1972 Copa Libertadores finals

The 1972 Copa Libertadores de América finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the champion of the 1972 edition of Copa Libertadores. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Peruvian club Universitario. The first leg of the tie was played on May 17 at Estadio Nacional in Lima with the second leg played on May 24 at Estadio de Independiente in Avellaneda.

1972 Copa Libertadores finals

José Pastoriza (left) and Ricardo Pavoni with the Cup
Event	1972 Copa Libertadores de América
Universitario Independiente 1 2
Independiente won 2-1 on aggregate
First leg
Universitario Independiente 0 0
Date	May 17, 1972
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee	Armando Marques (Brazil)
Attendance	45,473
Second leg
Independiente Universitario 2 1
Date	May 24, 1972
Venue	La Doble Visera, Avellaneda
Referee	José Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Attendance	55,000
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Independiente won 2-1 on aggregate,^[1] achieving its third Copa Libertadores title.^[2][3]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Universitario	None
Independiente	1964, 1965

• Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Estadio Nacional (Lima) and Estadio de Independiente (Avellaneda), venues for the finals

Match details

First leg

1972 Copa Libertadores finals

May 17, 1972

First leg

Universitario	0–0	Independiente

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Universitario

Independiente

GK Humberto H. Ballesteros DF Eleazar Soria DF Fernando Cuéllar DF Héctor Chumpitaz (C) DF Julio Luna Portal MF Rubén Techera MF Carlos Carbonell MF Hernán Castañeda FW Percy Rojas FW Oswaldo Ramírez FW Héctor Bailetti Substitutes: MF Ángel Uribe Manager: Roberto Scarone

GK Miguel Ángel Santoro DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (C) DF Luis Garisto DF Ricardo Pavoni MF José Pastoriza MF Miguel Raimondo FW Alejandro Semenewicz FW Agustín Balbuena FW Eduardo Maglioni FW Hugo Saggioratto Substitutes: FW Dante Mírcoli Manager: Pedro Dellacha

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Second leg

May 24, 1972

Second leg

Independiente	2–1	Universitario
Maglioni 6' 61'		Rojas 79'

Estadio de Independiente, Avellaneda

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)

Independiente

Universitario

GK Miguel Ángel Santoro DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (C) DF Luis Garisto DF Ricardo Pavoni MF José Pastoriza MF Miguel Raimondo FW Alejandro Semenewicz FW Agustín Balbuena FW Eduardo Maglioni FW Hugo Saggioratto Substitutes: FW Carlos Bulla Manager: Pedro Dellacha

GK Humberto H. Ballesteros DF Eleazar Soria DF Fernando Cuéllar DF Héctor Chumpitaz (C) DF Julio Luna Portal MF Rubén Techera MF Luis Cruzado MF Hernán Castañeda FW Percy Rojas FW Oswaldo Ramírez FW J.J. Muñante Substitutes: MF Fernando Alva MF Héctor Bailetti Manager: Roberto Scarone