1996 Copa Libertadores Finals

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1996 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event1996 Copa Libertadores
América de Cali River Plate
Colombia Argentina
1 2
First leg
América de Cali River Plate
1 0
Date19 June 1996
VenuePascual Guerrero, Cali
RefereeOscar Velásquez
Second leg
River Plate América de Cali
2 0
Date26 June 1996
VenueEstadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
RefereeJúlio Matto
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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]

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

Qualified teams[]

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

Venues[]

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

Match summary[]

First leg[]

1996 Copa Libertadores Finals
First leg
América de Cali Colombia1–0Argentina River Plate
de Ávila Goal 26' Report
Referee: Oscar Velásquez (Paraguay)
América
River Plate

Second leg[]

Second leg
River Plate Argentina2–0Colombia América de Cali
Crespo Goal 6', 59' Report
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Referee: Júlio Matto (Uruguay)
River Plate
América
GK 1 Argentina Germán Burgos
DF 4 Argentina Hernán Díaz
DF 2 Paraguay Celso Ayala
DF 3 Argentina Guillermo Rivarola
DF 19 Argentina Ricardo Altamirano
MF 21 Argentina Marcelo Escudero Substituted off 74'
MF 8 Argentina Matías Almeyda
MF 18 Uruguay Gabriel Cedrés
MF 20 Argentina Ariel Ortega Substituted off 87'
FW 11 Argentina Hernán Crespo Substituted off 86'
FW 9 Uruguay Enzo Francescoli (c)
Substitutes:
MF 6 Argentina Juan A. Gómez Substituted in 74'
MF 10 Argentina Marcelo Gallardo Substituted in 86'
DF 23 Argentina Juan Pablo Sorín Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Argentina Ramón Díaz
GK 1 Colombia Oscar Córdoba
DF 13 Colombia Wilmer Cabrera
DF 5 Colombia Jorge Bermúdez
DF 22 Colombia Carlos Asprilla
DF 4 Colombia Foad Maziri
MF 6 Colombia Arley Dinas
MF 14 Argentina Alfredo Berti
MF 10 Colombia Alex Escobar
FW 8 Colombia Frankie Oviedo
FW 17 Colombia Henry Zambrano (c)
FW 7 Colombia Anthony de Ávila
Substitutes:
Manager:
Colombia Diego Umaña

References[]

  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

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