The Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the
Copa Libertadores,
CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30.
Cruzeiro won the competition, being the first Brazilian team, after
Pelé's
Santos, to win the continental competition. During the tournament, Cruzeiro suffered a great setback: the loss of the player
Roberto Batata
Roberto Monteiro, commonly known by the nickname Roberto Batata (July 24, 1949 – May 13, 1976), was an association football Forward (association football), forward who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro Esporte Clu ...
, who died in a car accident.
Qualified teams
The participating teams were divided into five groups, in which teams of the same country were placed in the same group. Each country was represented by two teams. The countries were paired as follows:
*Group 1: and
*Group 2: and
*Group 3: and
*Group 4: and
*Group 5: and
Group stage
Group 1 (Argentina, Venezuela)
Group 2 (Bolivia, Ecuador)
Group 3 (Brazil, Paraguay)
Group 4 (Colombia, Peru)
Group 5 (Chile, Uruguay)
1st Place Playoff
Semi-finals
Group 1
Group 2
Playoffs
Finals
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External links
Eternal matches: Cruzeiro 5x4 Internacional, in PortugueseCruzeiro 3x2 River Plate, in Portuguese
In English
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Copa Libertadores seasons