1991 Supercopa Libertadores finals

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1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Event 1991 Supercopa Libertadores
River Plate Cruzeiro
Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
23
(on aggregate)
First Leg
River Plate Cruzeiro
20
DateNovember 13, 1991
Venue Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Referee Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
Second Leg
Cruzeiro River Plate
30
DateNovember 20, 1991
Venue Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Referee Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
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The 1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals were the finals of the fourth edition of the Supercopa Libertadores football tournament. It was contested by Argentine club River Plate and Brazilian side Cruzeiro, which played their second Supercopa final.

Contents

The first leg of the tie was played at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, River Plate won 2–0. In the second leg, held in Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro won 3–0. [1] [2] As both teams equaled on points, Cruzeiro won the series 3–2 on aggregate, thus achieving their first Supercopa trophy. [3] [4]

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals app.
Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 1988
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate None

Venues

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Estadio Monumental (left) and Estadio Mineirao, venues for the series

Route to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro Round Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
OpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScore
Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)		Home0–0 First round Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on penalties)		Home2–2
Away0–0 (3–4 p)Away1–1 (3–4 p)
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
(won 4–3 on aggregate)		Home4–0 Quarter-finals Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)		Home1–0
Away3–0Away2–1 (3–4 p)
Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)		Home1–1 Semi-finals Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol
(won 5–1 on aggregate)		Home2–0
Away0–0 (3–5 p)Away1–3

Match details

First leg

1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
First leg
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
Rivarola Soccerball shade.svg32' (pen.)
Higuaín Soccerball shade.svg44'		 Report
Estadio Monumental , Buenos Aires
Referee: Juan Orellana (Ecuador)
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River Plate
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Cruzeiro

Second leg

Second leg
Cruzeiro Flag of Brazil.svg 3–0 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Ademir Soccerball shade.svg34'
Tilico Soccerball shade.svg52', 76'		 Report
Mineirão , Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 67,279
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
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Cruzeiro
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River Plate

References

  1. ↑ River y un historial desfavorable on Super Deportivo, 21 May 2015
  2. ↑ Finales de River contra equipos brasileños by Nicolás Mirelman on As, 23 Nov 2011
  3. ↑ Supercopa Sudamericana 1991 on the RSSSF
  4. ↑ Supercopa Libertadores 1991 (summary) on Cero a Cero
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