Tags: Soccer Tournoment, Tournament.
The Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the Copa Libertadores CONMEBOL’s annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30. Cruzeiro won the competition being the first Brazilian team after Pelé’s Santos FC to win the continental competition. During the tournament Cruzeiro suffered a great setback: the loss of the player Roberto Batata who died in a car accident.