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1991 Supercopa Libertadores finals

1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Event1991 Supercopa Libertadores
River Plate Cruzeiro
Argentina Brazil
2 3
(on aggregate)
First Leg
River Plate Cruzeiro
2 0
DateNovember 13, 1991
VenueEstadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
RefereeMario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
Second Leg
Cruzeiro River Plate
3 0
DateNovember 20, 1991
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeMario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
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1992 →

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.

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

Team Previous finals app.
Brazil Cruzeiro 1988
Argentina River Plate None

Venues

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

Route to the final

Further information: 1991 Supercopa Libertadores

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

Brazil Cruzeiro Round Argentina River Plate
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Chile Colo-Colo
(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties) 		Home 0–0 First round Brazil Grêmio
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on penalties) 		Home 2–2
Away 0–0 (3–4 p) Away 1–1 (3–4 p)
Uruguay Nacional
(won 4–3 on aggregate) 		Home 4–0 Quarter-finals Brazil Flamengo
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) 		Home 1–0
Away 3–0 Away 2–1 (3–4 p)
Paraguay Olimpia
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) 		Home 1–1 Semi-finals Uruguay Peñarol
(won 5–1 on aggregate) 		Home 2–0
Away 0–0 (3–5 p) Away 1–3

Match details

First leg

1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
First leg
River Plate Argentina2–0Brazil Cruzeiro
Rivarola 32' (pen.)
Higuaín 44'		 Report
Referee: Juan Orellana (Ecuador)
River Plate
Cruzeiro

Second leg

Second leg
Cruzeiro Brazil3–0Argentina River Plate
Ademir 34'
Tilico 52', 76'		 Report
Attendance: 67,279
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Cruzeiro
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
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Supercopa_Libertadores_Finals