1970 Copa Libertadores finals

1970 Copa Libertadores finals
	Estudiantes LP, champions
Event	1970 Copa Libertadores
	Estudiantes won 1-0 on aggregate.
First leg
Date	May 21, 1970
Venue	Estadio Estudiantes, La Plata
Referee	Carlos Robles (Chile)
Attendance	40,000
Second leg
Date	May 27, 1970
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Larrosa (Uruguay)
Attendance	70,000
	← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 Copa Libertadores finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 1970 Copa Libertadores, the 11th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentine team Estudiantes de La Plata and Uruguayan team Peñarol. The first leg was hosted by Estudiantes in Estudiantes Stadium in La Plata on May 21, 1970, while the second leg was held in Estadio Centenario of Montevideo on May 27, 1970.

Estudiantes won the series 1-0 on aggregate, winning their 3rd title consecutive of Copa Libertadores.^[1]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Estudiantes LP	1968, 1969
Peñarol	1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966

Bold indicates winning years

May 21, 1970

First leg

Estudiantes (LP)	1–0	Peñarol
Togneri 87'

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

Estudiantes LP

Peñarol

Some moments of the match in Montevideo, fltr: the shot by Verón going near the goal; at right, Errea saving Estudiantes' goal

May 28, 1970

Second leg

Peñarol	0–0	Estudiantes (LP)

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Larrosa (Paraguay)

Peñarol

Estudiantes LP

^ 1970 Copa Libertadores de América by Pablo Ciullini, José Luis Pierrend and Karel Stokkermans on RSSSF.com