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
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

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 SarsfieldNone
Brazil Cruzeiro1988, 1991, 1992

Bold indicates winning years

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

Match details

First leg
Cruzeiro Brazil0–1Argentina Velez Sarsfield
Chilavert 87'
Cruzeiro
Vélez Sársfield

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

References
  1. 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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