1992 Supercopa Libertadores finals

1992 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Event1992 Supercopa Libertadores
(on aggregate)
First leg
DateNovember 18, 1992
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeJosé Torres (Colombia)
Second leg
DateNovember 25, 1992
VenueEl Cilindro, Avellaneda
RefereeJuan Escobar (Paraguay)

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]

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

Team Previous finals app.
Cruzeiro 1988, 1991
Racing 1988

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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.

Cruzeiro Round Racing
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Atlético Nacional
(won 9–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–1 First round Independiente
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Home 2–1
Home 8–0 Away 0–0
River Plate
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Home 2–0 Quarter-finals Nacional
(won by w/o)
Home
Away 2–0 (4–5 p) Away
Olimpia
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Away 0–1 Semi-finals Flamengo
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Away 3–3
Home 2–2 Home 1–0

Match details

First leg

First leg
Cruzeiro 4–0 Racing
Roberto Gaúcho
Luís Fernando
Boiadeiro
Report
Referee: José Torres (Colombia)

Second leg

Second leg
Racing 1–0 Cruzeiro
García 85' (pen.) Report
Referee: Juan Escobar (Paraguay)

References

  1. ^ a b Supercopa 1992 - Full details on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Que 20 años no es nada? on Olé, 4 Jun 2012