1992 Supercopa Libertadores finals

The 1992 Supercopa Libertadores Finals was a two-legged football series to determine the winner of the 1992 Supercopa Libertadores. The finals were contested by Brazilian Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and Argentine side Racing Club de Avellaneda,[1] which met again in a Supercopa final after their first encounter in 1988.[2]

1992 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Event1992 Supercopa Libertadores
(on aggregate)
First leg
DateNovember 18, 1992
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeJosé Torres (Colombia)
Second leg
DateNovember 25, 1992
VenueEstadio Presidente Perón, Avellaneda
RefereeJuan Escobar (Paraguay)
1991
1993

In the first leg, held in Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro easily defeated Racing 4–0. The second leg was held in Estadio Presidente Perón in Avellaneda, where Racing beat Cruzeiro 1–0. As both teams equaled on points, Cruzeiro won the series 4–1 on aggregate, taking revenge from Racing and achieving their first Supercopa Libertadores trophy.[1]

Qualified teams edit

Team Previous finals app.
  Cruzeiro 1988, 1991
  Racing 1988

Bold indicates winning years

Venues edit

Mineirao (left) and Estadio Presidente Perón, venues for the series

Route to the final edit

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

  Cruzeiro Round   Racing
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
  Atlético Nacional
(won 9–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–1 First round   Independiente
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Home 2–1
Home 8–0 Away 0–0
  River Plate
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Home 2–0 Quarter-finals   Nacional
(won by w/o)
Home
Away 2–0 (4–5 p) Away
  Olimpia
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Away 0–1 Semi-finals   Flamengo
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Away 3–3
Home 2–2 Home 1–0

Match details edit

First leg edit

First leg
Cruzeiro  4–0  Racing
Roberto Gaucho   
Luis Fernando  
Boiaidero  
Report
Referee: José Torres (Colombia)

Second leg edit

Second leg
Racing  1–0  Cruzeiro
García   85' (p) Report
Referee: Juan Escobar (Paraguay)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Supercopa 1992 - Full details on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Que 20 años no es nada? on Olé, 4 Jun 2012