1971 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	1971 Copa Libertadores
Estudiantes (LP) Nacional
2–2 on points Nacional won after a play-off
First leg
Estudiantes (LP) Nacional 1 0
Date	26 May 1971
Venue	Estudiantes, La Plata
Referee	Mario Canessa (Chile)
Attendance	30,000
Second leg
Nacional Estudiantes (LP) 1 0
Date	2 June 1971
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	José Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Attendance	70,000
Play-off
Nacional Estudiantes (LP) 2 0
Date	9 June 1971 (1971-06-09)
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee	Rafael Hormazábal (Chile)
Attendance	41,000
← 1970 1972 →

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]

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 LP	1968, 1969, 1970
Nacional	1964, 1967, 1969

• Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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

Match details

First leg

1971 Copa Libertadores finals

26 May 1971

First leg

Estudiantes (LP)	1-0	Nacional
Romeo 60'

Estadio Estudiantes, La Plata

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

Estudiantes LP

Nacional

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  84' FW Pedro Verde FW Juan Ramón Verón Substitutes: FW Rubén Bedogni  84' Manager: Miguel Ignomiriello

GK Manga DF Juan C. Blanco DF Atilio Ancheta DF Juan Masnik DF Juan Mujica DF Julio Montero Castillo MF Víctor Espárrago 63 MF Ildo Maneiro FW Ignacio Prieto 62 FW Luis Artime FW Julio C. Morales Substitutes: FW Rubén Bareño 62 FW Juan C. Mammelli 63 Manager: Washington Etchamendi

Second leg

2 June 1971

Second leg

Nacional	1–0	Estudiantes (LP)
Masnik 28'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)

Nacional

Estudiantes LP

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 FW Luis Cubilla  80' FW Luis Artime FW Julio C. Morales Substitutes: FW Ignacio Prieto  80' Manager: Washington Etchamendi

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  70' FW Pedro Verde FW Juan Ramón Verón Substitutes: FW Rubén Bedogni  70' Manager: Miguel Ignomiriello

Playoff

2 June 1971

Playoff

Nacional	2–0	Estudiantes (LP)
Espárrago 22' Artime 65'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Rafael Hormazábal (Chile)

Nacional

Estudiantes LP

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  83' FW Luis Cubilla FW Luis Artime FW Julio C. Morales  64' Substitutes: FW Juan C. Mamelli  64' DF Juan Mugica  82' Manager: Washington Etchamendi

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  30' Substitutes: FW Rubén Bedogni  30' Manager: Miguel Ignomiriello

References