1992 Supercopa Libertadores finals

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1992 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Event 1992 Supercopa Libertadores
(on aggregate)
First leg
DateNovember 18, 1992
Venue Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Referee José Torres (Colombia)
Second leg
DateNovember 25, 1992
Venue El Cilindro, Avellaneda
RefereeJuan Escobar (Paraguay)
1991
1993

The 1992 Supercopa Libertadores Finals was a two-legged football series to determine the winner of the 1992 Supercopa Libertadores. The finals were contested by Brazilian Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and Argentine side Racing Club de Avellaneda, [1] which met again in a Supercopa final after their first encounter in 1988. [2]

Contents

In the first leg, held in Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro easily defeated Racing 4–0. The second leg was held in El Cilindro in Avellaneda, where Racing beat Cruzeiro 1–0. As both teams equaled on points, Cruzeiro won the series 4–1 on aggregate, taking revenge from Racing and achieving their first Supercopa Libertadores trophy. [1]

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals app.
Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 1988, 1991
Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 1988

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Mineirao empty interior.jpg
Estadio Presidente Peron (7563075138).jpg
Mineirao (left) and El Cilindro, 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 Racing
OpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScore
Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
(won 9–1 on aggregate)
Away1–1 First round Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Home2–1
Home8–0Away0–0
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Home2–0 Quarter-finals Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
(won by w/o)
Home
Away2–0 (4–5 p)Away
Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Away0–1 Semi-finals Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Away3–3
Home2–2Home1–0

Match details

First leg

First leg
Cruzeiro Flag of Brazil.svg 4–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing
Roberto Gaúcho Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Luís Fernando Soccerball shade.svg
Boiadeiro Soccerball shade.svg
Report
Mineirão , Belo Horizonte
Referee: José Torres (Colombia)

Second leg

Second leg
Racing Flag of Argentina.svg 1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
García Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.) Report
El Cilindro , Avellaneda
Referee: Juan Escobar (Paraguay)

References