 Estudiantes de La Plata, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1968 Copa Libertadores | ||||||
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| 2–2 on points Estudiantes won after a play-off | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 2 May 1968 | ||||||
| Venue | Estudiantes, La Plata | ||||||
| Referee | Esteban Marino (Uruguay) | ||||||
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| Date | 7 May 1968 | ||||||
| Venue | Pacaembu, São Paulo | ||||||
| Referee | Domingo Massaro (Chile) | ||||||
| Play-off | |||||||
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| Date | 16 May 1968 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | César Orozco (Peru) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
The 1968 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1968 Copa Libertadores champion.[1] It was contested by Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata and Brazilian club Palmeiras. The first leg of the tie was played on 2 May at Estudiantes' home field, with the second leg played on 7 May at Palmeiras'. Estudiantes and Palmeiras played in their 1st and 2nd Copa Libertadores finals, respectively. Palmeiras last appearance was in 1961, in which they were beaten by defending champions Peñarol. Estudiantes was appearing in their first ever final ever.[2]
Estudiantes won the series after winning a tie-breaking playoff 2-0 at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario.[3]
- ^ "Zubeldía y sus muchachos. Un equipo que entró en la historia por la puerta grande". ManUtd.com. El Gráfico. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ 1968 Copa Libertadores by Pablo Ciullini, Martin Harris, John Beuker and José Luis Pierrend on the RSSSF
- ^ El Estudiantes de Zubeldía, campeón de América on AFA website, 16 May 2018