1996 Copa Libertadores finals

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, while the second leg was held in Estadio Monumental of Buenos Aires.[1]

1996 Copa Libertadores finals
Event1996 Copa Libertadores
First leg
Date19 June 1996
VenuePascual Guerrero, Cali
RefereeOscar Velásquez
Second leg
Date26 June 1996
VenueEstadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
RefereeJúlio Matto
1995
1997

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

Qualified teams

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

Venues

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

Match summary

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First leg

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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

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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

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  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