1975 Copa Libertadores finals

1975 Copa Libertadores finals

Team of Independiente, champions
Event	1975 Copa Libertadores de América
Unión Española Independiente
2–2 on points Independiente won after a play-off
First leg
Unión Española Independiente 1 0
Date	18 June 1975
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Referee	José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)
Second leg
Independiente Unión Española 3 1
Date	25 June 1975
Venue	Estadio de Independiente, Avellaneda
Referee	Rubén Barreto (Uruguay)
Play-off
Independiente Unión Española 2 0
Date	29 June 1975 (1975-06-29)
Venue	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee	Edison Pérez (Peru)
Attendance	55,000
← 1974 1976 →

The 1975 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1975 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Chilean club Unión Española. The first leg of the tie was played on 18 June at Santiago de Chile' home field,^[1] with the second leg played on 25 June at Avellaneda'.

Independiente won the series after winning a tie-breaking playoff 2–0 at Asunción's Estadio Defensores del Chaco,^[2] also achieving its four consecutive Copa Libertadores title.^[3]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Unión Española	None
Independiente	1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Estadio Nacional (Santiago), Estadio de Independiente (Avellaneda) and Estadio Defensores del Chaco (Asunción), venues for the finals

Match details

First leg

1975 Copa Libertadores finals

18 June 1975

First leg

Unión Española	1–0	Independiente
Ahumada 87'	Report

Estadio Nacional (Santiago)

Attendance: 43,200

Referee: José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)

Unión Española

Independiente

GK 1 Leopoldo Vallejos DF 2 Juan Machuca (c) DF 5 Hugo Berly DF 4 Mario Soto DF 3 Antonio Arias MF 8 Rubén Palacios MF 9 Francisco Las Heras  78' MF 13 Reinaldo Hoffmann  82' MF 14 Alejandro Trujillo FW 12 Sergio Ahumada FW 10 Jorge Spedaletti Substitutes: MF Eddio Inostroza  78' FW Luis Miranda  82' Manager: Luis Santibáñez

GK José Alberto Pérez DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (c) DF Alejandro Semenewicz DF 13 Ricardo Pavoni MF 10 Ricardo Bochini MF Rubén Galván MF Percy Rojas FW Agustín Balbuena FW Ricardo Ruiz Moreno FW Daniel Bertoni  78' Substitutes: FW Luis Giribet  78' Manager: Pedro Dellacha

Second leg

25 June 1975

Second leg

Independiente	3–1	Unión Española
Percy Rojas 1' Pavoni 57' Daniel Bertoni 82'	Report	Las Heras 15'

Independiente Stadium, Avellaneda

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Rubén Barreto (Uruguay)

Independiente

Unión Española

GK José Alberto Pérez DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (c) DF Alejandro Semenewicz DF 13 Ricardo Pavoni MF MF 10 Ricardo Bochini MF Rubén Galván FW Agustín Balbuena FW Ricardo Ruiz Moreno FW Percy Rojas FW Daniel Bertoni Manager: Pedro Dellacha

GK Leopoldo Vallejos DF Juan Machuca (c) DF Hugo Berly DF Mario Soto DF Antonio Arias MF Rubén Palacios MF Francisco Las Heras  63' MF Eddio Inostrosa MF Leonardo Véliz  65' FW Sergio Ahumada FW Jorge Spedaletti Substitutes: DF Mario Maldonado  63' MF Alejandro Trujillo  65' Manager: Luis Santibáñez

Playoff

29 June 1975

Playoff

Independiente	2–0	Unión Española
Ruiz Moreno 29' Bertoni 62'	Report

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Edison Pérez (Peru)

Independiente

Unión Española

GK José Alberto Pérez DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (c) DF Miguel Ángel López DF 13 Ricardo Pavoni MF Alejandro Semenewicz MF Rubén Galván MF 10 Ricardo Bochini FW Agustín Balbuena FW Ricardo Ruiz Moreno FW Daniel Bertoni  78' Substitutes: FW Hugo Saggiorato  78' Manager: Pedro Dellacha

GK Leopoldo Vallejos DF Juan Machuca (c) DF Mario Maldonado DF Manuel Gaete DF Antonio Arias MF Alejandro Trujillo MF Rubén Palacios MF Eddio Inostrosa  46' MF Leonardo Véliz FW Sergio Ahumada FW Jorge Spedaletti Substitutes: MF Francisco Las Heras  46' Manager: Luis Santibáñez

References

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