1976 Copa Interamericana

The 1976 Copa Interamericana was the 5th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Argentine Club Atlético Independiente (champion of 1975 Copa Libertadores) and Mexico's Atlético Español (winner of 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup). The final was played under a two-leg format in August 1976. Both matches were held in Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela.

1976 Copa Interamericana

Event	Copa Interamericana
Atlético Español Independiente 2 2
(tied on points and goal difference, Independiente won 4–2 on penalties)
First leg
Atlético Español Independiente 2 2
Date	August 26, 1976
Venue	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas
Referee	Mario Fiorenza (Venezuela)
Second leg
Independiente Atlético Español 0 0
Date	August 29, 1976
Venue	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas
Referee	Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela)

In the first leg, both teams tied 2–2, while the second leg was also a tie, 0–0. As both teams equaled in points and goal difference, a penalty shoot-out was carried out to decide a champion. Independiente won 4–2 on penalties, therefore the Argentine team won their third and consecutive Interamericana trophy.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous app.
Independiente	1975 Copa Libertadores winner	1972, 1974
Atlético Español	1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner	None

Bold indicates winning years

Venue

Estadio Olímpico of Caracas was the venue for both matches

Both games were held in Estadio Olímpico in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, after an agreement between both clubs. The matches were attended by a high number of fans due to the interest of Venezuelan people to see Independiente.

The stadium was a multi-use purpose venue, belonging to the Central University of Venezuela, designed by architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva, had been opened in 1951 as part of the creation of University City of Caracas, that would be declared a "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO in 2000. The stadium was inaugurated in the 1951 Bolivarian Games. The stadium also hosted matches of the Small Club World Cup between 1952 and 1963.

Match details

First leg

1976 Copa Interamericana

August 26, 1976

First leg

Independiente	2–2	Atlético Español
Bochini 45' Arroyo 80'	Report	Ramírez 44' Borbolla 75'

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Referee: Mario Fiorenza (Venezuela)

GK		Carlos Gay
DF		Eleazar Soria		80'
DF		Hugo Villaverde
DF		Enzo Trossero
DF		Ricardo Pavoni
MF		Alejandro Semenewicz
MF		Rubén Galván
MF		Ricardo Bochini
FW		Víctor Arroyo
FW		Ricardo D. Astegiano		7'
FW		Daniel Bertoni
Substitutes:
FW		Percy Rojas		7'
MF		José A. Lencina		80'
Manager:
José Omar Pastoriza

GK		Moisés Camacho
DF		Gregorio Cortéz
DF		Jorge A. Candia
DF		Leonel Urbina
DF		Jaime García
MF		Roberto Martínez
MF		Juan Rodríguez Vega
MF		Benito Pardo
FW		Eugenio Rivas
FW		Oswaldo Ramírez
FW		Juan M. Borbolla
Manager:
José A. Roca

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Second leg

August 29, 1976

Second leg

Atlético Español	0–0	Independiente
	Report
Penalties
Ramírez Rodríguez Vega Rivero Borbolla	2–4	Pavoni Bertoni Soria Arroyo

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Referee: Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela)

At. Español

Independiente

GK		Moisés Camacho
DF		Jorge A. Candía		a'
DF		Ignacio Álvarez
DF		Juan Rodríguez Vega
DF		Ignacio Ramírez
MF		Leonel Urbina
MF		Saúl Rivero
MF		Benito Pardo
FW		Raúl Isiordia		b'
FW		Oswaldo Ramírez
FW		Juan M. Borbolla
Substitutes:
		Jaime García		a'
		Eugenio Rivas		b'
Manager:
José A. Roca

GK		Carlos Gay
DF		Eleazar Soria
DF		Hugo Villaverde
DF		Enzo Trossero
DF		Ricardo Pavoni
MF		Alejandro Semenewicz
MF		Rubén Galván		75'
MF		Oswaldo Carrica
FW		Víctor Arroyo
FW		César Brítez
FW		Daniel Bertoni
Substitutes:
MF		José A. Lencina		75'
Manager:
José Omar Pastoriza