| 1971 Copa Libertadores finals | |
| Event: | 1971 Copa Libertadores |
| Team1: | Estudiantes (LP) |
| Team1association: |  |
| Team2: | Nacional |
| Details: | 2–2 on points Nacional won after a play-off |
| Firstleg: | First leg |
| Team1score1: | 1 |
| Team2score1: | 0 |
| Date1: | 26 May 1971 |
| Stadium1: | Estudiantes |
| City1: | La Plata |
| Referee1: | Mario Canessa (Chile) |
| Attendance1: | 30,000 |
| Secondleg: | Second leg |
| Team1score2: | 0 |
| Team2score2: | 1 |
| Date2: | 2 June 1971 |
| Stadium2: | Estadio Centenario |
| City2: | Montevideo |
| Referee2: | José Favilli Neto (Brazil) |
| Attendance2: | 70,000 |
| Secondlegreplay: | Play-off |
| Team1score3: | 0 |
| Team2score3: | 2 |
| Stadium3: | Estadio Nacional |
| City3: | Lima |
| Referee3: | Rafael Hormazábal (Chile) |
| Attendance3: | 41,000 |
| Previous: | 1970 |
| Next: | 1972 |
The 1971 Copa Libertadores de América was a football competition contested between the top clubs of the CONMEBOL federation. Uruguayan side Nacional won the competition defeating Argentine team Estudiantes de la Plata 2–0 in a playoff held in Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru, after the two-legged series (in La Plata and Montevideo) ended with one win for each side.[1]
It was the first Copa Libertadores won by Nacional, after three finals contested before with no success. Otherwise, Estudiantes lost their first final after three consecutive trophies won.[2] [3]
| width=150px | Team | width=200px | Previous finals app. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968, 1969, 1970 | |||
| 1964, 1967, 1969 |
| GK | Carlos Leone | |||
| DF | Ramón Aguirre Suárez | |||
| DF | Néstor Togneri | |||
| DF | Oscar Malbernat | |||
| MF | Carlos Pachamé | |||
| MF | José H. Medina | |||
| MF | Daniel Romeo | |||
| MF | Juan M. Etchecopar | |||
| MF |  Cristian Rudzki | |||
| FW | Pedro Verde | |||
| FW | Juan Ramón Verón | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | Rubén Bedogni | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Miguel Ignomiriello | ||||
| GK | ||||
| DF | Juan C. Blanco | |||
| DF | Atilio Ancheta | |||
| DF | Juan Masnik | |||
| DF | Juan Mujica | |||
| DF | Julio Montero Castillo | |||
| MF | ||||
| MF | ||||
| FW | ||||
| FW | Luis Artime | |||
| FW | Julio C. Morales | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | Rubén Bareño | |||
| FW | Juan C. Mammelli | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Washington Etchamendi | ||||
| GK | ||||
| DF | Luis Ubiña | |||
| DF | Atilio Ancheta | |||
| DF | Juan Masnik | |||
| DF | Juan C. Blanco | |||
| DF | Julio Montero Castillo | |||
| MF | ||||
| MF | ||||
| FW | ||||
| FW | Luis Artime | |||
| FW | Julio C. Morales | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | ||||
| Manager: | ||||
| Washington Etchamendi | ||||
| GK | Carlos Leone | |||
| DF | Ramón Aguirre Suárez | |||
| DF | Néstor Togneri | |||
| DF | Oscar Malbernat | |||
| MF | Carlos Pachamé | |||
| MF | José H. Medina | |||
| MF | Daniel Romeo | |||
| MF | Juan M. Etchecopar | |||
| MF | Cristian Rudzki | |||
| FW | Pedro Verde | |||
| FW | Juan Ramón Verón | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | Rubén Bedogni | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Miguel Ignomiriello | ||||
| GK | ||||
| DF | Luis Ubiña | |||
| DF | Atilio Ancheta | |||
| DF | Juan Masnik | |||
| DF | Juan C. Blanco | |||
| DF | Julio Montero Castillo | |||
| MF | ||||
| MF | ||||
| FW | ||||
| FW | Luis Artime | |||
| FW | ||||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | Juan C. Mamelli | |||
| DF | Juan Mugica | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Washington Etchamendi | ||||
| GK | Oscar Pezzano | |||
| DF | Oscar Malbernat | |||
| DF | Ramón Aguirre Suárez | |||
| DF | Néstor Togneri | |||
| DF | José H. Medina | |||
| MF | Carlos Pachamé | |||
| MF | Daniel Romeo | |||
| MF | Juan M. Etchecopar | |||
| MF | Cristian Rudzki | |||
| FW | Pedro Verde | |||
| FW | ||||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | Rubén Bedogni | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Miguel Ignomiriello | ||||