1973 Copa Libertadores finals

The 1973 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1973 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Chilean club Colo-Colo. The first leg of the tie was played on 22 May at Avellaneda' home field, with the second leg played on 29 May at Santiago de Chile'.

1973 Copa Libertadores finals

Independiente, champions
Event	1973 Copa Libertadores de América
Independiente Colo-Colo
2–2 on points Independiente won after a play-off
First leg
Independiente Colo-Colo 1 1
Date	22 May 1973
Venue	Estadio Doble Visera, Avellaneda
Referee	Milton Lorenzo (Uruguay)
Second leg
Colo-Colo Independiente 0 0
Date	29 May 1973
Venue	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Referee	Romualdo Arpi Filho (Brazil)
Play-off
Colo-Colo Independiente 1 2
After extra time
Date	6 June 1973 (1973-06-06)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	José Romei (Paraguay)
Attendance	50,000
← 1972 1974 →

Independiente won the series after winning a tie-breaking playoff 2-1 at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario,^[1] achieving their fourth Libertadores trophy.^[2] The final was controversial, with Chilean media and some Colo Colo players complaining about the referees, accusing them to having been bribed to favour Independiente.^[3][4]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Independiente	1964, 1965, 1972
Colo-Colo	None

• Bold indicates winning years

Venues

"La Doble Visera" (Avellaneda), Estadio Nacional (Santiago) and Estadio Centenario (Montevideo) hosted the two legs and playoff match respectively

Match details

First leg

1973 Copa Libertadores finals

22 May 1973

First leg

Independiente	1–1	Colo-Colo
Mendoza 75'		Sá 71' (o.g.)

Independiente Stadium, Avellaneda

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Milton Lorenzo (Uruguay)

Independiente

Colo-Colo

GK Miguel Ángel Santoro DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (C) DF Luis Garisto DF Ricardo Pavoni MF Alejandro Semenewicz MF Miguel Raimondo MF Héctor Jesús Martínez FW Agustín Balbuena  a' FW Miguel Á. Giachello  b' FW Mario Mendoza Substitutes: FW Daniel Bertoni  a' FW Eduardo Maglioni  b' Manager: Humberto Maschio

GK Adolfo Nef DF Mario Galindo (c) DF Leonel Herrera DF Rafael González DF Alejandro Silva MF Guillermo Páez MF Francisco Valdés MF Fernando Osorio  a' FW Sergio Messen FW Sergio Ahumada FW Leonardo Véliz  b' Substitutes: FW Carlos Caszely  a' FW Alfonso Lara  b' Manager: Luis Álamos

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Second leg

29 May 1973

Second leg

Colo-Colo	0–0	Independiente

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 72,500

Referee: Romualdo Arppi (Brazil)

Colo-Colo

Independiente

GK Adolfo Nef DF Mario Galindo (c) DF Leonel Herrera DF Rafael González DF Alejandro Silva MF Guillermo Páez MF Francisco Valdés MF Fernando Osorio FW Carlos Caszely FW Sergio Messen FW Leonardo Véliz Substitutes: Manager: Luis Álamos

GK Miguel Ángel Santoro DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (C) DF Miguel Ángel López DF Ricardo Pavoni MF Alejandro Semenewicz MF Miguel Raimondo MF Héctor Jesús Martínez FW Agustín Balbuena  a' FW Miguel Á. Giachello  b' FW Mario Mendoza Substitutes: FW Daniel Bertoni  a' FW Eduardo Maglioni  b' Manager: Humberto Maschio

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Playoff

6 June 1973

Playoff

Independiente	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Colo-Colo
Mendoza 25' Giachello 107'		Caszely 39'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: José Romei (Paraguay)

Independiente

Colo-Colo

GK Miguel Ángel Santoro DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (C) DF Miguel Ángel López DF Ricardo Pavoni MF Alejandro Semenewicz MF Miguel Raimondo MF Rubén Galván FW Daniel Bertoni FW Eduardo Maglioni  a' FW Mario Mendoza  b' Substitutes: MF 22 Ricardo Bochini  a' FW Miguel Á. Giachello  b' Manager: Humberto Maschio

GK Adolfo Nef DF Mario Galindo (c) DF Leonel Herrera DF Rafael González DF Alejandro Silva  a' MF Guillermo Páez MF Francisco Valdés MF Sergio Messen FW Carlos Caszely FW Sergio Ahumada FW Leonardo Véliz  b' Substitutes: MF Gerardo Castañeda  a' MF Alfonso Lara  b' Manager: Luis Álamos