1996 Copa Libertadores finals

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 on 19 June, while the second leg was held in Estadio Monumental of Buenos Aires on 26 June.^[1]

1996 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	1996 Copa Libertadores
América de Cali River Plate 1 2
First leg
América de Cali River Plate 1 0
Date	19 June 1996
Venue	Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Referee	Oscar Velásquez
Second leg
River Plate América de Cali 2 0
Date	26 June 1996
Venue	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Referee	Júlio Matto
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River Plate won the series 2–1 on aggregate.^[2][3]

Qualified teams

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

Venues

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

Match summary

First leg

19 June 1996

20:10 (UTC-5)

First leg

América de Cali	1–0	River Plate
de Ávila 26'	Report

Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Oscar Velásquez (Paraguay)

América

River Plate

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Second leg

26 June 1996

21:10 (UTC-3)

Second leg

River Plate	2–0	América de Cali
Crespo 6', 59'	Report

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Referee: Júlio Matto (Uruguay)

River Plate

América

GK 1 Germán Burgos DF 4 Hernán Díaz DF 2 Celso Ayala DF 3 Guillermo Rivarola DF 19 Ricardo Altamirano MF 21 Marcelo Escudero  74' MF 8 Matías Almeyda MF 18 Gabriel Cedrés MF 20 Ariel Ortega  87' FW 11 Hernán Crespo  86' FW 9 Enzo Francescoli (c) Substitutes: MF 6 Juan A. Gómez  74' MF 10 Marcelo Gallardo  86' DF 23 Juan Pablo Sorín  87' Manager: Ramón Díaz

GK 1 Oscar Córdoba DF 13 Wilmer Cabrera DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez DF 22 Carlos Asprilla DF 4 Foad Maziri MF 6 Arley Dinas MF 14 Alfredo Berti MF 10 Alex Escobar FW 8 Frankie Oviedo FW 17 Henry Zambrano (c) FW 7 Anthony de Ávila Substitutes: Manager: Diego Umaña