1973 Copa Libertadores finals

The 1973 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1973 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Chilean club Colo-Colo. The first leg of the tie was played on 22 May at Avellaneda' home field, with the second leg played on 29 May at Santiago de Chile'.

1973 Copa Libertadores finals
Independiente, champions
Event1973 Copa Libertadores de América
2–2 on points
Independiente won after a play-off
First leg
Date22 May 1973
VenueEstadio Doble Visera, Avellaneda
RefereeMilton Lorenzo (Uruguay)
Second leg
Date29 May 1973
VenueEstadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
RefereeRomualdo Arpi Filho (Brazil)
Play-off
After extra time
Date6 June 1973 (1973-06-06)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeJosé Romei (Paraguay)
Attendance50,000
1972
1974

Independiente won the series after winning a tie-breaking playoff 2-1 at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario,[1] achieving their fourth Libertadores trophy.[2] The final was controversial, with Chilean media and some Colo Colo players complaining about the referees, accusing them to having been bribed to favour Independiente.[3][4]

Qualified teams

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Team Previous finals app.
  Independiente 1964, 1965, 1972
  Colo-Colo None
  • Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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"La Doble Visera" (Avellaneda), Estadio Nacional (Santiago) and Estadio Centenario (Montevideo) hosted the two legs and playoff match respectively

Match details

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First leg

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First leg
Independiente  1–1  Colo-Colo
Mendoza   75'   71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Milton Lorenzo (Uruguay)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independiente
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colo-Colo

Second leg

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Second leg
Colo-Colo  0–0  Independiente
Attendance: 72,500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colo-Colo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independiente

Playoff

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Playoff
Independiente  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Colo-Colo
Mendoza   25'
Giachello   107'
Caszely   39'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: José Romei (Paraguay)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independiente
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colo-Colo

References

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  1. ^ Copa Libertadores 1973 by Pablo Ciullini and Martin Harris on RSSSF
  2. ^ Una copa especial, la 4ta Libertadores, 6 Jun 2020
  3. ^ Pinochet y el Colo Colo de 1973, interview to Carlos Caszely by Ezequiel Fernández Moores on La Nación, 7 May 2014
  4. ^ Nos robaron la Libertadores Archived 5 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine by AlboAdixto, 7 Jun 2016