1965 Copa Libertadores Finals

1965 Copa de Campeones finals
Team of Independiente, champions
Event1965 Copa de Campeones de América
2–2 on points
Independiente won after a play-off
First leg
Date9 April 1965
VenueIndependiente, Avellaneda
RefereeArturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Attendance45,000
Second leg
Date12 April 1965
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeArturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Attendance45,000
Play-off
Date15 April 1965 (1965-04-15)
VenueEstadio Nacional, Santiago
RefereeArturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Attendance40,000
1964
1966

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

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Argentina Independiente 1964
Uruguay Peñarol 1960, 1961, 1962

Venues

Match details

First leg

First leg
Independiente Argentina1–0Uruguay Peñarol
Bernao 83' Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Yamasaki (Peru)
Independiente
Peñarol

Second leg

Peñarol Uruguay3–1Argentina Independiente
Gonçalves 14'
Reznik 43'
Rocha 46'
De la Mata, Jr. 88'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Yamasaki (Peru)
Peñarol
Independiente

Playoff

Playoff
Independiente Argentina4–1Uruguay Peñarol
Pérez 10' (o.g.)
Bernao 27'
Avallay 33'
Mura 82'
Report Joya 44'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Yamasaki (Peru)
Independiente
Peñarol

References

  1. ^ 1965. Independiente: campeón de América ¡Otra vez!, El Gráfico, 20 Apr 2020
  2. ^ Copa Libertadores 1964 by José Luis Pierrend, John Beuker, Pablo Ciullini and Osvaldo José Gorgazzi on RSSSF