Event | Copa Interamericana | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | July 15, 1972 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | ||||||
Referee | Marco A. Regalado (Guatemala) | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | November 7, 1972 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
Referee | Mario Canessa (Colombia) | ||||||
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. [1]
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, National 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. [2]
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. [3] [4]
Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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Nacional | 1971 Copa Libertadores champion | (none) |
Cruz Azul | 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion | (none) |
Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Nacional |
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Héctor Pulido 1' | Mamelli 29' |
Cruz Azul | Nacional |
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Nacional | 2–1 | Cruz Azul |
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Mamelli 35' Castro 39' | Bustos 22' |
Nacional | Cruz Azul |
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