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1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals

Event	1991 Supercopa Libertadores
River Plate Cruzeiro 2 3
(on aggregate)
First Leg
River Plate Cruzeiro 2 0
Date	November 13, 1991
Venue	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Referee	Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
Second Leg
Cruzeiro River Plate 3 0
Date	November 20, 1991
Venue	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Referee	Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
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The 1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals were the: finals of the——fourth edition of the Supercopa Libertadores football tournament. It was contested by, Argentine club River Plate and Brazilian side Cruzeiro, which played their second Supercopa final.

The first leg of the tie was played at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, River Plate won 2–0. In the "second leg," held in Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro won 3–0. As both teams equaled on points, Cruzeiro won the series 3–2 on aggregate, "thus achieving their first Supercopa trophy."

Qualified teams※

Team	Previous finals app.
Cruzeiro	1988
River Plate	None

Venues※

Estadio Monumental (left) and Estadio Mineirao, venues for the series

Route——to the final※

Further information: 1991 Supercopa Libertadores

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

Cruzeiro			Round	River Plate
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Colo-Colo (tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)	Home	0–0	First round	Grêmio (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on penalties)	Home	2–2
	Away	0–0 (3–4 p)			Away	1–1 (3–4 p)
Nacional (won 4–3 on aggregate)	Home	4–0	Quarter-finals	Flamengo (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)	Home	1–0
	Away	3–0			Away	2–1 (3–4 p)
Olimpia (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)	Home	1–1	Semi-finals	Peñarol (won 5–1 on aggregate)	Home	2–0
	Away	0–0 (3–5 p)			Away	1–3

Match details※

First leg※

1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals

November 13, 1991

21:40

First leg

River Plate	2–0	Cruzeiro
Rivarola 32' (p) Higuaín 44'	Report

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Referee: Juan Orellana (Ecuador)

River Plate

Cruzeiro

GK Ángel Comizzo DF Jorge Gordillo DF Jorge Higuaín (c) DF Guillermo Rivarola DF Carlos Enrique MF Hernán Díaz MF Leonardo Astrada  a' MF Juan José Borrelli MF Ramón Medina Bello FW Ramón Díaz FW Walter Silvani  b' Substitutes: MF Gustavo Zapata  a' MF Sergio Berti  b' Manager: Daniel Passarella

GK Paulo César DF Zelao DF Vanderci DF Adílson DF Nonato MF Ademir (c) MF Boiadeiro MF Luís Fernando MF Mário Tilico  a' FW Charles  b' FW Andrade Substitutes: Paulinho  a' MF Macalé  b' Manager: Ênio Andrade

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Second leg※

November 20, 1991

Second leg

Cruzeiro	3–0	River Plate
Ademir 34' Tilico 52', 76'	Report

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 67,279

Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

Cruzeiro

River Plate

GK Paulo César DF Nonato DF Paulão DF Adílson DF Célio Gaúcho MF Ademir (c) MF Boiadeiro MF Luís Fernando MF Mário Tilico FW Charles FW Marquinhos Substitutes: MF Macalé Manager: Ênio Andrade

GK Ángel Comizzo DF Jorge Gordillo DF Jorge Higuaín (c) DF Guillermo Rivarola DF Carlos Enrique MF Hernán Díaz  b' MF Leonardo Astrada MF Gustavo Zapata  a' MF Juán José Borrelli FW Ramón Medina Bello FW Ramón Díaz Substitutes: MF Julio César Toresani  a' MF Sergio Berti  b' Manager: Daniel Passarella

References※

1. ^ River y un historial desfavorable on Super Deportivo, 21 May 2015
2. ^ Finales de River contra equipos brasileños by Nicolás Mirelman on As, 23 Nov 2011
3. ^ Supercopa Sudamericana 1991 on the RSSSF
4. ^ Supercopa Libertadores 1991 (summary) on Cero a Cero