1965 Copa Libertadores finals

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.

Event1965 Copa de Campeones de América

Date9 April 1965

VenueIndependiente Stadium, Avellaneda

RefereeArturo Yamasaki (Peru)

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1965 Copa de Campeones finals

Team of Independiente, champions
Event	1965 Copa de Campeones de América
Independiente Peñarol
2–2 on points Independiente won after a play-off
First leg
Independiente Peñarol 1 0
Date	9 April 1965
Venue	Independiente Stadium, Avellaneda
Referee	Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Attendance	45,000
Second leg
Peñarol Independiente 3 1
Date	12 April 1965
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Attendance	45,000
Play-off
Peñarol Independiente 1 4
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]