1960 Copa Libertadores finals explained

1960 Copa de Campeones finals
Event:1960 Copa de Campeones de América
Team1:Peñarol
Team1score:2
Team2:Olimpia
Team2score:1
Details:Peñarol won 3–1 on points.
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:1
Team2score1:0
Date1:June 12, 1960
Stadium1:Estadio Centenario
Referee1:Carlos Robles (Chile)
Attendance1:44,690
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:1
Team2score2:1
Date2:June 19, 1960
Stadium2:Estadio Manuel Ferreira
Referee2:José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Attendance2:35,000
Next:1961

The 1960 Copa de Campeones finals was a football series between Peñarol and Olimpia on June 12 and 19. It was the final of the first staging of the Copa de Campeones de América (known in the modern era as the Copa Libertadores), which would go on to become the premier club competition in South American football and one of the most prestigious competitions in the world. Seven teams entered the competition in its first season, and due to the odd number of teams, Olimpia reached the finals, having won only one match and playing merely two. Peñarol had dispatched Jorge Wilstermann and needed a playoff to overcome San Lorenzo to reach the finals with the weight of having played five matches.[1]

Alberto Spencer became the first player to score a goal in the final of this tournament. He also became the first person to score two goals in a final series. Juan Vicente Lezcano became the first player to be sent off in the finals when he was given his marching order on the first leg. The final was effectively decided by a late equalizer in the second leg, scored six minutes from full-time by Alberto Spencer, in a volatile and highly charged game in Asunción. The Manyas became the first-ever winners of South America's premier club tournament.

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
PeñarolNone
OlimpiaNone

Rules

The final 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. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference would win. If the two teams had equal goal difference, a playoff match at a neutral venue would be contested.

Match details

First leg

GK Luis Maidana
DF William Martínez
DF Salvador
DF Santiago Pino
DF Néstor Gonçalves (c)
MF Walter Aguerre
MF
FW Carlos Abel Linazza
FW Alberto Spencer
FW Júpiter Crescio
FW Carlos Borges
Manager:
Roberto Scarone
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GK Herminio Arias
DF Edelmiro Arévalo
DF
DF
DF Claudio Lezcano (c)
MF Pascual Rojas
MF Vicente Rodríguez
FW Hipólito Recalde
FW Luis Doldán
FW Pedro Antonio Cabral
FW Teovaldo Melgarejo
Manager:
Aurelio González
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Second leg

GK Herminio Arias
DF Edelmiro Arévalo
DF Juan Peralta
DF
DF Claudio Lezcano (c)
MF Eligio Echagüe
MF Vicente Rodríguez
FW Hipólito Recalde
FW Luis Doldán
FW Pedro Antonio Cabral
FW Teovaldo Melgarejo
Manager:
Aurelio González
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GK Luis Maidana
DF William Martínez
DF Salvador
DF Santiago Pino
DF Néstor Gonçalves (c)
MF Walter Aguerre
MF
FW Carlos Abel Linazza
FW Alberto Spencer
FW José Mario Griecco
FW Carlos Borges
Manager:
Roberto Scarone

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa60.html Copa Libertadores 1960