1996 Supercopa Libertadores finals

1996 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Event1996 Supercopa Libertadores
(on aggregate)
First Leg
DateNovember 20, 1996
VenueEstadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeÓscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Second Leg
DateDecember 4, 1996
VenueJosé Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
RefereeJulio Matto (Uruguay)
Attendance45,000

The 1996 Supercopa Libertadores Finals was a two-legged football series to determine the winner of the 1996 Supercopa Libertadores. The finals were contested by Argentine club Vélez Sarsfield and Brazilian side Cruzeiro and held in November–December 1996.[1]

In the first leg, held in Estadio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Vélez Sarsfield beat Cruzeiro 1–0. In the second leg, played at José Amalfitani Stadium, Velez Sarsfield was also the winner by 2–0 totalizing 3–0 on aggregate, in order to claim their first Supercopa Libertadores title.[1][2][3]

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals app.
Velez Sarsfield None
Cruzeiro 1988, 1991, 1992

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Mineirao (left) and José Amalfitani Stadium, venues for the series

Route to the final

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

Cruzeiro Round Velez Sarsfield
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Nacional
(won 4–2 on aggregate)
Away 1–1 First round Grêmio
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Away 3–3
Home 3–1 Home 1–0
Boca Juniors
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Away 0–0 Quarter-finals Olimpia
(won 4–0 on aggregate)
Home 3–0
Home 1–1 (7–6 p) Away 0–1
Colo-Colo
(won 7–2 on aggregate)
Home 3–2 Semi-finals Santos
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Away 1–2
Away 0–4 Home 1–1

Match details

First leg

Cruzeiro 0–1 Velez Sarsfield
Chilavert 87'
Cruzeiro
Vélez Sársfield

Second leg

Second leg
Velez Sarsfield 2–0 Cruzeiro
Camps 05'
Gelson 8' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Julio Matto (Uruguay)
Vélez Sársfield
Cruzeiro

References

  1. ^ a b Supercopa 1996 - Full details on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Vélez campeón Supercopa on C.A. Vélez Sársfield, 3 Dec 2018
  3. ^ Vélez y su gloriosa época on Conmebol, 4 Dec 2014