Copa Libertadores de América 1961


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Competing teams:
Argentina - Independiente (Avellaneda)
Bolivia   - Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)
Brazil    - Palmeiras (São Paulo)
Chile     - Colo Colo (Santiago)
Colombia  - Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá)
Ecuador   - Barcelona (Guayaquil)
Paraguay  - Olimpia (Asunción)
Peru      - Universitario (Lima)
Uruguay   - Peñarol (Montevideo)

First Round (Apr 2 & 9)
Independiente Santa Fe   Col  Barcelona                Ecu   3-0  2-2  5-2
  [Panzutto(2), Perazzo]
  [Romero(2); Perazzo, Panzutto]

Quarter-Finals
(Apr 19 & May 14)
Peñarol                  Uru  Universitario            Per   5-0  0-2  5-2
  [Spencer(2), Joya(2), Sasía]
  [Uribe(2)]
(Apr 9 & 16)
Colo Colo                Chi  Olimpia                  Par   2-5  2-1  4-6
  [Hormazábal, Toro; Cabral(2), Ferreira(2), A.González]
  [A.González; Hormazábal, Alvarez]
(Apr 30 & May 7)
Jorge Wilstermann        Bol  Independiente Santa Fe   Col   3-2  0-1  3-3x
  [Alcócer(2), López; Perazzo, Bustamante]
  [Claure o/g]
(May 4 & 11)
Independiente            Arg  Palmeiras                Bra   0-2  0-1  0-3y
  [Gildo, Zequinha]
  [Geraldo II]
x Independiente Santa Fe won by lot
y 1st leg played at stadium of Racing Club (Avellaneda)

Semi-Finals (May 21 & 27)
Peñarol                  Uru  Olimpia                  Par   3-1  2-1  5-2
  [Joya, Cano, Cubilla; A.González]
  [Lezcano; Sasía, Cubilla]
Independiente Santa Fe   Col  Palmeiras                Bra   2-2  1-4  3-6
  [Perazzo, Castro; Gildo, Chinezinho]
  [Julinho(2), Chinezinho, Gildo; Perazzo]

Final (Jun 4 & 11)
Peñarol                  Uru  Palmeiras                Bra   1-0  1-1  2-1

1st leg. Centenario, Montevideo, 4- 6-1961

Peñarol - Palmeiras 1-0
89' Spencer       1-0

Peñarol: Maidana, W.Martínez, Cano, E.González, Matosas, Aguerre, Cubilla,
         Ledesma, Spencer, Sasía, Joya.
Palmeiras: Waldir, Djalma Santos, Waldemar, Aldemar, Geraldo da Silva, Zequinha,
           Julinho Botelho (Nilton Santos), Humberto Tozzi, Geraldo Scotto, 
           Chinezinho,  Romeiro.

Referee: Praddaude (Argentina)
Attendance: 70,000

2nd leg. Pacaembú, São Paulo, 11- 6-1961

Palmeiras - Peñarol 1-1
 2' Sasía         0-1
77' Nardo         1-1

Palmeiras: Waldir, Djalma Santos, Waldemar, Geraldo da Silva, Zequinha, Aldemar,
           Julinho Botelho, Romeiro (Nardo), Geraldo Scotto, Chinezinho, Gildo.
Peñarol: Maidana, W.Martínez, Cano, E.González, Matosas, Aguerre, Cubilla,
         Ledesma, Sasía, Spencer, Joya.

Referee: Praddaude (Argentina)
Attendance: 50,000

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Prepared and maintained by José Luis Pierrend, John Beuker, Pablo Ciullini and Osvaldo Gorgazzi for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: José Luis Pierrend, John Beuker, Pablo Ciullini and Osvaldo Gorgazzi
Last updated: 29 Nov 2012

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