1974 Copa Interamericana

Football tournament edition 1974 Copa Interamericana Independiente equipo interamericana 1974.jpg Copa Interamericana Independiente, champions Municipal GUA 30px 1 Independiente ARG 30px 1 (tied on points and goal difference;Independiente won 4–2 on penalties) First leg 0 1 November 24, 1974 Mateo Flores Guatemala City G. Velázquez (Colombia) Second leg 1 0 November 26, 1974 Mateo Flores Guatemala City M. Canesa (Colombia) 1973 1976 The 1974 Copa Interamericana was the 4th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Argentine Club Atlético Independiente (champion of 1974 Copa Libertadores) and Guatemalan team Municipal (winner of 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup).Rojos, campeones de Concacaf on Prensa Libre The final was played under a two-leg format in November 1974. Both matches were held in Guatemala City.Municipal vs. Independiente: La histórica final de la Copa Interamericana de 1974 by Juan Diego on Guatemala.com In the first leg, hosted at Mateo Flores, Independiente beat Municipal 1–0, while the second leg was won by Municipal 1–0. As both teams tied on points and goal difference, a penalty shoot-out was carried out to decide a champion. Independiente won 4–2 on penalties, therefore the Argentine team won their second Interamericana trophy.1972 Copa Interamericana by Pablo Ciullini and Erik Lugo on the RSSSF"Copa Interamericana 1974" on Estadísticas C.A. Independiente (blogsite), 6 Jun 2016"Copa Interamericana 1973: Independiente campeón" on Historias Coperas (blogsite), 15 Mar 2014 Qualified teams TeamQualificationPrevious app. ARG Independiente 1974 Copa Libertadores winner 1972 GUA Municipal 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner None Bold indicates winning years Venue thumb|left|Estadio Mateo Flores was the venue for both matches Both games were held in Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City for economic reasons, after a proposal from Municipal to Independiente. As the match attracted more interest of Guatemalan fans than Argentine supporters, both teams agreed to play the series in Guatemala. The stadium had been built in 1948, as part of the project to build a group of sports facilities known as Ciudad Olímpica. Originally named "Estadio Olímpico" erroneously, since it has never hosted an Olympic competition, the stadium had been inaugurated on February 23, 1950, to host the VI Central American and Caribbean Games. Local long-distance runner Mateo Flores (born Doroteo Guamuch) won the half marathon event there, being also winner of the Boston Marathon in 1952. The stadium was later named after the athlete, died in 2011.La tragedia del Mateo FloresFiguras olímpicas: Doroteo Guamuch https://web.archive.org/web/20210206152855/http://sa.miles33.com/GNWEB_SA/hemeroteca/trayectoria-de-mateo-flores 2021-02-06 on Hemeroteca Prensa Libre, 11 Aug 2016 Match details First leg November 24, 1974 1974 Copa Interamericana First leg Municipal GUA 0–1 ARG Independiente Bochini 15 Report Mateo Flores Guatemala City G. Velázquez (Colombia) GK GUA Adrián Fernández DF GUA Alberto López OlivaDF GUA Carlos MonterrosoDF GUA Lijón LeónDF GUA Armando Melgar Retolaza aMF GUA Miguel A. Pérez MF GUA Benjamín MonterrosoMF URU Raúl Benítez FW ARG José Mitrovich bFW ARG Miguel A. CobiánFW GUA Julio César AndersonSubstitutes: GUA Abraham Rivahi aFW GUA Felipe Carías Manager: URU Rubén Amorín GK ARG Carlos GayDF ARG Eduardo CommissoDF ARG Miguel Ángel López DF ARG Francisco SáDF URU Ricardo PavoniMF ARG Rubén Galván MF ARG Miguel Ángel RaimondoMF ARG Hugo SaggioratoFW ARG Agustín BalbuenaFW ARG Ricardo BochiniFW ARG Daniel BertoniSubstitutes:MF ARG Alejandro Semenewicz aManager: ARG Roberto Ferreiro Second leg November 26, 1974 Second leg Municipal GUA 1–0 ARG Independiente Mitrovich 50 Report Mateo Flores Guatemala City M. Canesa (Colombia) Cobián Anderson Monterroso Mitrovich 2–4 Pavoni Giribert Bochini Bertoni _vneck _whitestripe ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Municipal _collar _whitesides ffffff ffffff ffffff ff0000 ff0000 Independiente GK GUA Adrián Fernández DF GUA Alberto López OlivaDF GUA Carlos MonterrosoDF GUA Lijón LeónDF GUA Armando Melgar RetolazaMF GUA Miguel A. Pérez MF GUA Benjamín MonterrosoMF URU Raúl Benítez FW ARG José MitrovichFW GUA Felipe Carías 62FW GUA Julio César AndersonSubstitutes: ARG Miguel A. Cobián 62Manager: URU Rubén Amorín GK ARG Carlos GayDF ARG Eduardo CommissoDF ARG Miguel Ángel López DF ARG Francisco SáDF URU Ricardo PavoniMF ARG Rubén GalvánMF ARG Miguel Ángel RaimondoMF ARG Hugo Saggiorato 78FW ARG Agustín BalbuenaFW ARG Ricardo BochiniFW ARG Daniel BertoniSubstitutes: ARG Luis A. Giribert 78Manager: ARG Roberto Ferreiro References Category:Copa Interamericana i i i i 1974 Category:November 1974 sports events in North America Category:Football matches in Guatemala