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1973 Copa Libertadores finals

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1973 Copa Libertadores finals
Independiente, champions
Event1973 Copa Libertadores de América
Independiente Colo-Colo
Argentina Chile
2–2 on points
Independiente won after a play-off
First leg
Independiente Colo-Colo
1 1
Date22 May 1973
VenueEstadio Doble Visera, Avellaneda
RefereeMilton Lorenzo (Uruguay)
Second leg
Colo-Colo Independiente
0 0
Date29 May 1973
VenueEstadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
RefereeRomualdo Arpi Filho (Brazil)
Play-off
Colo-Colo Independiente
1 2
After extra time
Date6 June 1973 (1973-06-06)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeJosé Romei (Paraguay)
Attendance50,000
← 1972
1974 →

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'.

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.
Argentina Independiente1964, 1965, 1972
Chile Colo-ColoNone
  • 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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1973 Copa Libertadores finals
First leg
Independiente Argentina1–1Chile Colo-Colo
Mendoza 75' Sá red-colored football 71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Milton Lorenzo (Uruguay)
Independiente
Colo-Colo

Second leg

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Second leg
Colo-Colo Chile0–0Argentina Independiente
Attendance: 72,500
Colo-Colo
Independiente

Playoff

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Some moments of the playoff, including the first goal of Independiente, scored by Mario Mendoza (left), and the lap of honour (right)
Playoff
Independiente Argentina2–1 (a.e.t.)Chile 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
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