1996 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Event1996 Supercopa Libertadores
Cruzeiro Vélez Sarsfield
Brazil Argentina
0 3
(on aggregate)
First Leg
Cruzeiro Vélez Sarsfield
0 1
DateNovember 20, 1996
VenueEstadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeÓscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Second Leg
Vélez Sarsfield Cruzeiro
2 0
DateDecember 4, 1996
VenueJosé Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
RefereeJulio Matto (Uruguay)
Attendance45,000
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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]

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

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

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Mineirao (left) and José Amalfitani Stadium, venues for the series

Route to the final

Further information: 1996 Supercopa Libertadores

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

Brazil Cruzeiro Round Argentina Velez Sarsfield
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Uruguay Nacional
(won 4–2 on aggregate) 		Away 1–1 First round Brazil Grêmio
(won 4–3 on aggregate) 		Away 3–3
Home 3–1 Home 1–0
Argentina Boca Juniors
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) 		Away 0–0 Quarter-finals Paraguay Olimpia
(won 4–0 on aggregate) 		Home 3–0
Home 1–1 (7–6 p) Away 0–1
Chile Colo-Colo
(won 7–2 on aggregate) 		Home 3–2 Semi-finals Brazil Santos
(won 3–2 on aggregate) 		Away 1–2
Away 0–4 Home 1–1

Match details

First leg

Cruzeiro Brazil0–1Argentina Velez Sarsfield
Chilavert 87'
Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Cruzeiro
Vélez Sársfield

Second leg

Second leg
Velez Sarsfield Argentina2–0Brazil Cruzeiro
Camps 05'
Gelson 8' (o.g.)		 Report
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Julio Matto (Uruguay)
Vélez Sársfield
Cruzeiro

References

  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
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