The 1970 Copa Argentina final was the final two-legged tie that decided the champion of the 1970 Copa Argentina. The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between San Lorenzo and Vélez Sársfield. The first leg was played in Atlanta Stadium of Villa Crespo, finishing in a 2-2 tie.
 Atlanta Stadium, venue of the series | |||||||
| Event | 1970 Copa Argentina | ||||||
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| (no champion crowned) | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 3 March 1971 | ||||||
| Venue | Atlanta Stadium, Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Juan F. Álvarez | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | (Not played) | ||||||
The second leg was never played so the tournament was unfinished and neither San Lorenzo nor Velez Sarsfield were declared champion.[1] The champion was supposed to qualify to Copa Ganadores de Copa but this never happened.[2][3]
Qualified teams
edit| Team | Previous finals app. |
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| San Lorenzo | None |
| Vélez Sársfield | None |
Road to the final
edit| San Lorenzo | Round | Vélez Sársfield | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
| Unión (SF) (won 3–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 2–2 | Round of 32 | Argentinos del Norte (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) |
Away | 0–1 |
| Home | 1–0 | Home | 2–1 (4–3 p) | |||
| Colón (won 4–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 0-0 | Round of 16 | Instituto (won 2-0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0-0 |
| Home | 4-1 | Home | 2-0 | |||
| Rosario Central (won 4–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 1-2 | Quarterfinals | Chacarita Juniors (won 3-1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1-0 |
| Home | 3-0 | Home | 2-1 | |||
| All Boys (Santa Rosa) (won 4–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 1-1 | Semifinals | Racing (won 6-4 on aggregate) |
Away | 3-2 |
| Home | 3-1 | Home | 3-2 | |||
Match details
editFirst leg
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1970 Copa Argentina final
First leg
| San Lorenzo | 2–2 | Vélez Sársfield |
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Ayala  1'Gónzalez 6' |
Report | Benitto 50' Mecca 52' |
Referee: Juan Álvarez
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 Vélez Sarsfield
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Second leg
editSecond leg
| San Lorenzo | (cancelled) | Vélez Sársfield |
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As the second leg was never played, no team was awarded the title.
References
edit- ^ Copa Argentina 1970: la final inconclusa on LT10, 10 Dec 2017
- ^ "1970 Copa Argentina".
- ^ Copa Argentina: la historia de la final que lleva 51 años sin definirse at TN.com.ar, 8 Dec 2021