1996 Supercopa Libertadores finals
Football match
| Event | 1996 Supercopa Libertadores | ||||||
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| First Leg | |||||||
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| Date | November 20, 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte | ||||||
| Referee | Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) | ||||||
| Second Leg | |||||||
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| Date | December 4, 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Julio Matto (Uruguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
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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.[1]
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.[1][2][3]
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals app. |
|---|---|
 Velez Sarsfield | None |
 Cruzeiro | 1988, 1991, 1992 |
Bold indicates winning years
Venues
Mineirao (left) and José Amalfitani Stadium, venues for the series
Route to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Cruzeiro | Round | Velez Sarsfield | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
 Nacional(won 4–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | First round | Grêmio (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Away | 3–3 |
| Home | 3–1 | Home | 1–0 | |||
| Boca Juniors (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 0–0 | Quarter-finals |  Olimpia(won 4–0 on aggregate) | Home | 3–0 |
| Home | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Away | 0–1 | |||
 Colo-Colo(won 7–2 on aggregate) | Home | 3–2 | Semi-finals | Santos (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–2 |
| Away | 0–4 | Home | 1–1 | |||
Match details
First leg
| Cruzeiro | 0–1 | Velez Sarsfield |
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Chilavert  87' |
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
       Cruzeiro |      Vélez Sársfield |
Second leg
Second leg
| Velez Sarsfield | 2–0 | Cruzeiro |
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| Camps 05' Gelson 8' (o.g.) | Report |
Vélez Sársfield | Cruzeiro |
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