1997 Supercopa Libertadores finals

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.

1997 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Event1997 Supercopa Libertadores
São Paulo River Plate
Brazil Argentina
1 2
(on aggregate)
First Leg
São Paulo River Plate
0 0
DateDecember 4, 1997
VenueEstádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
RefereeMario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
Attendance47,549
Second Leg
River Plate São Paulo
2 1
DateDecember 17, 1997
VenueEstadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
RefereeUbaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Attendance59,181

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.
Argentina River PlateNone
Brazil São Paulo1993

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.

Brazil São Paulo Round Argentina River Plate
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Group 2 Group stage Group 3
Brazil Flamengo Away3–2 Argentina Racing Home3–2
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Home5–1 Brazil Santos Home3–2
Paraguay Olimpia Away0–0 Brazil Vasco da Gama Home5–1
Brazil Flamengo Home1–0 Argentina Racing Away2–3
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Away3–3 Brazil Santos Away2–1
Paraguay Olimpia Home4–1 Brazil Vasco da Gama Away0–2
Chile Colo-Colo
(won 4–1 on aggregate)		 Home3–1 Semi-finals Colombia Atlético Nacional
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Home2–0
Away0–1 Away2–1

Match details

First leg
1997 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
First leg
São Paulo Brazil0–0Argentina River Plate
Report
Attendance: 47,549
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
São Paulo
River Plate

Second leg
Second leg
River Plate Argentina2–1Brazil São Paulo
Salas 46', 58' Report Dodô 53'
Attendance: 81,500
River Plate
São Paulo

References
  1. Supercopa 1997 on the RSSSF
  2. La última Supercopa fue para River by Ariel Rodríguez on C.A. River Plate website
  3. A 23 años de la Supercopa 97 on Olé, 17 Dec 2020
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