The 1971 Copa Interamericana was the 2nd staging of the competition. The final took place between Nacional (Winners of 1971 Copa Libertadores) and Cruz Azul (Winners of the 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup) and was staged over two legs on 15 July and 7 November 1972.1971 Copa Interamericana by Erik Francisco Lugo on the RSSSF
Since the winning of 1971 Copa Libertadores, some players of Nacional had been transferred, such as Atilio Ancheta, striker Luis Artime and Juan Mujica. Instead of acquiring new players from other clubs, Nacional chose to promote players from the youth divisions to play the series v Cruz Azul. Some of them were Walter Mantegazza, Braulio Castro, Eduardo Gerolami, and Ruben Suárez.
On the other hand, the Mexican side had signed former Vélez Sarsfield goalkeeper, Argentine Miguel Marín, and Chilean back Alberto Quintano.Interamericana 1972 on CNdeF
Nacional won its third International championship of the season after obtaining the 1971 Libertadores and the 1971 Intercontinental Cup on June and December 1971 respectively.La 1a. Copa Interamericana on AUF (archived, 23 Sep 2015)El Club Nacional celebra 115 años on Conmebol, 14 May 2014
Qualified teams Team Qualification Previous final app. Nacional 1971 Copa Libertadores champion (none) Cruz Azul 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion (none)
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Match details
First leg
GK Miguel MarínDF Marco A. Ramírez DF Javier GuzmánDF Alberto Quintano DF Javier Sánchez Galindo MF Juan M. Alejandrez MF Cesáreo RamírezMF Héctor Pulido FW Fernando BustosFW Octavio Muciño FW Horacio López Salgado Substitutes:MF Juan de Jesús Prado Manager: Raúl Cárdenas
GK Manga DF Luis Ubiña DF Ángel Brunell DF Juan Masnik DF Luis Cánepa MF Julio Montero Castillo MF Walter Mantegazza MF Víctor Espárrago FW Luis CubillaFW Juan Carlos MamelliFW Washington Abad Substitutes:DF Gerolami FW Ruben Suárez Manager: Washington Etchamendi
Second leg
GK MangaDF Luis Ubiña DF Ángel BrunellDF Juan Masnik DF Juan Carlos Blanco MF Ildo Maneiro MF Walter MantegazzaMF Ruben Suárez FW Luis B. CastroFW Juan Carlos Mamelli FW Julio César Morales Manager: Washington Etchamendi
GK Miguel MarínDF Marco A. RamírezDF Javier GuzmánDF Alberto Quintano DF Javier Sánchez Galindo MF Juan M. Alejandrez MF Cesáreo RamírezMF Héctor Pulido FW Fernando BustosFW Eladio Vera FW Horacio López Salgado Manager: Raúl Cárdenas
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