1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Football match
| Event | 1991 Supercopa Libertadores | ||||||
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| First Leg | |||||||
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| Date | November 13, 1991 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile) | ||||||
| Second Leg | |||||||
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| Date | November 20, 1991 | ||||||
| Venue | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte | ||||||
| Referee | Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile) | ||||||
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The 1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals were the finals of the fourth edition of the Supercopa Libertadores football tournament. It was contested by Argentine club River Plate and Brazilian side Cruzeiro, which played their second Supercopa final.
The first leg of the tie was played at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, River Plate won 2–0. In the second leg, held in Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro won 3–0.[1][2] As both teams equaled on points, Cruzeiro won the series 3–2 on aggregate, thus achieving their first Supercopa trophy.[3][4]
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals app. |
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 Cruzeiro | 1988 |
 River Plate | None |
Venues
Estadio Monumental (left) and Estadio Mineirao, venues for the series
Route to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Cruzeiro | Round | River Plate | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
 Colo-Colo(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 0–0 | First round | Grêmio (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 2–2 |
| Away | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Away | 1–1 (3–4 p) | |||
 Nacional(won 4–3 on aggregate) | Home | 4–0 | Quarter-finals | Flamengo (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 1–0 |
| Away | 3–0 | Away | 2–1 (3–4 p) | |||
 Olimpia(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 1–1 | Semi-finals | Peñarol (won 5–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |
| Away | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Away | 1–3 | |||
Match details
First leg
1991 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
First leg
| River Plate | 2–0 | Cruzeiro |
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Rivarola  32' (p)Higuaín 44' | Report |
Referee: Juan Orellana (Ecuador)
          River Plate |      Cruzeiro |
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Second leg
Second leg
| Cruzeiro | 3–0 | River Plate |
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| Ademir 34' Tilico 52', 76' | Report |
Cruzeiro | River Plate |
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