1974 Copa Interamericana

1974 Copa Interamericana

Event	Copa Interamericana
Municipal Independiente 1 1
(tied on points and goal difference; Independiente won 4–2 on penalties)
First leg
Municipal Independiente 0 1
Date	November 24, 1974
Venue	Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Referee	G. Velázquez (Colombia)
Second leg
Independiente Municipal 0 1
Date	November 26, 1974
Venue	Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Referee	M. Canesa (Colombia)

The 1974 Copa Interamericana was the 4th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Argentine Club Atlético Independiente (champion of 1974 Copa Libertadores) and Guatemalan team Municipal (winner of 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup). The final was played under a two-leg format in November 1974. Both matches were held in Guatemala City.

In the first leg, hosted at Mateo Flores, Independiente beat Municipal 1–0, while the second leg was won by Municipal 1–0. As both teams tied on points and goal difference, a penalty shoot-out was carried out to decide a champion. Independiente won 4–2 on penalties, therefore the Argentine team won their second Interamericana trophy.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous app.
Independiente	1974 Copa Libertadores winner	1972
Municipal	1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner	None

Bold indicates winning years

Venue

Estadio Mateo Flores was the venue for both matches

Both games were held in Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City for economic reasons, after a proposal from Municipal to Independiente. As the match attracted more interest of Guatemalan fans than Argentine supporters, both teams agreed to play the series in Guatemala.

The stadium had been built in 1948, as part of the project to build a group of sports facilities known as Ciudad Olímpica. Originally named "Estadio Olímpico" erroneously, since it has never hosted an olympic competition, the stadium had been inaugurated on February 23, 1950, to host the VI Central American and Caribbean Games. Local long-distance runner Mateo Flores (born Doroteo Guamuch) won the half marathon event there, being also winner of the Boston Marathon in 1952. The stadium was later named after the athlete, died in 2011.

Match details

First leg

1974 Copa Interamericana

November 24, 1974

First leg

Municipal	0–1	Independiente
	Report	Bochini 15'

Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Referee: G. Velázquez (Colombia)

GK		Adrián Fernández
DF		Alberto López Oliva
DF		Carlos Monterroso
DF		Lijón León
DF		Armando Melgar Retolaza		a'
MF		Miguel A. Pérez
MF		Benjamín Monterroso
MF		Raúl Benítez
FW		José Mitrovich		b'
FW		Miguel A. Cobián
FW		Julio César Anderson
Substitutes:
		Abraham Rivahi		a'
FW		Felipe Carías
Manager:
Rubén Amorín

GK		Carlos Gay
DF		Eduardo Commisso
DF		Miguel A. López
DF		Francisco Sá
DF		Ricardo Pavoni
MF		Rubén Galván
MF		Miguel Ángel Raimondo
MF		Hugo Saggiorato
FW		Agustín Balbuena
FW		Ricardo Bochini
FW		Daniel Bertoni
Substitutes:
MF		Alejandro Semenewicz		a'
Manager:
Roberto Ferreiro

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Second leg

November 26, 1974

Second leg

Municipal	1–0	Independiente
Mitrovich 50'	Report
Penalties
Cobián Anderson Monterroso Mitrovich	2–4	Pavoni Giribert Bochini Bertoni

Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Referee: M. Canesa (Colombia)

Municipal

Independiente

GK		Adrián Fernández
DF		Alberto López Oliva
DF		Carlos Monterroso
DF		Lijón León
DF		Armando Melgar Retolaza
MF		Miguel A. Pérez
MF		Benjamín Monterroso
MF		Raúl Benítez
FW		José Mitrovich
FW		Felipe Carías		62'
FW		Julio César Anderson
Substitutes:
		Miguel A. Cobián		62'
Manager:
Rubén Amorín

GK		Carlos Gay
DF		Eduardo Commisso
DF		Miguel A. López
DF		Francisco Sá
DF		Ricardo Pavoni
MF		Rubén Galván
MF		Miguel Ángel Raimondo
MF		Hugo Saggiorato		78'
FW		Agustín Balbuena
FW		Ricardo Bochini
FW		Daniel Bertoni
Substitutes:
		Luis A. Giribert		78'
Manager:
Roberto Ferreiro