1977 Copa Libertadores finals

1977 Copa Libertadores finals

Boca Juniors (in white shirt), champions
Event	1977 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors Cruzeiro
Tied 2–2 on points; after a playoff match, Boca Juniors won 5–4 on penalties
First leg
Boca Juniors Cruzeiro 1 0
Date	6 September 1977
Venue	Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
Referee	Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)
Attendance	60,000
Second leg
Cruzeiro Boca Juniors 1 0
Date	11 September 1977
Venue	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Referee	César Orozco (Peru)
Attendance	80,000
Play-off
Cruzeiro Boca Juniors 0 0
After extra time
Date	14 September 1977 (1977-09-14)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Vicente Llobregat, (Venezuela)
Attendance	60,000
← 1976 1978 →

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,^[1][2] therefore winning their first Copa Libertadores after the final lost in 1963 v. Santos.^[3]