 Peñarol, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1960 Copa de Campeones de América | ||||||
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| Peñarol won 3–1 on points. | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | June 12, 1960 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario,Montevideo,Uruguay | ||||||
| Referee | Carlos Robles (Chile) | ||||||
| Attendance | 44,690 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | June 19, 1960 | ||||||
| Venue | Puerto Sajonia,Asunción,Paraguay | ||||||
| Referee | José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
1961 → | |||||||
The1960 Copa de Campeones finals was afootball series betweenPeñarol andOlimpia on June 12 and 19. It was the final of the first staging of the Copa de Campeones de América (known in the modern era as theCopa Libertadores), which would go on to become the premier club competition in South American football and one of the most prestigious competitions in the world. Seven teams entered the competition in its first season, and due to the odd number of teams, Olimpia reached the finals, having won only one match and playing merely two. Peñarol had dispatchedJorge Wilstermann and needed a playoff to overcomeSan Lorenzo to reach the finals with the weight of having played five matches.[1]
Alberto Spencer became the first player to score a goal in the final of this tournament. He also became the first person to score two goals in a final series.Juan Vicente Lezcano became the first player to be sent off in the finals when he was given his marching order on the first leg. The final was effectively decided by a late equalizer in the second leg, scored six minutes from full-time by Alberto Spencer, in a volatile and highly charged game inAsunción. TheManyas became the first-ever winners of South America's premier club tournament.
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Peñarol | None |
 Olimpia | None |
The final were played over two legs; home and away. The team that accumulated the most points —two for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs would be crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference would win. If the two teams had equal goal difference, a playoff match at a neutral venue would be contested.
         Peñarol |     Olimpia |
Olimpia | Peñarol |
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