Copa Simón Bolívar 1972

NB: this tournament (1972 edition) was played in 1973 due to internal problems
    at the Federación Venezuela de Fútbol, which had been suspended by FIFA
    because of problems between FVF and the Instituto Nacional de Deportes.
    No preliminary elimnations were held in the relevant countries.
    Ironically, the 1973 edition was not played.

Participants:
Deportivo Portugués (Venezuela)
Millonarios (Colombia)


[Sep 12, 1973, Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas]
Deportivo Portugués      2-0 Millonarios 
  [Alberdán 11, Reinaldo Rengel 63]
  [Portugués: Andrés Arizaleta, Marín, Lima, Valencia, Cruz, Rafael “Rafa” Santana,
    Altair, Reinaldo Rengel, Pérez, Alberdán (Vasconcelos), Edson (Ataide);
   Millonarios: Truccia, Segovia, Villano, Gavidia, González, Gómez, Segregas,
    Ortiz, Brand, Paniagua, Morón;
   Ref: Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela)]

[Nov 22, 1973, Estadio El Campín in Bogotá]
Millonarios              3-0 Deportivo Portugués
  [Wellington Ortiz 37, Paniagua 44, 79]
  [Millonarios: Quintana, Segovia, Villano, Gaviria, González, Segrera, Basílico,  
    Ortiz, Gómez, Brand, Paniagua;
   Portugués: Andrés Arizaleta, Benítez, Lima, Valencia (Betancourt), Cruz,
    Pedrito Ataide, Pérez, Alberdán, Rafael “Rafa” Santana, Freddy Vasconcelos;
   Ref: Omar Delgado (Colombia)]

 Millonarios win 3-2 on aggregate

Topscorers:
2: Paniagua (Millonarios)
1: Wellington Ortiz (Millonarios) 
   Alberdán (Deportivo Portugués)
   Reinaldo Rengel (Deportivo Portugués)

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About this document

Source: Meridiano (Venezolan journalist Manuel Pío Rodríguez), Venezuelan newspaper

Prepared and maintained by Eliézer Sebastián Pérez Pérez for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Eliézer Sebastián Pérez Pérez (eliezersebastian@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 30 Oct 2005