1997 Supercopa Libertadores finals

The 1997 Supercopa Sudamericana Finals was the two-legged series of the 1996 Supercopa Libertadores the 10th. (and last) edition of this competition organised by CONMEBOL. It was contested by Brazilian club São Paulo and Argentine club River Plate.

1997 Supercopa Libertadores Finals

Event	1997 Supercopa Libertadores
São Paulo River Plate 1 2
(on aggregate)
First Leg
São Paulo River Plate 0 0
Date	December 4, 1997
Venue	Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Referee	Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
Attendance	47,549
Second Leg
River Plate São Paulo 2 1
Date	December 17, 1997
Venue	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Referee	Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Attendance	59,181

The first leg, held in Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, both teams tied 0–0. In the second leg, held in Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, River Plate beat Sao Paulo 2–1 to win their first Supercopa Libertadores title.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
River Plate	None
São Paulo	1993

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Estádio do Morumbi (left) and Estadio Monumental, venues for the series

Route to the final

Further information: 1997 Supercopa Libertadores

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

São Paulo			Round	River Plate
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Group 2			Group stage	Group 3
Flamengo	Away	3–2		Racing	Home	3–2
Vélez Sarsfield	Home	5–1		Santos	Home	3–2
Olimpia	Away	0–0		Vasco da Gama	Home	5–1
Flamengo	Home	1–0		Racing	Away	2–3
Vélez Sarsfield	Away	3–3		Santos	Away	2–1
Olimpia	Home	4–1		Vasco da Gama	Away	0–2
Colo-Colo (won 4–1 on aggregate)	Home	3–1	Semi-finals	Atlético Nacional (won 3–2 on aggregate)	Home	2–0
	Away	0–1			Away	2–1

Match details

First leg

1997 Supercopa Libertadores Finals

December 4, 1997

21:40

First leg

São Paulo	0–0	River Plate
	Report

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 47,549

Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)

São Paulo

River Plate

GK	1	Rogério Ceni (c)
RB	13	Zé Carlos
CB	15	Edmílson
CB	14	Álvaro		61'
LB	6	Serginho
MF	8	Alexandre
MF	5	Sidney
MF	7	Fabiano Pereira
MF	23	Marcelinho Paraíba
FW	9	França		85'
FW	10	Dodô
Substitutes:
MF	22	Reinaldo		61'
MF	19	Fábio Mello		85'
Manager:
Darío Pereyra

GK	1	Germán Burgos
RB	4	Hernán Díaz
CB	2	Celso Ayala
CB	6	Eduardo Berizzo
LB	3	Juan Pablo Sorín		55'
MF	5	Leonardo Astrada		82'
MF	8	Roberto Monserrat
MF	10	Marcelo Gallardo
MF	11	Sergio Berti
FW	7	Marcelo Salas
FW	9	Enzo Francescoli (c)		62'
Substitutes:
MF	14	Marcelo Escudero		55'
MF	25	Diego Placente		62'
MF	15	Leonel Gancedo		82'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz

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Second leg

December 17, 1997

21:40

Second leg

River Plate	2–1	São Paulo
Salas 46', 58'	Report	Dodô 53'

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 81,500

Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

River Plate

São Paulo

GK	1	Germán Burgos	50'
RB	4	Hernán Díaz	33'
CB	2	Celso Ayala	64'
CB	6	Eduardo Berizzo
LB	3	Juan Pablo Sorín		82'
MF	5	Leonardo Astrada	75'
MF	8	Roberto Monserrat
MF	10	Marcelo Gallardo		85'
MF	25	Diego Placente
FW	7	Marcelo Salas
FW	9	Enzo Francescoli (c)	22'	77'
Substitutes:
MF	15	Leonel Gancedo		77'
MF	14	Marcelo Escudero		82'
MF	21	Santiago Solari		85'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz

GK	12	Roger
RB	13	Zé Carlos
CB	15	Edmílson	90'
CB	14	Álvaro
LB	6	Serginho (c)
MF	8	Alexandre		21'
MF	5	Sidney	6'
MF	7	Fabiano Pereira		70'
MF	23	Marcelinho Paraíba	30'
FW	24	Aristizábal		61'
FW	10	Dodô
Substitutes:
MF	19	Fábio Mello		21'
MF	22	Reinaldo		61'
RB	2	Cláudio		70'
Manager:
Darío Pereyra