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1960 Copa Libertadores finals


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title1960 Copa de Campeones finals
imagePenarol-1960.jpg
captionPeñarol, champions
event1960 Copa de Campeones de América
team1Peñarol
team1associationURU
team1score2
team2Olimpia
team2associationPAR
team2score1
detailsPeñarol won 3–1 on points.
firstlegFirst leg
team1score11
team2score10
date1June 12, 1960
stadium1Estadio Centenario
city1Montevideo, Uruguay
referee1Carlos Robles (Chile)
attendance144,690
secondlegSecond leg
team1score21
team2score21
date2June 19, 1960
stadium2Puerto Sajonia
city2Asunción, Paraguay
referee2José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
attendance220,000
next1961

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.

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)
URU PeñarolNone
Paraguay OlimpiaNone

Stadiums

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

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URU Roberto Scarone
Paraguay Aurelio González

Second leg

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Paraguay Aurelio González
URU Roberto Scarone

References

References

  1. [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa60.html Copa Libertadores 1960] by John Beuker, Pablo Ciullini and Osvaldo Gorgazzi on [[RSSSF]]
  2. Bianchi, José A.. "Ajustada Victoria de Peñarol Frente a Olimpia". La Tribuna.
  3. (20 June 1960). "Peñarol: Gran Campeón".
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