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]
Event | 1971 Copa Libertadores | ||||||
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2–2 on points Nacional won after a play-off | |||||||
First leg | |||||||
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Date | 26 May 1971 | ||||||
Venue | Estudiantes, La Plata | ||||||
Referee | Mario Canessa (Chile) | ||||||
Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 2 June 1971 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
Referee | José Favilli Neto (Brazil) | ||||||
Attendance | 70,000 | ||||||
Play-off | |||||||
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Date | 9 June 1971 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Nacional, Lima | ||||||
Referee | Rafael Hormazábal (Chile) | ||||||
Attendance | 41,000 | ||||||
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
editTeam | Previous finals app. |
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Estudiantes LP | 1968, 1969, 1970 |
Nacional | 1964, 1967, 1969 |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venues
editMatch details
editFirst leg
editEstudiantes LP
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Nacional
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Second leg
editSecond leg
Nacional | 1–0 | Estudiantes (LP) |
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Masnik 28' |
Nacional
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Estudiantes LP
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Playoff
editPlayoff
Nacional | 2–0 | Estudiantes (LP) |
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Espárrago 22' Artime 65' |
Nacional
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Estudiantes LP
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References
edit- ^ 1971 Copa Libertadores on the RSSSF
- ^ Nacional campeón 1971 on AUF website, 9 Jun 2019
- ^ La anécdota no contada de la final copera entre Nacional y Estudiantes en 1971 en el Perú | VIDEO on Líbero, 6 Nov 2019