1991 Supercopa Libertadores

1991 Supercopa Sudamericana
1991 Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange
Tournament details
Teams14 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Cruzeiro (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored53 (2.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Juan José Borrelli
Brazil Charles
Brazil Gaúcho
Argentina Sergio Martínez
(3 goals)
1990
1992

The 1991 Supercopa Libertadores was the fourth season of the Supercopa Libertadores, a club football tournament for past Copa Libertadores winners. The tournament was won by Cruzeiro, who beat River Plate 3–2 on aggregate in the final.

As the new reigning Copa Libertadores champions, Chilean side Colo-Colo were admitted into the competition.

Former Copa Libertadores winners Atlético Nacional did not take part.

Qualified teams

Up until the middle of 1991, 15 teams had won the Copa Libertadores at least once since its inaugural season in 1960; however, only 14 teams participated as Atlético Nacional declined to play in the tournament.

Team First won
Uruguay Peñarol 1960
Brazil Santos 1962
Argentina Independiente 1964
Argentina Racing 1967
Argentina Estudiantes 1968
Uruguay Nacional 1971
Brazil Cruzeiro 1976
Argentina Boca Juniors 1977
Paraguay Olimpia 1979
Brazil Flamengo 1981
Brazil Grêmio 1983
Argentina Argentinos Juniors 1985
Argentina River Plate 1986
Colombia Atlético Nacional 1989
Chile Colo-Colo 1991

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
Brazil Grêmio 2 1 (3)
Argentina River Plate 2 1 (4)
Argentina River Plate 1 1 (4)
Brazil Flamengo 0 2 (3)
Argentina Estudiantes 1 0
Brazil Flamengo 1 2
Argentina River Plate 2 3
Uruguay Peñarol 0 1
Argentina Racing 2 0
Uruguay Peñarol 3 0
Uruguay Peñarol 3 0
Brazil Santos 2 0
Brazil Santos 2 0
Argentina Argentinos Juniors 1 0
Argentina River Plate 2 0
Brazil Cruzeiro 0 3
Chile Colo-Colo 0 0 (3)
Brazil Cruzeiro 0 0 (4)
Brazil Cruzeiro 4 0
Uruguay Nacional 0 3
Uruguay Nacional 1 0
Argentina Boca Juniors 1 2
Brazil Cruzeiro 1 0 (5)
Paraguay Olimpia 1 0 (4)
Paraguay Olimpia 1 2
Argentina Independiente 1 0

First round

Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another. Olimpia, as the title holders, entered the competition at the quarterfinal stage. Independiente also advanced to that same stage after the initial draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 3–3 (4-3 p) Brazil Grêmio 2–2 1–1
Peñarol Uruguay 3–2 Argentina Racing 3–2 0–0
Argentinos Juniors Argentina 1–2 Brazil Santos 1–2 0–0
Flamengo Brazil 3–1 Argentina Estudiantes 1–1 2–0
Cruzeiro Brazil 0–0 (4-3 p) Chile Colo-Colo 0–0 0–0
Boca Juniors Argentina 1–3 Uruguay Nacional 1–1 0–2

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Peñarol Uruguay 3–2 Brazil Santos 3–2 0–0
River Plate Argentina 2–2 (4-3 p) Brazil Flamengo 1–0 1–2
Cruzeiro Brazil 4–3 Uruguay Nacional 4–0 0–3
Independiente Argentina 1–3 Paraguay Olimpia 1–1 0–2

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 5–1 Uruguay Peñarol 2–0 3–1
Cruzeiro Brazil 1–1 (5-4 p) Paraguay Olimpia 1–1 0–0

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 2–3 Brazil Cruzeiro 2–0 0–3
1991 Supercopa
Sudamericana Winners
Brazil
Cruzeiro
First Title

See also