The 1974 Copa Interamericana was the 4th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Argentine Club Atlético Independiente (champion of 1974 Copa Libertadores) and Guatemalan team Municipal (winner of 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup).Rojos, campeones de Concacaf on Prensa Libre The final was played under a two-leg format in November 1974. Both matches were held in Guatemala City.Municipal vs. Independiente: La histórica final de la Copa Interamericana de 1974 by Juan Diego on Guatemala.com
In the first leg, hosted at Mateo Flores, Independiente beat Municipal 1–0, while the second leg was won by Municipal 1–0. As both teams tied on 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 second Interamericana trophy.1972 Copa Interamericana by Pablo Ciullini and Erik Lugo on the RSSSF"Copa Interamericana 1974" on Estadísticas C.A. Independiente (blogsite), 6 Jun 2016"Copa Interamericana 1973: Independiente campeón" on Historias Coperas (blogsite), 15 Mar 2014
Qualified teams TeamQualificationPrevious app. Independiente 1974 Copa Libertadores winner 1972 Municipal 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner None
Venue
Both games were held in Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City for economic reasons, after a proposal from Municipal to Independiente. As the match attracted more interest of Guatemalan fans than Argentine supporters, both teams agreed to play the series in Guatemala.
The stadium had been built in 1948, as part of the project to build a group of sports facilities known as Ciudad Olímpica. Originally named "Estadio Olímpico" erroneously, since it has never hosted an Olympic competition, the stadium had been inaugurated on February 23, 1950, to host the VI Central American and Caribbean Games. Local long-distance runner Mateo Flores (born Doroteo Guamuch) won the half marathon event there, being also winner of the Boston Marathon in 1952. The stadium was later named after the athlete, died in 2011.La tragedia del Mateo FloresFiguras olímpicas: Doroteo Guamuch on Hemeroteca Prensa Libre, 11 Aug 2016
Match details
First leg
GK Adrián Fernández DF Alberto López OlivaDF Carlos MonterrosoDF Lijón LeónDF Armando Melgar Retolaza MF Miguel A. Pérez MF Benjamín MonterrosoMF Raúl Benítez FW José Mitrovich FW Miguel A. CobiánFW Julio César AndersonSubstitutes: Abraham Rivahi FW Felipe Carías Manager: Rubén Amorín
GK Carlos GayDF Eduardo CommissoDF Miguel A. López DF Francisco SáDF Ricardo PavoniMF Rubén Galván MF Miguel Ángel RaimondoMF Hugo SaggioratoFW Agustín BalbuenaFW Ricardo BochiniFW Daniel BertoniSubstitutes:MF Alejandro Semenewicz Manager: Roberto Ferreiro
Second leg
GK Adrián Fernández DF Alberto López OlivaDF Carlos MonterrosoDF Lijón LeónDF Armando Melgar RetolazaMF Miguel A. Pérez MF Benjamín MonterrosoMF Raúl Benítez FW José MitrovichFW Felipe Carías FW Julio César AndersonSubstitutes: Miguel A. Cobián Manager: Rubén Amorín
GK Carlos GayDF Eduardo CommissoDF Miguel A. López DF Francisco SáDF Ricardo PavoniMF Rubén GalvánMF Miguel Ángel RaimondoMF Hugo Saggiorato FW Agustín BalbuenaFW Ricardo BochiniFW Daniel BertoniSubstitutes: Luis A. Giribert Manager: Roberto Ferreiro
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