The 1977 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1977 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors and Brazilian club Cruzeiro. The first leg of the tie was played on 6 September at Boca Juniors' home field, La Bombonera, while the second leg was played on 11 September at Cruzeiro's venue, Estadio Mineirão. It was Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro 2nd Copa Libertadores finals.

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1977 Copa Libertadores finals

Boca Juniors (in white shirt), champions
Event	1977 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors Cruzeiro
Tied 2–2 on points; after a playoff match, Boca Juniors won 5–4 on penalties
First leg
Boca Juniors Cruzeiro 1 0
Date	6 September 1977
Venue	Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
Referee	Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)
Attendance	60,000
Second leg
Cruzeiro Boca Juniors 1 0
Date	11 September 1977
Venue	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Referee	César Orozco (Peru)
Attendance	80,000
Play-off
Cruzeiro Boca Juniors 0 0
After extra time
Date	14 September 1977 (1977-09-14)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Vicente Llobregat, (Venezuela)
Attendance	60,000
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Boca Juniors won the series after winning the penalty shootout of a tie-breaking playoff 5–4 at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario,^[1][2] therefore winning their first Copa Libertadores after the final lost in 1963 v. Santos.^[3]

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Team	Previous finals app.
Boca Juniors	1963
Cruzeiro	1976

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Bold indicates winning years

The finals 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. If the two teams tied on points after the second leg, a playoff in a neutral venue would become the next tie-breaker.

• Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

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Boca Juniors				Round	Cruzeiro
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
River Plate	1–0 (H)			Matchday 1	–	–
Defensor Sporting	0–0 (A)			Matchday 2	–	–
Peñarol	1–0 (A)			Matchday 3	–	–
Defensor Sporting	2–0 (H)			Matchday 4	–	–
Peñarol	1–0 (H)			Matchday 5	–	–
River Plate	0–0 (A)			Matchday 6	–	–
Group 1 winners Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Boca Juniors 6 4 2 0 5 0 +5 10 River Plate 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 6 Defensor Sporting 6 1 3 2 5 7 -2 5 Peñarol 6 1 1 4 7 10 -3 3				Final standings	As current champions, Cruzeiro started to compete directly in semifinals
Opponent	Result			Semifinals	Opponent	Result
Libertad	1–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Internacional	1–0 (A)
Libertad	0–1 (A)			Matchday 1	Portuguesa	4–0 (A)
Deportivo Cali	1–1 (H)			Matchday 3	Internacional	0–0 (H)
Deportivo Cali	1–1 (A)			Matchday 4	Portuguesa	2–1 (H)
Group A Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Boca Juniors 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 Deportivo Cali 4 0 3 1 3 4 -1 3 Libertad 4 1 1 2 2 3 -1 3				final standings	Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cruzeiro 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Internacional 4 1 1 2 2 5 -3 3 Portuguesa 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3 2

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Once the playoff extra time finished, Venezuelan referee Vicente Llobregat did not allow Boca Juniors coaching staff to enter the pitch to talk with the men chosen to kick the penalties. Therefore manager Juan Carlos Lorenzo took pen and paper to write the names of players designed to kick, they were Pernía, Tesare, Zanabria, Felman and Mouzo. On the bottom, he wrote the word "abajo" (down) to indicate them where to shoot.

Because of coaching staffs were not allowed to enter the field, one of the ball boys gave the paper to captain Rubén Suñé, then the players ordering themselves to kick the penalties.^[1]

Look, I'm gonna be sincere to you because I'm not in the mood for jokes. The ball impacted on me. I moved and the ball impacted on me. Vanderley shot directly to my left side and we won the cup. It was the destiny.^[1]

— Hugo Gatti, who stopped the last penalty that allowed Boca Juniors to win the Copa Libertadores for the first time in its history