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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, La Bombonera, while the second leg was played on 11 September at Cruzeiro's venue, Estadio Mineirão. It was Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro 2nd Copa Libertadores finals.

1977 Copa Libertadores finals
Boca Juniors (in white shirt), champions
Event1977 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors Cruzeiro
Argentina Brazil
Tied 2–2 on points; after a playoff match,
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
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In the two-leg finals, both finalists won one game each. In the tie-breaking playoff, Boca Juniors won the series through a 5–4 penalty shootout at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario,[1][2] therefore winning their first Copa Libertadores after the final lost in 1963 v. Santos.[3]

Qualified teams

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Team Previous finals app.
  Boca Juniors 1963
  Cruzeiro 1976

Bold indicates winning years

Rules

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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.

Stadiums

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Fltr: La Bombonera, Mineirao and Estadio Centenario, venues for the series

Road to the final

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Further information: 1977 Copa Libertadores
  • Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
  Boca Juniors Round   Cruzeiro
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  River Plate 1–0 (H) Matchday 1 – –
  Defensor Sporting 0–0 (A) Matchday 2 – –
  Peñarol 1–0 (A) Matchday 3 – –
  Defensor Sporting 2–0 (H) Matchday 4 – –
  Peñarol 1–0 (H) Matchday 5 – –
  River Plate 0–0 (A) Matchday 6 – –
Group 1 winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Boca Juniors 6 4 2 0 5 0 +5 10
  River Plate 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 6
  Defensor Sporting 6 1 3 2 5 7 -2 5
  Peñarol 6 1 1 4 7 10 -3 3
Final standings
As current champions, Cruzeiro started to compete directly in semifinals
Opponent Result Semifinals Opponent Result
  Libertad 1–0 (H) Matchday 1   Internacional 1–0 (A)
  Libertad 0–1 (A) Matchday 1   Portuguesa 4–0 (A)
  Deportivo Cali 1–1 (H) Matchday 3   Internacional 0–0 (H)
  Deportivo Cali 1–1 (A) Matchday 4   Portuguesa 2–1 (H)
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Boca Juniors 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6
  Deportivo Cali 4 0 3 1 3 4 -1 3
  Libertad 4 1 1 2 2 3 -1 3
final standings Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cruzeiro 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 7
  Internacional 4 1 1 2 2 5 -3 3
  Portuguesa 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3 2

Match details

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First leg

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1977 Copa Libertadores finals
First leg
Boca Juniors  1–0  Cruzeiro
Veglio   4' Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boca Juniors
 
 
 
 
 
Cruzeiro

Second leg

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Second leg
Cruzeiro  1–0  Boca Juniors
Nelinho   76' Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Orozco, (Peru)
 
 
 
 
 
Cruzeiro
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boca Juniors

Playoff

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Playoff
Boca Juniors  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Cruzeiro
Report
Penalties
Mouzo  
Tesare  
Zanabria  
Pernía  
Felman  		 5–4   Darci
  Neca
  Morais
  Livio
  Vanderlei
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Vicente Llobregat, (Venezuela)
 
 
 
 
 
Boca Juniors
 
 
 
 
 
Cruzeiro

Notes

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Hugo Gatti stops the last penalty kick, allowing Boca Juniors to win Copa Libertadores

Once the playoff extra time finished, Venezuelan 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 shoot.

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

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1977 Copa Libertadores Finals.
  1. ^ a b c Boca, la primera vez on El Gráfico
  2. ^ 1977 Copa Libertadores by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF
  3. ^ A 40 años de la primera Libertadores de Boca, Diario Popular, 14 September 2017
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