1970 Copa Libertadores finals

1970 Copa Libertadores Finals

Event	1970 Copa Libertadores
Estudiantes Peñarol 1 0
Estudiantes won 1-0 on aggregate.
First leg
Estudiantes Peñarol 1 0
Date	May 21, 1970
Venue	Estudiantes, La Plata
Referee	Carlos Robles (Chile)
Attendance	40,000
Second leg
Peñarol Estudiantes 0 0
Date	May 27, 1970
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Larrosa (Uruguay)
Attendance	70,000

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. consecutive Copa Libertadores title.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Estudiantes	1968, 1969
Peñarol	1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966

Stadiums

Estudiantes stadium and Estadio Centenario, venues for the finals

Match details

First leg

May 21, 1970

Estudiantes (LP)	1–0	Peñarol
Togneri 87'

Estudiantes

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

Estudiantes

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 Substitutes: MF Christian Rudzki Manager: Osvaldo Zubeldía

GK 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: Mario González Waldemar Cáceres Manager: Osvaldo Brandão

Second leg

May 28, 1970

Peñarol	0–0	Estudiantes (LP)

Estadio Centenario

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Larrosa (Paraguay)

Peñarol

Estudiantes

GK 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: 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 FW Marcos Conigliaro FW 11 Juan Ramón Verón Substitutes: Camilo Aguilar Christian Rudzki Manager: Osvaldo Zubeldía