1976 Copa Libertadores finals

March 2019 1976 Copa Libertadores finals Cruzeiro festaja gol v river playoff 1976.jpg Cruzeiro, champions 1976 Copa Libertadores Cruzeiro BRA 1976 30px River Plate ARG 30px 2–2 on pointsCruzeiro won after a play-off First leg 4 1 21 July 1976 Mineirão Belo Horizonte Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela) Second leg 1 2 28 July 1976 Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay) Play-off 3 2 1976 7 30 y Estadio Nacional Santiago Alberto Martínez (Chile) 35,182 1975 1977 The 1976 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1976 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club River Plate and Brazilian club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. The first leg of the tie was played on 21 July at Cruzeiro' home field, with the second leg played on 28 July at River'. Cruzeiro played in their 1st Copa Libertadores finals.1976 Copa Libertadores on RSSSF Cruzeiro won the series after winning a tie-breaking playoff 3–2 at Santiago's Estadio Nacional, with the winning goal by Joaozinho being scored by the end of the match.En la llamada "guerra de Chile", River perdía su segunda final de Copa on Infobae, 29 July 2013 Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. BRA CruzeiroNoneARG River Plate1966 Notes Bold indicates winners Stadiums left Mineirão, Monumental and Nacional de Santiago, venues of the final series Cruzeiro-Corinthians-12072006.jpg 180 Mineirao Estadio_Monumental_1970s.jpg 200 Monumental Estadio Nacional de Chile.jpg 180 Nacional de Santiago Rules The finals were played over two legs; home and away. The team that accumulated the most points —two for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs would be crowned the champion. In case of two teams tied on points after the second leg a playoff at a neutral venue would be played to crown a champion, with goal difference used as a last resort. Route to the finals Cruzeiro qualified to the 1976 Copa Libertadores as the 1975 Copa Brasil runners-up, defeated by Internacional 1-0 in the final match. River Plate qualified as champions of both 1975 Metropolitano and 1975 Nacional. CruzeiroRoundRiver Plate1976 Copa Libertadores#Group 3 (Brazil, Paraguay) 1976 Copa Libertadores First round:Group 3 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDBrazil Cruzeiro116510209+11Brazil Internacional76312108+2Paraguay Olimpia46123711-4Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño26105514-9Group stage1976 Copa Libertadores#Group 1 (Argentina, Venezuela) 1976 Copa Libertadores First round:Group 1 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDArgentina River Plate106501103+7Argentina Estudiantes96411113+8Venezuela Portuguesa56213811-3Venezuela Deportivo Galicia06006315-121976 Copa Libertadores#Group 1 1976 Copa Libertadores Semi-finals:Group 1 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDBrazil Cruzeiro8440018315Ecuador LDU Quito24103410-6Peru Alianza Lima24103413-9Semi-finals1976 Copa Libertadores#Group 2 1976 Copa Libertadores Semi-finals:Group 2 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDArgentina River Plate5421141+3Argentina Independiente5421321+1Uruguay Peñarol2410315-4 Group stage 1976 Copa Libertadores#Group stage River Plate was drawn into Group 1 alongside Estudiantes de La Plata, runners-up of the 1975 Metropolitano Championship, and Venezuelan sides Portuguesa and Deportivo Galicia. The millonarios cruised to the Semifinals after winning five of six matches, and losing just one. River won the three matches played at your home ground, scoring seven goals and suffering just two. River also won the two matches in Venezuela, against Portuguesa and Deportivo Galicia, by 2-0 and 1-0 respectively. The only defeat was against Estudiantes, in La Plata, by 0-1. Cruzeiro was drawn into Group 3. They were joined by fellow Brazilian club Internacional and Paraguayan outfits Olimpia and Sportivo Luqueño. Like River Plate, Cruzeiro made a campaign with five wins in six matches, with the difference that the Brazilian club tied a game instead of losing. Cruzeiro won the three matches played at your home ground scoring thirteen goals and suffering six. Cruzeiro also won Internacional in Porto Alegre and Sportivo Luqueño in Luque, but tied 2-2 against Olimpia in Asunción. Semi-finals 1976 Copa Libertadores#Semi-finals The Semifinals round was another group phase. Cruzeiro were drown in Group 1 alongside LDU Quito and Alianza Lima. This time, Cruzeiro won all their four matches including the historic 7-1 drubbing against Alianza Lima. It was the first game after the death of striker Roberto Batata, killed in an automobile accident. To honor his companion, players of Cruzeiro scored seven goals, which is the number of the shirt that was worn by Batata. Cruzeiro advanced to the finals with a 100% success. In the Semifinals, River Plate played against defending champions Independiente and the Uruguayan club Peñarol. The two Argentine clubs finished tied on stage five points apiece, necessitating a playoff, where River Plate won Independiente by 1-0. Matches First leg 400 Cruzeiro v river libertadores 1976 01.jpg Cruzeiro v river libertadores 1976 02.jpg Two moments of the match in Belo Horizonte 21 July 1976 1976 Copa Libertadores finals First leg Cruzeiro Brazil 4–1 Argentina River Plate Nelinho 22Palhinha 29 40Valdo 80 Más 63 Mineirão Belo Horizonte 58,720 Vicente Llobregat, Venezuela 000080 000080 000080 ffffff ffffff Cruzeiro _whitelines _River_1975 _whitelines FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF River Plate GK 1 BRA RaulDF 9 BRA Nelinho DF 3 BRA MoraisDF 12BRA Darci DF 6BRA VanderleiMF 13BRA Piazza (c) 62MF 11BRA Eduardo 68 MF 8BRA Zé CarlosFW 7BRA JairzinhoFW 10BRA JoãozinhoFW 5BRA PalhinhaSubstitutes: MF 20 BRA Valdo 62MF 16 BRA Ronaldo 68Manager: BRA Zezé Moreira GK 1 ARG Ubaldo Fillol 35DF 4 ARG Pablo Comelles DF 2ARG Roberto Perfumo (c)DF 19ARG Daniel LonardiDF 3ARG Héctor LópezMF 8ARG Juan José LópezMF 5ARG Reinaldo MerloMF 16ARG Alejandro SabellaFW 7 ARG Pedro Alexis GonzálezFW 9ARG Leopoldo LuqueFW 11ARG Oscar MásSubstitutes: GK 12ARG Luís Landaburu 35Manager:ARG Ángel Labruna Second leg 28 July 1976 Second leg River Plate Argentina 2–1 Brazil Cruzeiro López 10 González 76 Palhinha 48 Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires 90,000 José Martínez Bazán (Paraguay) _whitelines __River_1975 _whitelines FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF River Plate 000080 000080 000080 ffffff ffffff Cruzeiro GK 12ARG Luís LandaburuDF 4ARG Pablo Comelles DF 2ARG Roberto Perfumo 0 56DF 6ARG Daniel Passarella (c)DF 3 ARG Hector López 16MF 8 ARG Juan José López 0 79MF 5ARG Reinaldo MerloMF 10ARG Norberto AlonsoFW 7 ARG Pedro Alexis GonzálezFW 9ARG Leopoldo LuqueFW 11 ARG Oscar Más 69Substitutes: DF 19ARG Héctor Ártico 16FW 16ARG Alejandro Sabella 69Manager:ARG Ángel Labruna GK 1 BRA RaulDF 9 BRA Nelinho DF 3 BRA MoraisDF 12 BRA Darci DF 6 BRA VanderleiMF 13 BRA Piazza (c)MF 11 BRA Eduardo 80 MF 8 BRA Zé CarlosFW 7 BRA Jairzinho 0 56FW 10BRA JoãozinhoFW 5BRA PalhinhaSubstitutes: FW 16 BRA Ronaldo 80Manager: BRA Zezé Moreira Playoff thumb|Scoreboard at the end of the playoff 30 July 1976 Playoff Cruzeiro Brazil 3–2 ARG River Plate Nelinho 24Eduardo 55Joãozinho 88 Más 59Urquiza 64 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 35,182 Alberto Martínez (Chile) 000080 000080 000080 ffffff ffffff Cruzeiro _whitelines _River_1975 _whitelines FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF River Plate GK 1 BRA RaulDF 9 BRA Nelinho DF 3 BRA MoraisDF 12 BRA Darci DF 6 BRA VanderleiMF 13 BRA Piazza (c) 88MF 11 BRA Eduardo MF 8 BRA Zé CarlosFW 16 BRA Ronaldo 0 88FW 10BRA JoãozinhoFW 5BRA PalhinhaSubstitutes: DF 20 BRA Valdo 88Manager: BRA Zezé Moreira GK 12ARG Luís LandaburuDF 4ARG Pablo Comelles DF 14 ARG Héctor ArticoDF 19 ARG Daniel LonardiDF 23 ARG Alberto H. UrquizaMF 16ARG Alejandro Sabella (c)MF 5 ARG Reinaldo MerloMF 10 ARG Norberto Alonso 0 89FW 7 ARG Pedro Alexis GonzálezFW 9 ARG Leopoldo LuqueFW 11 ARG Oscar Más 59Substitutes: FW 20ARG Daniel Crespo 59Manager:ARG Ángel Labruna References Category:1976 in South American men's continental football Category:Copa Libertadores finals Category:Club Atlético River Plate matches Category:Cruzeiro EC matches Copa Copa Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires Category:International sports competitions in Buenos Aires Category:July 1976 sports events in South America Category:Football competitions in Belo Horizonte Category:20th century in Belo Horizonte Category:1970s in Santiago, Chile Category:Football competitions in Santiago, Chile 1976 Category:Men's football matches in Brazil Category:Football matches in Argentina Category:Football matches in Chile