In 1970 the second ever edition of the Argentinian Cup was held. After Boca Juniors lifted the inaugural trophy, the second final was a clash between San Lorenzo and Velez Sarsfield.
The first leg ended in a 2-2 draw and the second leg did not have a set date. The cup had already bled into the 1971 season and there were few dates available to be played in. Also, because the cup had just recently been created and had no historical weight, it was not high on the list of priorities for any Argentinian club. To add to the lack of urgency, the domestic cup qualified its champion to the Copa Ganadores de Copa (Cup Winners Cup), CONMEBOL's first attempt at a second tier continental competition, and it just so happened that the confederation had recently announced that the 1971 edition would be a friendly tournament.
The unwillingness to finish a final even after the first leg had already been played showed how Argentina had no demand for a domestic cup at the time, so after only 2 editions the Argentinian Cup was discontinued.
Now this is where fact meets fiction. It is rumored that the presidents of San Lorenzo and Velez at the time had made a gentleman's agreement that the next time the clubs faced each other in a cup match it would also decide the 1970 champion. This legend lingered in the Argentinian soccer sphere for about 50 years when the return of the Argentinian Cup was announced starting 2012.
Recently, in August of 2024, it finally happened. San Lorenzo and Velez Sarsfield finally faced each other again in the Argentinian Cup but this time for the round of 16. As previously mentioned the entire story that this match would be worth the 1970 title was a myth, a revamped rumor in the era of internet. Nevertheless, Velez won the match 3-1 and became, if not officially, in the hearts of Argentinian fans and football fans everywhere, the 1970 Argentinian Cup champion.
