1976 Copa Interamericana

1976 Copa Interamericana Independiente v atletico espanol interamericana 1976.jpg Copa Interamericana Independiente player Enzo Trossero (right) goes for the ball in the second match Atlético Español MEX 30px 2 Independiente ARG 30px 2 (tied on points and goal difference, Independiente won 4–2 on penalties) First leg 2 2 August 26, 1976 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Mario Fiorenza (Venezuela) Second leg 0 0 August 29, 1976 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela) 1974 1978 The 1976 Copa Interamericana was the 5th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Argentine Club Atlético Independiente (champion of 1975 Copa Libertadores) and Mexico's Atlético Español (winner of 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup). The final was played under a two-leg format in August 1976. Both matches were held in Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela. In the first leg, both teams tied 2–2, while the second leg was also a tie, 0–0. As both teams equaled in 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 third and consecutive Interamericana trophy.1975 Copa Interamericana by Pablo Ciullini and Erik Lugo on the RSSSF"Copa Interamericana 1975" on Estadísticas C.A. Independiente (blogsite), 18 Sep 2018"Copa Interamericana 1975: Independiente campeón" on Historias Coperas (blogsite), 7 Jun 2014 Qualified teams TeamQualificationPrevious app. ARG Independiente 1975 Copa Libertadores winner 1972, 1974 MEX Atlético Español 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner None Bold indicates winning years Venue thumb|left|Estadio Olímpico of Caracas was the venue for both matches Both games were held in Estadio Olímpico in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, after an agreement between both clubs. The matches were attended by a high number of fans due to the interest of Venezuelan people to see Independiente. The stadium was a multi-use purpose venue, belonging to the Central University of Venezuela,Estadio Olímpico on UCV website designed by architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva, had been opened in 1951 as part of the creation of University City of Caracas, that would be declared a "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO in 2000.Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas on Unesco World Heritage The stadium was inaugurated in the 1951 Bolivarian Games. The stadium also hosted matches of the Small Club World Cup between 1952 and 1963.Una historia más para el estadio con más historia Match details First leg August 26, 1976 1976 Copa Interamericana First leg Independiente ARG 2–2 MEX Atlético Español Bochini 45 Arroyo 80 Ramírez 44 Borbolla 75 Report Estadio Olímpico Caracas Mario Fiorenza (Venezuela) GK ARG Carlos GayDF PER Eleazar Soria 80DF ARG Hugo Villaverde DF ARG Enzo TrosseroDF URU Ricardo PavoniMF ARG Alejandro SemenewiczMF ARG Rubén Galván MF ARG Ricardo BochiniFW ARG Víctor ArroyoFW ARG Daniel Astegiano 7FW ARG Daniel BertoniSubstitutes:FW PER Percy Rojas 7 MF ARG José Antonio Lencina 80Manager: ARG José Omar Pastoriza GK MEX Moisés CamachoDF MEX Gregorio Cortéz DF MEX Jorge Arturo CandiaDF MEX Leonel UrbinaDF MEX Jaime García MF MEX Roberto Martínez MF CHI Juan Rodríguez VegaMF ESP 1945 Benito PardoFW MEX Eugenio Rivas FW PER Oswaldo RamírezFW MEX Juan Manuel BorbollaManager: MEX José A. Roca Second leg August 29, 1976 Second leg Atlético Español MEX 0–0 ARG Independiente Report Estadio Olímpico Caracas Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela) Ramírez Rodríguez Vega Rivero Borbolla 2–4 Pavoni Bertoni Soria Arroyo _vneck _whitetop ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 000000 At. Español _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder _whitesides ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Independiente GK MEX Moisés CamachoDF MEX Jorge Arturo Candia aDF MEX Juan ÁlvarezDF CHL Juan Rodríguez VegaDF MEX Ignacio RamírezMF MEX Leonel UrbinaMF URU Saúl RiveroMF ESP 1945 Benito PardoFW MEX Raúl Isiordia bFW PER Oswaldo RamírezFW MEX Juan Manuel BorbollaSubstitutes: MEX Jaime García a MEX Eugenio Rivas bManager: MEX José A. Roca GK ARG Carlos GayDF PER Eleazar Soria DF ARG Hugo Villaverde DF ARG Enzo TrosseroDF URU Ricardo PavoniMF ARG Alejandro SemenewiczMF ARG Rubén Galván 75MF ARG Oswaldo CarricaFW ARG Víctor ArroyoFW ARG César BrítezFW ARG Daniel BertoniSubstitutes: MF ARG José Antonio Lencina 75Manager: ARG José Omar Pastoriza References Category:Copa Interamericana i i i i 1976 Category:Football matches in Venezuela Category:August 1976 in sports