1975 Copa Libertadores finals

1975 Copa Libertadores finals
The Independiente team that won this final.
Event1975 Copa Libertadores de América
2–2 on points
Independiente won after a play-off
First leg
Date18 June 1975
VenueEstadio Nacional, Santiago
RefereeJosé Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)
Second leg
Date25 June 1975
VenueEstadio de Independiente, Avellaneda
RefereeRubén Barreto (Uruguay)
Play-off
Date29 June 1975 (1975-06-29)
VenueEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
RefereeEdison Pérez (Peru)
Attendance55,000

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 in Santiago,[1] with the second leg played on 25 June in Avellaneda. Under the rules of the time, if a team won the first match and the other won the second, or if the matches were two ties, a tie-breaking match would take place.

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

This is so far the only time a team won the Copa Libertadores four times in a row. No team has even won third in a row since then.

Qualified teams

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

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Match details

First leg

First leg
Unión Española 1–0 Independiente
Ahumada 87' Report
Attendance: 43,200
Referee: José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)
Unión Española
Independiente

Second leg

Second leg
Independiente 3–1 Unión Española
Percy Rojas 1'
Pavoni 57'
Daniel Bertoni 82'
Report Las Heras 15'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Rubén Barreto (Uruguay)
Independiente
Unión Española

Playoff

Playoff
Independiente 2–0 Unión Española
Ruiz Moreno 29'
Bertoni 62'
Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Edison Pérez (Peru)
Independiente
Unión Española

References