Copa Libertadores de América 1971


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First Round

Estudiantes (La Plata) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Peru]
Feb 13: Sporting Cristal - Universitario        0-0
Feb 19: Boca Juniors - Rosario Central          2-1
Feb 23: Sporting Cristal - Rosario Central      1-2
Feb 26: Universitario - Rosario Central         3-2
Mar  1: Sporting Cristal - Boca Juniors         2-0
Mar  4: Universitario - Boca Juniors            0-0
Mar 16: Rosario Central - Universitario         2-2
Mar 17: Boca Juniors - Sporting Cristal         2-2x
Mar 25: Rosario Central - Sporting Cristal      4-0
Mar 25: Boca Juniors - Universitario            n/p  [awarded to Universitario]
Mar 31: Universitario - Sporting Cristal        3-0
Mar 31: Rosario Central - Boca Juniors          n/p  [awarded to Rosario Central]
x Four minutes from time the referee sent all but two Boca players and all but 
  one Cristal player off after a huge brawl. The game was called off.  After 
  this incident CSF determined that Boca lost their remaining matches,  which
  were not played and awarded to Boca opponents (with 0-0 goals).

 1.Universitario (Lima)            6  3  3  0  8- 4  9
 2.Rosario Central                 6  3  1  2 11- 8  7
 3.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     6  1  2  3  4- 5  4
 4.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  1  2  3  5-11  4

Group 2 [Bolivia, Uruguay]
Feb 14: Chaco Petrolero - The Strongest         1-2
Mar  2: Nacional - Peñarol                      2-1
Mar  6: Chaco Petrolero - Nacional              0-1 
Mar  7: The Strongest - Peñarol                 1-2       
Mar 13: Chaco Petrolero - Peñarol               1-1
Mar 14: The Strongest - Nacional                1-1
Mar 19: Peñarol - Chaco Petrolero               1-0
Mar 20: Nacional - The Strongest                5-0
Mar 22: Peñarol - The Strongest                 9-0
Mar 23: Nacional - Chaco Petrolero              3-0
Mar 28: The Strongest - Chaco Petrolero         1-3
Mar 30: Peñarol - Nacional                      0-2

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  5  1  0 14- 2 11
 2.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  3  1  2 14- 6  7
 3.Chaco Petrolero (La Paz)        6  1  1  4  5- 9  3
 4.The Strongest (La Paz)          6  1  1  4  5-21  3

Group 3 [Brazil, Venezuela]
Jan 29: Palmeiras - Fluminense                  0-2
Jan 31: Deportivo Galicia - Deportivo Italia    3-3
Feb  7: Deportivo Galicia - Palmeiras           2-3
Feb 10: Deportivo Italia - Palmeiras            0-3
Feb 14: Deportivo Galicia - Fluminense          1-3
Feb 17: Deportivo Italia - Fluminense           0-6
Feb 25: Palmeiras - Deportivo Italia            1-0
Feb 28: Fluminense - Deportivo Galicia          4-1
Mar  3: Palmeiras - Deportivo Galicia           3-0
Mar  3: Fluminense - Deportivo Italia           0-1  
Mar 10: Fluminense - Palmeiras                  1-3
Mar 14: Deportivo Italia - Deportivo Galicia    3-2  

 1.Palmeiras (São Paulo)           6  5  0  1 13- 5 10
 2.Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro)     6  4  0  2 16- 6  8
 3.Deportivo Italia (Caracas)      6  2  1  3  7-15  5
 4.Deportivo Galicia (Caracas)     6  0  1  5  9-19  1

Group 4 [Chile, Paraguay]
Feb  7: Cerro Porteño - Guaraní                 1-1
Feb 15: Cerro Porteño - Unión Española          2-1
Feb 18: Guaraní - Unión Española                1-1
Feb 21: Cerro Porteño - Colo Colo               0-0
Feb 24: Guaraní - Colo Colo                     2-0
Mar  5: Guaraní - Cerro Porteño                 2-2
Mar  6: Colo Colo - Unión Española              1-2
Mar 13: Unión Española - Guaraní                2-1
Mar 17: Colo Colo - Guaraní                     3-2
Mar 20: Unión Española - Cerro Porteño          0-0 
Mar 24: Colo Colo - Cerro Porteño               1-0
Mar 31: Unión Española - Colo Colo              1-1

 1.Unión Española (Santiago)       6  2  3  1  7- 6  7
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  1  4  1  5- 5  6
 3.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  2  2  2  6- 7  6
 4.Guaraní (Asunción)              6  1  3  2  9- 9  5

Group 5 [Colombia, Ecuador]
Feb 28: Atlético Junior - Deportivo Cali        2-1
Feb 28: Barcelona - Emelec                      0-1  
Mar  3: Barcelona - Deportivo Cali              1-0
Mar  7: Emelec - Deportivo Cali                 3-1
Mar  7: Barcelona - Atlético Junior             3-1
Mar 10: Emelec - Atlético Junior                1-1
Mar 18: Atlético Junior - Barcelona             0-2
Mar 18: Deportivo Cali - Emelec                 1-0
Mar 21: Atlético Junior - Emelec                0-0
Mar 21: Deportivo Cali - Barcelona              3-1
Mar 28: Deportivo Cali - Atlético Junior        2-0
Mar 28: Emelec - Barcelona                      1-1

 1.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           6  3  1  2  8- 6  7
   Emelec (Guayaquil)              6  2  3  1  6- 4  7
 3.Deportivo Cali                  6  3  0  3  8- 7  6
 4.Atlético Junior (Barranquilla)  6  1  2  3  4- 9  4

First Place Playoff (in Guayaquil)
Mar 31: Barcelona - Emelec                      3-0

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Apr 14: Universitario - Palmeiras               1-2   
Apr 22: Universitario - Nacional                0-0
May  2: Palmeiras - Nacional                    0-3
May  6: Palmeiras - Universitario               3-0    
May 11: Nacional - Universitario                3-0    
May 18: Nacional - Palmeiras                    3-1

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  3  1  0  9- 1  7
 2.Palmeiras (São Paulo)           4  2  0  2  6- 7  4
 3.Universitario (Lima)            4  0  1  3  1- 8  1

Group 2
Apr 18: Barcelona - Estudiantes                 0-1     
Apr 25: Barcelona - Unión Española              1-0
Apr 29: Estudiantes - Barcelona                 0-1  
May  5: Unión Española - Barcelona              3-1  
May 12: Unión Española - Estudiantes            0-1
May 19: Estudiantes - Unión Española            2-1

 1.Estudiantes (La Plata)          4  3  0  1  4- 2  6
 2.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           4  2  0  2  3- 4  4
 3.Unión Española (Santiago)       4  1  0  3  4- 5  2

Final (May 26 & Jun  2)
Estudiantes              Arg  Nacional                 Uru   1-0  0-1

Playoff (Jun 9) (in Lima)
Nacional                 Uru  Estudiantes              Arg   2-0

1st leg. Estadio La Plata, La Plata, 26- 5-1971

Estudiantes - Nacional 1-0
60' Romeo         1-0

Estudiantes: Leone, Aguirre Suárez, Togneri, Malbernat, Pachamé, Medina,
             Romeo, Echecopar, Rudzki (Bedogni), Verde, Verón.
Nacional: Manga, Blanco, Ancheta, Masnik, Mujica, Montero Castillo, Espárrago
          (Mamelli), Maneiro, Prieto (Bareno), Artime, Morales.

Referee: Canessa (Chile)
Attendance: 30,000

2nd leg. Centenario, Montevideo,  2- 6-1971

Nacional - Estudiantes 1-0
28' Masnik        1-0

Nacional: Manga, Ubiña, Ancheta, Masnik, Blanco, Montero Castillo, Espárrago,
          Maneiro, Cubilla (Prieto), Artime, Morales.
Estudiantes: Leone, Malbernat, Aguirre Suárez, Togneri, Medina, Pachamé,
             Echecopar, Romeo, Verde, Rudzki (Bedogni), Verón.

Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Attendance: 70,000

Play-off. Estadio Nacional, Lima,  9- 6-1971

Nacional - Estudiantes 2-0
22' Espárrago     1-0
65' Artime        2-0

Nacional: Manga, Ubiña, Ancheta, Masnik, Blanco, Montero Castillo, Espárrago,
          Maneiro (Mujica), Cubilla, Artime, Morales (Mamelli).
Estudiantes: Pezzano, Malbernat, Aguirre Suárez, Togneri, Medina, Pachamé,
             Romeo, Echecopar, Rudzki, Verde, Verón (Bedogni).

Referee: Hormazabal (Chile)
Attendance: 41,000

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Authors: José Luis Pierrend and Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 18 May 1999

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