1997 Supercopa Libertadores finals
Football match
Event | 1997 Supercopa Libertadores | ||||||
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First Leg | |||||||
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Date | December 4, 1997 | ||||||
Venue | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo | ||||||
Referee | Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile) | ||||||
Attendance | 47,549 | ||||||
Second Leg | |||||||
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Date | December 17, 1997 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires | ||||||
Referee | Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay) | ||||||
Attendance | 59,181 | ||||||
← 1996 |
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.
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.[1][2][3]
Qualified teams
Team | Previous finals app. |
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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
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
São Paulo | Round | River Plate | ||||
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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
São Paulo | River Plate |
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Second leg
Second leg
River Plate | 2–1 | São Paulo |
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Salas 46', 58' | Report | Dodô 53' |
River Plate | São Paulo |
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