The 1964 Copa Libertadores finals was a football series between Argentine team Independiente and Uruguayan team Nacional on August 6 and 12 of this same year. It was the fifth final of South America's most prestigious football competition, the Copa de Campeones (known in the modern era as "Copa Libertadores").
 Independiente, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1964 Copa de Campeones de América | ||||||
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| Independiente won 1-3 on points. | |||||||
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| Date | August 6, 1964 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | Leo Horn (Netherlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||||||
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| Date | August 12, 1964 | ||||||
| Venue | Independiente, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
Both teams played the Copa Libertadores finals for the first time in their history.[1][2]
Qualified teams
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 Nacional |
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 Independiente |
None |
Venues
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Independiente and Centenario stadiums were the venues for the finals
Match details
editFirst leg
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    Independiente
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Second leg
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Some moments of the match in Avellaneda
Second leg
| Independiente | 1–0 | Nacional |
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M. Rodríguez  31' |
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Nacional
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References
edit- ^ Copa Libertadores 1964 by José Luis Pierrend, John Beuker, Pablo Ciullini and Osvaldo José Gorgazzi on RSSSF
- ^ El inicio de la leyenda: Independiente campeón de la Copa Libertadores 1964 on Conmebol, 12 Aug 2018
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