1965 Copa Libertadores finals
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 Team of Independiente, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1965 Copa de Campeones de América | ||||||
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| 2–2 on points Independiente won after a play-off | |||||||
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| Date | 9 April 1965 | ||||||
| Venue | Independiente, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Arturo Yamasaki (Peru) | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 12 April 1965 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | Arturo Yamasaki (Peru) | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 15 April 1965 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Nacional, Santiago | ||||||
| Referee | Arturo Yamasaki (Peru) | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
The 1965 Copa Libertadores finals was a football series between Argentine team Independiente and Uruguayan team Peñarol on 6 and 12 April of that same year. It was the sixth final of South America's most prestigious football competition, the Copa Libertadores.
After both teams won one match each, a playoff was played on 15 April, being won by Independiente by 4–1 at Estadio Nacional in Santiago de Chile.[1] Therefore the Diablos Rojos won their 2nd Copa Libertadores title.[2]
Qualified teams
[edit]| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Independiente
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1964 |
 Peñarol
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1960, 1961, 1962 |
Venues
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Match details
[edit]First leg
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Second leg
[edit]| Peñarol | 3–1 |  Independiente |
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Gonçalves  14'Reznik 43' Rocha 46' |
De la Mata, Jr. 88' |
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Independiente
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Playoff
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Some moments of the playoffs in Santiago de Chile. At right, Mura and Decaria celebrating
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Peñarol
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References
[edit]- ^ 1965. Independiente: campeón de América ¡Otra vez!, El Gráfico, 20 Apr 2020
- ^ Copa Libertadores 1964 by José Luis Pierrend, John Beuker, Pablo Ciullini and Osvaldo José Gorgazzi on RSSSF
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