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1973 Copa Interamericana
The 1973 Copa Interamericana was the 3rd. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Argentine Club Atlético Independiente (champion of 1972 Copa Libertadores) and Hondurean side Olimpia (winner of 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup). The final was played under a two-leg format in June, 1973. Both matches were held in Honduras. In the first leg, hosted at Estadio General Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula, Independiente beat Olimpia 2–1. The second leg, hosted at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ..., was also won by the Argentine team by 2–0. With an aggregate score of 4–1, Independiente won their first Interamericana trophy.
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Copa Interamericana
The Copa Interamericana () was an international association football, football competition endorsed by CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and CONMEBOL (South America). Established in 1969, it was discontinued in 1998 after CONCACAF clubs, particularly those from Mexico, began participating in CONMEBOL competitions. The competition was intended to be contested between the winners of the North American CONCACAF Champions Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores tournaments, although the participants varied at times. The competition was usually contested over a two legged tie, with a playoff or penalty kicks if necessary, but it was common for several consecutive editions to go unheld. Of the 18 competitions played out, four of them were contested over several matches in just one venue. Two others were held in a single match. Another two editions had participants that didn't outright qualify to dispute the competition. Most of the editions were held one, and someti ...
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Eduardo Commisso
Eduardo Antonio Commisso (born 29 July 1948 in Avellaneda) is a former Argentine football midfielder who won the Copa Libertadores with Independiente on four consecutive occasions. He also played for Hércules CF of Spain. Career Commisso began playing for his home town club Independiente in 1968. He made 208 league appearances for the club and a further 23 in international tournaments. During his time as an Independiente player the club won two league titles, four consecutive Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental 1973. In 1975, he joined Hércules CF where he played 40 times, scoring 3 goals. In 1978, he returned to Argentina and had brief stints with Chacarita Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata. Titles : Independiente *Copa Intercontinental (1): Copa Intercontinental 1973 *Copa Libertadores (4): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 *Primera División Argentina (2): Metropolitano 1970 Metropolitano 1971 *Copa Interamericana The Copa Interamericana () was an international ...
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Luis Garisto
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Héctor Jesús Martínez
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Humberto Maschio
Humberto Dionisio Maschio (; 20 February 1933 – 20 August 2024) was an Argentine-Italian association football, football player and manager who played as a forward (association football), forward or midfielder. At international level, he represented both the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team, winning the South American Championship 1957, 1957 Copa América, and the Italy national football team, Italy national team, taking part in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Maschio was the playmaker of the Racing team that won the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental in 1967, being also regarded as a legendary player in the history of the club.Murió Humberto "Bocha" Maschio, gloria de Racing
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Miguel Ángel Giachello
Miguel Ángel Giachello (born 12 August 1950) is an Argentine retired footballer. Nicknamed "Che", he played for various clubs throughout his career, notably playing for Independiente, Chacarita Juniors and Unión de Santa Fe. He would also play abroad in Spain for San Andrés for the 1976–77 Segunda División. Career Giachello began his career by making his debut with Independiente in 1969 at the age of only 18 against Gimnasia de La Plata which would end in a 3–2 loss. He would play for the club until 1973 after a brief interlude with Estudiantes in 1972. He would describe his tenure with the club as being initially intimidating due to playing with several stars of the club such as Ricardo Pavoni, Miguel Ángel Santoro, Héctor Yazalde and Aníbal Tarabini but later learnt the emphasis on teamwork and collaboration within the club's functions. He would gain enough prominence in the club to where he was selected to play in the 1973 Copa Libertadores finals against Col ...
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Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá (born 25 October 1945) is a retired Argentine football defender. Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Independiente between 1972 and 1975, and a further 2 with Boca Juniors in 1977 and 1978. Career Sá started his career with Central Goya in the lower leagues, he then had a spell with Huracán de Corrientes before joining River Plate in 1969. In 1971 Sá joined Independiente where he was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1971 title followed by an unprecedented four consecutive Copa Libertadores titles. He also won the first of his two Intercontinental Cup title in 1973. In 1976 Sá was transferred to Boca Juniors where he won a further six major titles, 2 Metropolitano, 2 Copa Libertadores, 1 Nacional and 1 Intercontinental Cup. In his time at Boca he played 195 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 2 goals. After leaving Boca in 1981 Sá played fo ...
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