1970 Copa Libertadores finals

1970 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	1970 Copa Libertadores
Estudiantes LP Peñarol 1 0
Estudiantes won 1-0 on aggregate.
First leg
Estudiantes LP Peñarol 1 0
Date	May 21, 1970
Venue	Estadio Estudiantes, La Plata
Referee	Carlos Robles (Chile)
Attendance	40,000
Second leg
Peñarol Estudiantes LP 0 0
Date	May 27, 1970
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Larrosa (Uruguay)
Attendance	70,000
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The 1970 Copa Libertadores finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 1970 Copa Libertadores, the 11th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentine team Estudiantes de La Plata and Uruguayan team Peñarol. The first leg was hosted by Estudiantes in Estudiantes Stadium in La Plata on May 21, 1970, while the second leg was held in Estadio Centenario of Montevideo on May 27, 1970.

Estudiantes won the series 1-0 on aggregate, winning their 3rd title consecutive of Copa Libertadores.^[1]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Estudiantes LP	1968, 1969
Peñarol	1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966

Bold indicates winning years

Stadiums

Estudiantes stadium and Estadio Centenario, venues for the finals

Match details

First leg

1970 Copa Libertadores finals

May 21, 1970

First leg

Estudiantes (LP)	1–0	Peñarol
Togneri 87'

Estudiantes

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

Estudiantes LP

Peñarol

GK Néstor Errea DF Rubén Pagnanini DF Hugo Spadaro DF Néstor Togneri MF Carlos Pachamé MF Jorge Solari MF Carlos Bilardo FW Juan Echecopar FW Marcos Conigliaro FW Eduardo Flores FW Juan Ramón Verón (c) Substitutes: MF Christian Rudzki Manager: Osvaldo Zubeldía

GK Ariel Pintos DF Ricardo Soria  a' DF Elías Figueroa DF Jorge Peralta DF Alberto Martínez MF Néstor Gonçalves MF Milton Viera MF Alfredo Lamas  b' FW Nilo Acuña FW Ermindo Onega FW Luis Lamberck Substitutes: DF Mario González  a' FW Waldemar Cáceres  b' Manager: Osvaldo Brandão

Second leg

Two moments of the match in Montevideo, (Left): the shot by Verón going near the goal; (right): Errea saving Estudiantes goal

May 28, 1970

Second leg

Peñarol	0–0	Estudiantes (LP)

Estadio Centenario

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Larrosa (Paraguay)

Peñarol

Estudiantes LP

GK 12 Ariel Pintos DF Ricardo Soria DF Elías Figueroa DF Jorge Peralta DF Alberto Martínez MF Néstor Gonçalves MF Milton Viera MF Alfredo Lamas FW Nilo Acuña FW Ermindo Onega FW Luis Lamberck Substitutes: FW Luis Speranza Manager: Osvaldo Brandão

GK Néstor Errea DF Rubén Pagnanini DF Hugo Spadaro DF Néstor Togneri DF José Medina MF Carlos Pachamé MF Jorge Solari MF Carlos Bilardo FW Juan Echecopar  a' FW Marcos Conigliaro  b' FW 11 Juan Ramón Verón (c) Substitutes: FW Christian Rudzki  a' FW Camilo A. Aguilar  b' Manager: Osvaldo Zubeldía

References