1991 Supercopa Libertadores finals

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.

1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Event1991 Supercopa Libertadores
(on aggregate)
First Leg
DateNovember 13, 1991
VenueEstadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
RefereeMario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
Second Leg
DateNovember 20, 1991
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeMario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
1990
1992

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

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Team Previous finals app.
  Cruzeiro 1988
  River Plate None

Venues

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

Route to the final

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

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

Match details

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First leg

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First leg
River Plate  2–0  Cruzeiro
Rivarola   32' (p)
Higuaín   44'
Report
Referee: Juan Orellana (Ecuador)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
River Plate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cruzeiro

Second leg

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Second leg
Cruzeiro  3–0  River Plate
Ademir   34'
Tilico   52', 76'
Report
Attendance: 67,279
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cruzeiro
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
River Plate

References

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  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