1981 Copa Libertadores finals

The 1981 Copa Libertadores de América finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the Copa Libertadores de América champion. It was contested by Brazilian club Flamengo and Chilean club Cobreloa. The first leg of the tie was played on 13 November at Flamengo's home field, with the second leg played on 20 November at Cobreloa's.

1981 Copa Libertadores de América finals

Event	1981 Copa Libertadores de América
Flamengo Cobreloa
2–2 on points Flamengo won after a play-off
First leg
Flamengo Cobreloa 2 1
Date	13 November 1981
Venue	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee	Carlos Espósito (Argentina)
Attendance	93,985
Second leg
Cobreloa Flamengo 1 0
Date	20 November 1981
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Referee	Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Attendance	61,721
Play-off
Cobreloa Flamengo 0 2
Date	23 November 1981 (1981-11-23)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)
Attendance	30,200

Flamengo won the series after winning a tie-breaking playoff 2-0 at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario. Thus, the Brazilian team achieved its first Copa Libertadores trophy.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flamengo	None
Cobreloa	None

Both teams came into the finals as first-time finalists of the Copa Libertadores.

Format

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 was to be crowned the champion. If the two teams were tied on points after the second leg, a playoff at a neutral venue was to become the next tie-breaker. Goal difference was going to be used as a last resort.

Venues

Fltr: Maracaná, Nacional de Santiago and Centenario, venues for the series

Match details

First leg

1981 Copa Libertadores finals

13 November 1981

First leg

Flamengo	2–1	Cobreloa
Zico 12', 30' (pen.)	Report	Merello 65'

Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 93,985

Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)

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Second leg

20 November 1981

Second leg

Cobreloa	1–0	Flamengo
Merello 79'	Report

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 61,721

Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

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Playoff

23 November 1981

Playoff

Flamengo	2–0	Cobreloa
Zico 18', 79'	Report

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 30,200

Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)

Flamengo

Cobreloa

GK 20 Raul RB 19 Nei Dias CB 4 Marinho CB 14 Mozer LB 5 Júnior DM 6 Andrade  35' MF 2 Leandro AM 10 Zico (c) FW 12 Tita CF 9 Nunes  86' FW 8 Adílio Substitutes: FW 25 Anselmo  86'  89' Manager: Paulo César Carpegiani

GK 1 Oscar Wirth RB 2 Hugo Tabilo CB 3 Juan Páez  40' CB 4 Mario Soto (c)  90' LB 20 Enzo Escobar DM 6 Eduardo Jiménez  35' CM 14 Armando Alarcón  23' CM 8 Victor Merello RW 11 Héctor Puebla CF 9 Jorge Luis Siviero  24' LW 15 Washington Olivera Substitutes: FW 7 Oscar Múñoz  40' Manager: Vicente Cantatore

Assistant referees: Juan Cardelino (Uruguay) Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) Fourth official: