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.
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.Supercopa 1996 - Full details on the RSSSFVélez campeón Supercopa on C.A. Vélez Sársfield, 3 Dec 2018Vélez y su gloriosa época on Conmebol, 4 Dec 2014
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. Velez Sarsfield None Cruzeiro 1988, 1991, 1992
Venues
Route to the final
Source:"Supercopa Sudamericana 1996" by José Carluccio. 12 Aug 2008
Cruzeiro Vélez Sarsfield Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Round Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Nacional 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H) First round Grêmio 4–3 3–3 (A) 1–0 (H) Boca Juniors 1–1 0–0 (A) 1–1 (H)Quarter-finals Olimpia 4–0 3–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Colo-Colo 7–2 3–2 (H) 4–0 (A)Semi-finals Santos 3–2 2–1 (A) 1–1 (H)
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Match details First leg
Second leg
GK 1 José Luis Chilavert DF 4 Flavio Zandoná DF 2 Víctor Sotomayor DF 6 Mauricio Pellegrino (c) DF 3 Raúl Cardozo MF 17 Guillermo Morigi MF 18 Claudio Husaín MF 5 Marcelo Gómez MF 7 Christian Bassedas FW 11 Martín Posse FW 10 Patricio Camps Substitutions: FW 9 Omar Asad FW Fernando Pandolfi DF Sebastián Méndez Manager: Osvaldo Piazza
GK 1 Dida DF 2 Vitor DF 3 Gilmar DF 13 Gelson Baresi DF 6 Nonato (c) MF 5 Fabinho MF 8 Ricardinho MF 7 Ailton MF 10 Palhinha FW 9 Cleisson FW 15 Paulinho McLarenSubstitutions: FW Da Silva MF Donizete Olivera Manager: Levir Culpi
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