1974 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	1974 Copa Libertadores
São Paulo Independiente
2–2 on points Independiente won after a play-off
First leg
São Paulo Independiente 2 1
Date	12 October 1974
Venue	Estadio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Referee	Edison Pérez ( Peru)
Attendance	51,000
Second leg
Independiente São Paulo 2 0
Date	16 October 1974
Venue	Estadio Doble Visera, Avellaneda
Referee	Ramón Barreto ( Uruguay)
Attendance	55,000
Play-off
Independiente São Paulo 1 0
Date	19 October 1974
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Referee	César Orozco ( Peru)
Attendance	45,000
← 1973 1975 →

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 12 October at Pacaembú of São Paulo while the second leg was held in Estadio Doble Visera of Avellaneda, on 16 October. ^[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 app.
São Paulo	None
Independiente	1964, 1965, 1972, 1973

Bold indicates winning years

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

1974 Copa Libertadores finals

12 October 1974

First leg

São Paulo	2–1	Independiente
Rocha 48' Mirandinha 50'		Saggiorato 28'

Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Edilson Pérez (Peru)

Sao Paulo

Independiente

GK Waldir Peres DF Nelson (c) DF Paranhos DF Arlindo DF Gilberto Sorriso MF Ademir  46' MF Zé Carlos  82' MF Pedro Rocha MF Terto FW Mirandinha FW Piau Substitutes: MF Chicão  46' FW Mauro  82' Manager: José Poy

GK Carlos Gay DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá ( c) DF Miguel Ángel López DF Ricardo Pavoni MF Rubén Galván MF Miguel Raimondo MF Hugo Saggiorato FW Agustín Balbuena FW Ricardo Bochini FW Daniel Bertoni Manager: Roberto Ferreiro

Second leg

16 October 1974

Second leg

Independiente	2–0	São Paulo
Bochini 34' Balbuena 48'

Estadio Independiente, Avellaneda

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

Independiente

Sao Paulo

GK Carlos Gay DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá ( c) DF Miguel Ángel López DF Ricardo Pavoni MF Rubén Galván MF Miguel Raimondo MF Hugo Saggiorato FW Agustín Balbuena FW Ricardo Bochini FW Daniel Bertoni  80' Substitutes: MF Alejandro Semenewicz  80' Manager: Roberto Ferreiro

GK Waldir Peres DF Nelson (c) DF Paranhos DF Arlindo DF Gilberto Sorriso MF Chicão MF Terto MF Pedro Rocha MF Mauro FW Mirandinha FW Piau Manager: José Poy

Playoff

19 October 1974

Playoff

Independiente	1–0	São Paulo
Pavoni 37'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Referee: César Orozco (Peru)

Independiente

Sao Paulo

GK Carlos Gay DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá ( c) DF Miguel Ángel López DF Ricardo Pavoni MF Alejandro Semenewicz MF Miguel Raimondo MF Rubén Galván FW Agustín Balbuena  77' FW Ricardo Bochini FW Daniel Bertoni  85' Substitutes: MF Osvaldo Carrica  77' FW Luis Giribet  85' Manager: Roberto Ferreiro

GK Waldir Peres DF Pablo Forlán DF Paranhos DF Arlindo DF Gilberto Sorriso  46' MF Chicão MF Zé Carlos  82' MF Pedro Rocha (c) MF Mauro FW Mirandinha FW Piau Substitutes: DF Nelson  46' MF Silva  82' Manager: José Poy

References