1972 Copa Libertadores finals

1972 Copa Libertadores finals
	José Pastoriza (left) and Ricardo Pavoni with the Cup
Event	1972 Copa Libertadores de América
	Independiente won 2-1 on aggregate
First leg
Date	May 17, 1972
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee	Armando Marques (Brazil)
Attendance	45,473
Second leg
Date	May 24, 1972
Venue	La Doble Visera, Avellaneda
Referee	José Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Attendance	55,000
	← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 Copa Libertadores de América finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the champion of the 1972 edition of Copa Libertadores. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Peruvian club Universitario. The first leg of the tie was played on May 17 at Estadio Nacional in Lima with the second leg played on May 24 at Estadio de Independiente in Avellaneda.

Independiente won 2-1 on aggregate,^[1] achieving its third Copa Libertadores title.^[2]^[3]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Universitario	None
Independiente	1964, 1965

May 17, 1972

First leg

Universitario	0–0	Independiente

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Universitario

Independiente

May 24, 1972

Second leg

Independiente	2–1	Universitario
Maglioni 6' 61'		Rojas 79'

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)

Independiente

Universitario

^ Copa Libertadores 1972 by Pablo Ciullini and Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
^ Independiente, campeón 1972 Archived 2021-01-31 at the Wayback Machine on Cuyo Noticiasm, 24 May 2017
^ A 48 años de la tercera Libertadores Archived 2021-08-04 at the Wayback Machine by Martin Mouro, 24 May 2020