1974 Copa Libertadores finals
| Event | 1974 Copa Libertadores | ||||||
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| 2–2 on points Independiente won after a play-off | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 12 October 1974 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio do Pacaembu, São Paulo | ||||||
| Referee | Edison Pérez (Peru) | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,000 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 16 October 1974 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Doble Visera, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
| Play-off | |||||||
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| Date | 19 October 1974 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Nacional, Santiago | ||||||
| Referee | César Orozco (Peru) | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
The 1974 Copa Libertadores Finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1974 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Brazilian club São Paulo. The first leg of the tie was played on October 12 at Pacaembú of São Paulo while the second leg was held in Estadio Doble Visera of Avellaneda, on October 16.[1]
After both teams won one game each, a playoff was played at Estadio Nacional de Santiago on 19 October. Independiente crowned champion after beating Sao Paulo 1–0, achieving its 5th cup.[2]
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 São Paulo
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None |
 Independiente
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1964, 1965, 1972, 1973 |
Venues
Estadio do Pacaembu (São Paulo), "La Doble Visera" (Avellaneda) and Estadio Nacional (Santiago) hosted the two legs and playoff match respectively
Match details
First leg
| São Paulo | 2–1 | Independiente |
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Rocha  48'Mirandinha 50' |
Saggiorato 28' |
Second leg
| Independiente | 2–0 | São Paulo |
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| Bochini 34' Balbuena 48' |
Playoff
| Independiente | 1–0 | São Paulo |
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| Pavoni 37' |
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)
         Independiente
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 Sao Paulo
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References
- ^ Copa Libertadores 1974 on Historia de Independiente
- ^ Copa Libertadores 1974 by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF