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1992 Supercopa Libertadores Finals

Event	1992 Supercopa Libertadores
Cruzeiro Racing 4 1
(on aggregate)
First leg
Cruzeiro Racing 4 0
Date	November 18, 1992
Venue	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Referee	José Torres (Colombia)
Second leg
Racing Cruzeiro 1 0
Date	November 25, 1992
Venue	El Cilindro, Avellaneda
Referee	Juan Escobar (Paraguay)
← 1991 1993 →

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, which met again in a Supercopa final after their first encounter in 1988.

In the first leg, held in Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro easily defeated Racing 4–0. The second leg was held in El Cilindro 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.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Cruzeiro	1988, 1991
Racing	1988

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Route to the final

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

First leg

Cruzeiro	4–0	Racing
Roberto Gaúcho Luís Fernando Boiadeiro	Report

Cruzeiro

Racing

GK 1 Paulo César DF Paulo Roberto DF Luizinho DF Célio Lúcio DF Nonato MF Luís Fernando MF Betinho  87' MF Douglas MF 10 Boiadeiro (c) FW 7 Renato Gaúcho FW 9 Roberto Gaúcho Substitutions: Cleisson  87' Manager: Jair Pereira

GK 1 Carlos Roa DF Jorge Reinoso DF 2 Jorge Borelli DF Cosme Zaccanti DF Juan Distéfano MF 8 Gustavo Matosas  a' MF Gustavo Costas MF Guillermo Guendulain MF 10 Rubén Paz (c) FW 7 Claudio García FW Alfredo Graciani  b' Substitutions: FW Félix Torres  a' Abelardo Vallejos  b' Manager: Humberto Grondona

Second leg

Racing	1–0	Cruzeiro
García 85' (pen.)	Report

Racing

Cruzeiro

GK 1 Carlos Roa DF Jorge Reinoso DF Abelardo Vallejos  61' DF Juan Distéfano DF Gustavo Costas MF 8 Gustavo Matosas  37' MF Carlos Torres MF Guillermo Guendulain MF 10 Rubén Paz (c) FW 7 Claudio García  86' FW Alfredo Graciani Substitutions: FW Félix Torres  61' MF Darío Cabrol  37' Manager: Humberto Grondona

GK 1 Paulo César DF Paulo Roberto DF Luizinho DF Célio Lúcio DF Nonato MF Luís Fernando MF Betinho  62' MF 8 Douglas  65' MF 10 Boiadeiro (c) FW 7 Renato Gaúcho FW 9 Roberto Gaúcho  78' Substitutions: Rogério Laje  62' Arley Alvarez  78' Manager: Jair Pereira

References

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

• 1992 in South American football
• Cruzeiro Esporte Clube matches
• Racing Club matches
• Supercopa Libertadores finals
• Football in Avellaneda