1977 Copa Libertadores Finals

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, with the second leg played on 11 September at Cruzeiro'. It was Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro 2nd Copa Libertadores finals.

1977 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event1977 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors Cruzeiro
2–2 on points
Tied after a play-off
Boca Juniors won 5–4 on penalties
First leg
Boca Juniors Cruzeiro
1 0
Date6 September 1977
VenueEstadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
RefereeRoque Cerullo (Uruguay)
Attendance60,000
Second leg
Cruzeiro Boca Juniors
1 0
Date11 September 1977
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeCésar Orozco (Peru)
Attendance80,000
Play-off
Cruzeiro Boca Juniors
0 0
After extra time
Date14 September 1977 (1977-09-14)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeVicente Llobregat, (Venezuela)
Attendance60,000

Boca Juniors won the series after winning penalty shootout of a tie-breaking playoff 5-4 at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario,[1][2] therefore winning their first Copa Libertadores after the final lost in 1963 v. Santos.[3]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Boca Juniors 1963
Cruzeiro 1976

Stadiums
La Bombonera, Mineirão and Estadio Centenario, venues of the finals

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.

Matches

First leg
Boca Juniors 1 – 0 Cruzeiro
Veglio  4'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Cerullo (Uruguay)
Boca Juniors
Cruzeiro
GK Hugo Gatti
DF Vicente Pernía
DF Francisco Sá
DF Roberto Mouzo
DF Alberto Tarantini
MF Carlos Veglio
MF Rubén Suñé
MF Mario Zanabria
FW Ernesto Mastrángelo
FW Daniel S. Pavón
FW Darío Felman
Substitutes:
DF José Luis Tesare
MF Héctor Bernabitti
Manager:
Juan Carlos Lorenzo


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:
GK Raul
DF Nelinho
DF Darci
DF Moraes
DF Vanderlei
MF Zé Carlos
MF Eduardo
MF Ely Carlos
FW Ely Mendes
FW Neca
FW Joãozinho
Manager:
Zezé Moreira

Second leg
Cruzeiro 1–0 Boca Juniors
Nelinho  76'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Orozco, (Peru)
Cruzeiro
Boca Juniors
GK Raul
DF Nelinho
DF Moraes
DF Darci
DF Vanderlei
MF Ely Carlos
MF Eduardo
MF Zé Carlos
FW Ely Mendes
FW Neca
FW Joãozinho
Substitutes:
MF Livio
Manager:
Zezé Moreira


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:
GK Hugo Gatti
DF Vicente Pernía
DF José Luis Tesare
DF Roberto Mouzo
DF Alberto Tarantini
MF Jorge Ribolzi
MF Rubén Suñé
MF Mario Zanabria
FW Ernesto Mastrángelo
FW Carlos Veglio
FW Darío Felman
Substitutes:
FW Daniel S. Pavón
FW Carlos Ortíz
Manager:
Juan Carlos Lorenzo

Playoff
Boca Juniors 0–0 (a.e.t.) Cruzeiro
Penalties
Mouzo
Tesare
Zanabria
Pernía
Felman 		5–4 Darci
Neca
Moraes
Livio
Vanderlei
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Vicente Llobregat, (Venezuela)
Boca Juniors
Cruzeiro
GK Hugo Gatti
DF Vicente Pernía
DF José Luis Tesare
DF Roberto Mouzo
DF Alberto Tarantini
MF Jorge Benítez
MF Rubén Suñé
MF Mario Zanabria
FW Ernesto Mastrángelo
FW Carlos Veglio
FW Darío Felman
Substitutes:
DF Jorge Ribolzi
MF Daniel S. Pavón
Manager:
Juan Carlos Lorenzo


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:
GK Raul
DF Nelinho
DF Darci
DF Moraes
DF Vanderlei
MF Zé Carlos
MF Eduardo
MF Ely Carlos
FW Ely Mendes
FW Neca
FW Joãozinho
Substitutes:
DF Mariano
MF Livio
Manager:
Zezé Moreira

Notes

Once the playoff extra time finished, Spanish 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 shot.

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
  1. Boca, la primera vez on El Gráfico
  2. 1977 Copa Libertadores on RSSSF
  3. A 40 años de la primera Libertadores de Boca, Diario Popular, 14 September 2017
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