The 1973 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1973 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Chilean club Colo-Colo. The first leg of the tie was played on 22 May at Avellaneda' home field, with the second leg played on 29 May at Santiago de Chile'.
Independiente won the series after winning a tie-breaking playoff 2–1 at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario,Copa Libertadores 1973 by Pablo Ciullini and Martin Harris on RSSSF achieving their fourth Libertadores trophy.Una copa especial, la 4ta Libertadores, 6 Jun 2020 The final was controversial, with Chilean media and some Colo Colo players complaining about the referees, accusing them to having been bribed to favour Independiente.Pinochet y el Colo Colo de 1973, interview to Carlos Caszely by Ezequiel Fernández Moores on La Nación, 7 May 2014Nos robaron la Libertadores by AlboAdixto, 7 Jun 2016
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. Independiente 1964, 1965, 1972 Colo-Colo None
Venues
Match details First leg
GK Miguel Ángel Santoro DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (C) DF Luis Garisto DF Ricardo Pavoni MF Alejandro Semenewicz MF Miguel Raimondo MF Héctor Jesús Martínez FW Agustín Balbuena FW Miguel Á. Giachello FW Mario MendozaSubstitutes: FW Daniel Bertoni FW Eduardo Maglioni Manager: Humberto Maschio
GK Adolfo Nef DF Mario Galindo (c) DF Leonel Herrera DF Rafael González DF Alejandro Silva MF Guillermo Páez MF Francisco Valdés MF Fernando Osorio FW Sergio Messen FW Sergio Ahumada FW Leonardo Véliz Substitutes: FW Carlos Caszely FW Alfonso Lara Manager: Luis Álamos
Second leg
GK Adolfo Nef DF Mario Galindo (c) DF Leonel Herrera DF Rafael González DF Alejandro Silva MF Guillermo Páez MF Francisco Valdés MF Fernando Osorio FW Carlos Caszely FW Sergio Messen FW Leonardo Véliz Substitutes:Manager: Luis Álamos
GK Miguel Ángel Santoro DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (C) DF Miguel Ángel López DF Ricardo Pavoni MF Alejandro Semenewicz MF Miguel Raimondo MF Héctor Jesús Martínez FW Agustín Balbuena FW Miguel Á. Giachello FW Mario MendozaSubstitutes: FW Daniel Bertoni FW Eduardo Maglioni Manager: Humberto Maschio
Playoff
GK Miguel Ángel Santoro DF Eduardo Commisso DF Francisco Sá (C) DF Miguel Ángel López DF Ricardo Pavoni MF Alejandro Semenewicz MF Miguel Raimondo MF Rubén Galván FW Daniel Bertoni FW Eduardo Maglioni FW Mario Mendoza Substitutes: MF 22 Ricardo Bochini FW Miguel Á. Giachello Manager: Humberto Maschio
GK Adolfo Nef DF Mario Galindo (c) DF Leonel Herrera DF Rafael González DF Alejandro Silva MF Guillermo Páez MF Francisco Valdés MF Sergio Messen FW Carlos Caszely FW Sergio Ahumada FW Leonardo Véliz Substitutes: MF Gerardo Castañeda MF Alfonso Lara Manager: Luis Álamos
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