libertadores Finals

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]

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

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

Team Previous finals app.
Estudiantes LP1968, 1969, 1970
Nacional1964, 1967, 1969
  • Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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

Match details

First leg

First leg
Estudiantes (LP) 1–0 Nacional
Romeo  60'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Estudiantes
Nacional
GK Manga
DF Juan C. Blanco
DF Atilio Ancheta
DF Juan Masnik
DF Juan Mujica
DF Julio Montero Castillo
MF Víctor Espárrago
MF Ildo Maneiro
FW Ignacio Prieto b
FW Luis Artime
FW Julio C. Morales
Substitutes:
FW Juan C. Mammelli a
FW Rubén Bareño b
Manager:
Zezé Moreira
GK Carlos Leone
DF Ramón Aguirre Suárez
DF Néstor Togneri
DF Oscar Malbernat
MF Carlos Pachamé
MF José H. Medina
MF Daniel Romeo
MF Juan M. Etchecopar
MF Cristian Rudzki
FW Pedro Verde
FW Juan Ramón Verón
Substitutes:
FW Rubén Bedogni
Manager:
Miguel Ignomiriello

Second leg

Second leg
Nacional 1–0 Estudiantes (LP)
Masnik  28'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Nacional
Estudiantes
GK Manga
DF Luis Ubiña
DF Atilio Ancheta
DF Juan Masnik
DF Juan C. Blanco
DF Julio Montero Castillo
MF Víctor Espárrago a
MF Ildo Maneiro
FW Luis Cubilla
FW Luis Artime
FW Julio C. Morales
Substitutes:
FW Ignacio Prieto
Manager:
Zezé Moreira
GK Carlos Leone
DF Ramón Aguirre Suárez
DF Néstor Togneri
DF Oscar Malbernat
MF Carlos Pachamé
MF José H. Medina
MF Daniel Romeo
MF Juan M. Etchecopar
MF Cristian Rudzki
FW Pedro Verde
FW Juan Ramón Verón
Substitutes:
FW Rubén Bedogni
Manager:
Miguel Ignomiriello

Playoff

Playoff
Nacional 2–0 Estudiantes (LP)
Espárrago  22'
Artime  65'
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Hormazábal (Chile)
Nacional
Estudiantes
GK Manga
DF Luis Ubiña
DF Atilio Ancheta
DF Juan Masnik
DF Juan C. Blanco
DF Julio Montero Castillo
MF Víctor Espárrago
MF Ildo Maneiro b
FW Luis Cubilla
FW Luis Artime
FW Julio C. Morales a
Substitutes:
DF Juan Mugica a
FW Juan C. Mamelli b
Manager:
Zezé Moreira
GK Oscar Pezzano
DF Oscar Malbernat
DF Ramón Aguirre Suárez
DF Néstor Togneri
DF José H. Medina
MF Carlos Pachamé
MF Daniel Romeo
MF Juan M. Etchecopar
MF Cristian Rudzki
FW Pedro Verde
FW Juan Ramón Verón
Substitutes:
FW Rubén Bedogni
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo

References

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