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
América de Cali River Plate
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

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

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
América de Cali 1985, 1986, 1987
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 1–0 River Plate
de Ávila  26' Report
Referee: Oscar Velásquez (Paraguay)
América
River Plate

Second leg
Second leg
River Plate 2–0 América de Cali
Crespo  6', 59' Report
Referee: Júlio Matto (Uruguay)
River Plate
América
GK1 Germán Burgos
DF4 Hernán Díaz
DF2 Celso Ayala
DF3 Guillermo Rivarola
DF19 Ricardo Altamirano
MF21 Marcelo Escudero 74'
MF8 Matías Almeyda
MF18 Gabriel Cedrés
MF20 Ariel Ortega 87'
FW11 Hernán Crespo 86'
FW9 Enzo Francescoli
Substitutes:
MF6 Juan A. Gómez 74'
MF10 Marcelo Gallardo 86'
DF23 Juan Pablo Sorín 87'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz
GK1 Oscar Córdoba
DF13 Wilmer Cabrera
DF5 Jorge Bermúdez
DF22 Carlos Asprilla
DF4 Foad Maziri
MF6 Arley Dinas
MF14 Alfredo Berti
MF10 Alex Escobar
FW8 Frankie Oviedo
FW17 Henry Zambrano
FW7 Anthony de Ávila
Substitutes:
Manager:
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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