1972_Copa_Interamericana References

Event	Copa Interamericana
	(on aggregate)
First leg
Date	June 17, 1973
Venue	Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
Referee	Jorge Mirón (Guatemala)
Second leg
Date	June 20, 1973
Venue	Tiburcio Carías, Tegucigalpa
Referee	Luis Rojas (Costa Rica)
	← 1971 1974 →

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).^[1] The final was played under a two-leg format in June, 1973. Both matches were held in Honduras.^[2]

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, was also won by the Argentine team by 2–0. With an aggregate score of 4–1, Independiente won their first Interamericana trophy.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Qualified teams

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

Francisco Morazán (left) and Tiburcio Carías Andino, venues of the series

June 17, 1973

First leg

Olimpia	1–2	Independiente
Brand 53'	Report	Semenewicz 29' Maglioni 55'

Referee: Jorge Mirón (Guatemala)

Olimpia

Independiente

June 20, 1973

Second leg

Olimpia	0–2	Independiente
	Report	Maglioni 42' Balbuena 85'

Referee: Luis Rojas (Costa Rica)

Olimpia

Independiente

^ Historia del club on CD Olimpia site
^ ^a ^b 1972 Copa Interamericana by Pablo Ciullini and Erik Lugo on the RSSSF
^ "Copa Interamericana 1973" on Estadísticas C.A. Independiente (blogsite), 27 Oct 2014
^ "Copa Interamericana 1973: Independiente campeón" on Historias Coperas (blogsite), 15 Mar 2014