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    1996 Copa Libertadores finals

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    1996 Copa Libertadores finals
    Event1996 Copa Libertadores
    América de Cali River Plate
    Colombia Argentina
    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
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    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]

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

    Qualified teams[edit]

    Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
    Colombia América de Cali 1985, 1986, 1987
    Argentina River Plate 1966, 1976, 1986

    Venues[edit]

    Pascual Guerrero (Cali) and Monumental (Buenos Aires), venues for the finals

    Match summary[edit]

    First leg[edit]

    First leg
    América de Cali Colombia1–0Argentina River Plate
    de Ávila 26' Report
    Pascual Guerrero, Cali
    Attendance: 55,000
    Referee: Oscar Velásquez (Paraguay)
    América
    River Plate

    Second leg[edit]

    Second leg
    River Plate Argentina2–0Colombia América de Cali
    Crespo 6', 59' Report
    Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
    Referee: Júlio Matto (Uruguay)
    River Plate
    América
    GK 1 Argentina Germán Burgos
    DF 4 Argentina Hernán Díaz
    DF 2 Paraguay Celso Ayala
    DF 3 Argentina Guillermo Rivarola
    DF 19 Argentina Ricardo Altamirano
    MF 21 Argentina Marcelo Escudero downward-facing red arrow 74'
    MF 8 Argentina Matías Almeyda
    MF 18 Uruguay Gabriel Cedrés
    MF 20 Argentina Ariel Ortega downward-facing red arrow 87'
    FW 11 Argentina Hernán Crespo downward-facing red arrow 86'
    FW 9 Uruguay Enzo Francescoli (c)
    Substitutes:
    MF 6 Argentina Juan A. Gómez upward-facing green arrow 74'
    MF 10 Argentina Marcelo Gallardo upward-facing green arrow 86'
    DF 23 Argentina Juan Pablo Sorín upward-facing green arrow 87'
    Manager:
    Argentina Ramón Díaz
    GK 1 Colombia Oscar Córdoba
    DF 13 Colombia Wilmer Cabrera
    DF 5 Colombia Jorge Bermúdez
    DF 22 Colombia Carlos Asprilla
    DF 4 Colombia Foad Maziri
    MF 6 Colombia Arley Dinas
    MF 14 Argentina Alfredo Berti
    MF 10 Colombia Alex Escobar
    FW 8 Colombia Frankie Oviedo
    FW 17 Colombia Henry Zambrano (c)
    FW 7 Colombia Anthony de Ávila
    Substitutes:
    Manager:
    Colombia Diego Umaña

    References[edit]

    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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