Nevertheless, the Dutch club refused to play in the 1973 edition, alleging that they didn't want to suffer the "rough game" of the Argentine team again.

[3][4] José Pastoriza, who had been the captain and leader of the Copa Libertadores winning team, did not play the match because he was transferred to AS Monaco shortly before the final in Rome.

[5] Ten minutes from the end, an own goal by Gentile in a Bochini's shot, the only significant offensive action made by Independiente in the match, was decisive for the victory of the Diablos Rojos ("Red Devils").

On the other hand, the other keyplayer of the match, Daniel Bertoni, would then win the first FIFA World Cup with Argentina in 1978, also scoring the third goal v Netherlands in the final.

The following phrases are extracted from an interview to Ricardo Bochini, Daniel Bertoni and Francisco Sá, three of Independiente players that won the Cup in 1973:[6] It was a very important match in my career.

Despite we had won the Copa Libertadores some months earlier, we were not in a good level and therefore it was very hard to win the matchTo achieve a victory in an only match and playing as visitor, the team had no low points.

After some contacts with RAI (the Italian broadcasting company that had aired the match in 1973), they provided a copy of the film to musical producer (and Independiente fan) Mariano Asch,[7] putting as condition it had to be returned after being used in Argentina.