1996 Supercopa Libertadores finals

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]

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
1995
1997

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

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

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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Mineirao (left) and José Amalfitani Stadium, 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   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

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First leg

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

Second leg

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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

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  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