1991 Supercopa Libertadores finals

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.

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)

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