1977 Copa Libertadores finals

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1977 Copa Libertadores finals
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Boca Juniors (in white shirt), champions
Event 1977 Copa Libertadores
Tied 2–2 on points; after a playoff match,
Boca Juniors won 5–4 on penalties
First leg
Date6 September 1977
Venue Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
Referee Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)
Attendance60,000
Second leg
Date11 September 1977
Venue Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeCésar Orozco (Peru)
Attendance80,000
Play-off
After extra time
Date14 September 1977 (1977-09-14)
Venue Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeVicente Llobregat, (Venezuela)
Attendance60,000
1976
1978

The 1977 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1977 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors and Brazilian club Cruzeiro. The first leg of the tie was played on 6 September at Boca Juniors' home field, La Bombonera, while the second leg was played on 11 September at Cruzeiro's venue, Estadio Mineirão. It was Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro 2nd Copa Libertadores finals.

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In the two-leg finals, both finalists won one game each. In the tie-breaking playoff, Boca Juniors won the series through a 5–4 penalty shootout at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario, [1] [2] therefore winning their first Copa Libertadores after the final lost in 1963 v. Santos. [3]

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals app.
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 1963
Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 1976

Bold indicates winning years

Rules

The finals 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. If the two teams tied on points after the second leg, a playoff in a neutral venue would become the next tie-breaker.

Stadiums

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Fltr: La Bombonera, Mineirao and Estadio Centenario, venues for the series

Road to the final

Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors Round Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 1–0 (H)Matchday 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 0–0 (A)Matchday 2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 1–0 (A)Matchday 3
Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 2–0 (H)Matchday 4
Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 1–0 (H)Matchday 5
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 0–0 (A)Matchday 6
Group 1 winners
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 642050+510
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 61415506
Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 613257-25
Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 6114710-33
Final standings
As current champions, Cruzeiro started to compete directly in semifinals
OpponentResultSemifinalsOpponentResult
Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 1–0 (H)Matchday 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 1–0 (A)
Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 0–1 (A)Matchday 1 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Portuguesa 4–0 (A)
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Cali 1–1 (H)Matchday 3 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 0–0 (H)
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Cali 1–1 (A)Matchday 4 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Portuguesa 2–1 (H)
Group A
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 422042+26
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Cali 403134-13
Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 411223-13
final standingsGroup B
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 431071+67
Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 411225-33
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Portuguesa 410358-32

Match details

First leg

First leg
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
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La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)
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Boca Juniors
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Cruzeiro

Second leg

Second leg
Cruzeiro Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Nelinho Soccerball shade.svg76' Report
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Orozco, (Peru)
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Cruzeiro
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Playoff

Playoff
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
Report
Penalties
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Tesare Soccerball shad check.svg
Zanabria Soccerball shad check.svg
Pernía Soccerball shad check.svg
Felman Soccerball shad check.svg
5–4Soccerball shad check.svg Darci
Soccerball shad check.svg Neca
Soccerball shad check.svg Morais
Soccerball shad check.svg Livio
Soccerball shade cross.svg Vanderlei
Estadio Centenario , Montevideo
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Vicente Llobregat, (Venezuela)
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Boca Juniors
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Cruzeiro

Notes

Hugo Gatti stops the last penalty kick, allowing Boca Juniors to win Copa Libertadores Gatti ataja penal v cruzeiro.jpg
Hugo Gatti stops the last penalty kick, allowing Boca Juniors to win Copa Libertadores

Once the playoff extra time finished, Venezuelan referee Vicente Llobregat did not allow Boca Juniors coaching staff to enter the pitch to talk with the men chosen to kick the penalties. Therefore manager Juan Carlos Lorenzo took pen and paper to write the names of players designed to kick, they were Pernía, Tesare, Zanabria, Felman and Mouzo. On the bottom, he wrote the word "abajo" (down) to indicate them where to shoot.

Because of coaching staffs were not allowed to enter the field, one of the ball boys gave the paper to captain Rubén Suñé, then the players ordering themselves to kick the penalties. [1]

Look, I'm gonna be sincere to you because I'm not in the mood for jokes. The ball impacted on me. I moved and the ball impacted on me. Vanderley shot directly to my left side and we won the cup. It was the destiny. [1]

Hugo Gatti, who stopped the last penalty that allowed Boca Juniors to win the Copa Libertadores for the first time in its history

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References

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  2. 1977 Copa Libertadores by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF
  3. A 40 años de la primera Libertadores de Boca, Diario Popular, 14 September 2017