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.
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,Boca, la primera vez on El Gráfico1977 Copa Libertadores by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF therefore winning their first Copa Libertadores after the final lost in 1963 v. Santos.A 40 años de la primera Libertadores de Boca, Diario Popular, 14 September 2017
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. Boca Juniors 1963 Cruzeiro 1976
Rules 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
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Boca JuniorsRound CruzeiroOpponentResult Group stageOpponentResult 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 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts 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 3Final standings As current champions, Cruzeiro started to compete directly in semifinalsOpponentResult SemifinalsOpponentResult 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 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts 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 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts 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
First leg
GK 1 Hugo GattiDF 4 Vicente PerníaDF 2 Francisco Sá DF 6 Roberto MouzoDF 3 Alberto TarantiniMF 9 Carlos Veglio MF 5 Rubén Suñé (c)MF 18 Mario ZanabriaFW 7 Ernesto MastrángeloFW 20 Daniel S. Pavón FW 11 Darío FelmanSubstitutes:DF 14 José Luis Tesare MF 17 Héctor Bernabitti Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo
GK RaulDF Nelinho DF Darci (c)DF MoraisDF VanderleiMF Zé CarlosMF EduardoMF Eli CarlosFW Eli MendesFW NecaFW JoãozinhoManager: Yustrich
Second leg
GK RaulDF Nelinho DF MoraisDF Darci (c)DF VanderleiMF Eli Carlos MF EduardoMF Zé CarlosFW Eli MendesFW NecaFW JoãozinhoSubstitutes: MF Livio Manager: Yustrich
GK 1 Hugo GattiDF 4 Vicente PerníaDF 14 José Luis TesareDF 6 Roberto MouzoDF 3 Alberto TarantiniMF 10 Jorge Ribolzi MF 5 Rubén Suñé (c)MF 18 Mario ZanabriaFW 7 Ernesto MastrángeloFW 9 Carlos Veglio FW 11 Darío Felman Substitutes: FW 20 Daniel S. Pavón FW 25 Carlos Ortíz Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo
Playoff
GK 1 Hugo GattiDF 4 Vicente PerníaDF 14 José Luis TesareDF 6 Roberto MouzoDF 3 Alberto TarantiniMF 8 Jorge Benítez MF 5 Rubén Suñé (c)MF 18 Mario ZanabriaFW 7 Ernesto MastrángeloFW 9 Carlos Veglio FW 11 Darío FelmanSubstitutes:DF 10 Jorge Ribolzi MF 20 Daniel S. Pavón Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo
GK RaulDF Nelinho DF Darci (c)DF MoraisDF VanderleiMF Zé CarlosMF EduardoMF Eli Carlos FW Eli MendesFW NecaFW JoãozinhoSubstitutes:MF Livio DF Mariano Manager: Yustrich
Notes
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.
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