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1965 Copa Libertadores finals
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The 1965 Copa Libertadores finals was a football series between Argentine team Independiente and Uruguayan team Peñarol on 6 and 12 April of that same year. It was the sixth final of South America's most prestigious football competition, the Copa Libertadores.
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Event | 1965 Copa de Campeones de América | ||||||
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2–2 on points Independiente won after a play-off | |||||||
First leg | |||||||
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Date | 9 April 1965 | ||||||
Venue | Independiente, Avellaneda | ||||||
Referee | Arturo Yamasaki (Peru) | ||||||
Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 12 April 1965 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
Referee | Arturo Yamasaki (Peru) | ||||||
Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
Play-off | |||||||
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Date | 15 April 1965 (1965-04-15) | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Nacional, Santiago | ||||||
Referee | Arturo Yamasaki (Peru) | ||||||
Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
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After both teams won one match each, a playoff was played on 15 April, being won by Independiente by 4–1 at Estadio Nacional in Santiago de Chile.[1] Therefore the Diablos Rojos won their 2nd Copa Libertadores title.[2]