1996 Copa Libertadores finals

1996 Copa Libertadores finals
Event1996 Copa Libertadores
América de Cali River Plate
1 2
First leg
América de Cali River Plate
1 0
Date19 June 1996
VenuePascual Guerrero, Cali
RefereeOscar Velásquez
Second leg
River Plate América de Cali
2 0
Date26 June 1996
VenueEstadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
RefereeJúlio Matto

The 1996 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1996 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club River Plate and Colombian club América de Cali. The first leg was played at Pascual Guerrero Stadium in Cali on 19 June, while the second leg was held in Estadio Monumental of Buenos Aires on 26 June.[1]

River Plate won the series 2–1 on aggregate.[2][3]

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
América de Cali 1985, 1986, 1987
River Plate 1966, 1976, 1986

Venues

Pascual Guerrero (Cali) and Monumental (Buenos Aires), venues for the finals

Match summary

First leg

First leg
América de Cali 1–0 River Plate
de Ávila 26' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Oscar Velásquez (Paraguay)
América
River Plate

Second leg

Second leg
River Plate 2–0 América de Cali
Crespo 6', 59' Report
Referee: Júlio Matto (Uruguay)
River Plate
América
GK 1 Germán Burgos
DF 4 Hernán Díaz
DF 2 Celso Ayala
DF 3 Guillermo Rivarola
DF 19 Ricardo Altamirano
MF 21 Marcelo Escudero  74'
MF 8 Matías Almeyda
MF 18 Gabriel Cedrés
MF 20 Ariel Ortega  87'
FW 11 Hernán Crespo  86'
FW 9 Enzo Francescoli (c)
Substitutes:
MF 6 Juan A. Gómez  74'
MF 10 Marcelo Gallardo  86'
DF 23 Juan Pablo Sorín  87'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz
GK 1 Oscar Córdoba
DF 13 Wilmer Cabrera
DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez
DF 22 Carlos Asprilla
DF 4 Foad Maziri
MF 6 Arley Dinas
MF 14 Alfredo Berti
MF 10 Alex Escobar
FW 8 Frankie Oviedo
FW 17 Henry Zambrano (c)
FW 7 Anthony de Ávila
Substitutes:
Manager:
Diego Umaña

References

  1. ^ River levanta la segunda Copa on El Gráfico, 12 May 2017
  2. ^ Copa Libertadores 1996 by Pablo Ciullini and Karel Stokkermans at RSSSF
  3. ^ El recuerdo copero de Crespo on Olé, 21 Nov 2018

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