1986 Copa Libertadores finals

1986 Copa Libertadores finals

File:River celebra libertadores 1986.jpg River Plate, champions
Event	1986 Copa Libertadores
América de Cali River Plate 1 3
First leg
América de Cali River Plate 1 2
Date	22 October 1986
Venue	Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Referee	Juan Cardellino (Uruguay)
Attendance	50,000
Second leg
River Plate América de Cali 1 0
Date	29 October 1986
Venue	Monumental, Buenos Aires
Referee	José R. Wright (Brazil)
Attendance	74,300

The 1986 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1986 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club River Plate and Colombian club América de Cali. The first leg of the tie was played on October 22 at Pascual Guerrero Stadium of Cali, with the second leg played on October 29 at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.

River Plate was victorious in both legs (2–1 and 1–0), winning the series 3–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
América de Cali	1 (1985)
River Plate	2 (1966, 1976)

• Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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File:002.Buenos Aires desde el cielo (Estadio de River).JPG

Estadio Pascual Guerrero (Cali) and Monumental (Buenos Aires), venues for the finals

Match details

First leg

1986 Copa Libertadores finals

22 October 1986

First leg

América de Cali	1–2	River Plate
Cabañas File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'		Funes File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Alonso File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'

Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Juan Cardellino (Uruguay)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg América de Cali

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg River Plate

GK	1	Julio César Falcioni
DF	2	Hugo Valencia
DF	3	Víctor Espinoza (c)
DF		Enrique Esterilla
DF	5	Jorge Porras
MF	8	Gerardo González Aquino
MF	12	Carlos Ischia		downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF	10	Roberto Cabañas
FW	9	Willington Ortiz		downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW	15	Ricardo Gareca
FW	7	Juan Manuel Battaglia
Substitutes:
MF	16	Álex Escobar		upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF	19	Antony de Ávila		upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe

GK	1	Nery Pumpido
DF	4	Jorge Gordillo
DF	2	Nelson Gutiérrez
DF	6	Oscar Ruggeri
DF	3	Alejandro Montenegro
MF	8	Héctor Enrique
MF	5	Américo Gallego (c)
MF	10	Norberto Alonso		downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF	11	Roque Alfaro		downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW	19	Antonio Alzamendi
FW	7	Juan Gilberto Funes
Substitutes:
MF		Pedro Troglio		upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF		Daniel Sperandío		upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Héctor Veira

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Second leg

October 29, 1986

Second leg

River Plate	1–0	América de Cali
Funes File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 74,300

Referee: José Wright (Brazil)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg River Plate

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg América de Cali

GK	1	Nery Pumpido
RB	4	Jorge Gordillo
CB	2	Nelson Gutiérrez
CB	6	Oscar Ruggeri	Yellow card 73'
LB	3	Alejandro Montenegro	Red card 52'
MF	8	Héctor Enrique
MF	5	Américo Gallego (c)	Yellow card 48'
MF	10	Norberto Alonso
MF	11	Roque Alfaro		downward-facing red arrow 55'
FW	19	Antonio Alzamendi		downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW	7	Juan Gilberto Funes	Yellow card 11'
Substitutes:
MF	14	Rubén Darío Gómez		upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF	17	Daniel Sperandío		upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Héctor Veira

GK	1	Julio César Falcioni
RB	2	Hugo Valencia		downward-facing red arrow 73'
CB	3	Víctor Espinoza	Yellow card 48'
CB	5	Víctor Luna	Yellow card 8'
LB	4	Jorge Porras
MF	8	Gerardo González Aquino (c)	Yellow card 63'	downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF	12	Carlos Ischia
MF	10	Roberto Cabañas	Yellow card 57'
FW	9	Willington Ortiz
FW	15	Ricardo Gareca	Red card 52'
FW	7	Juan Manuel Battaglia
Substitutes:
MF	16	Álex Escobar		upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF	19	Antony de Ávila		upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe

External links

• Copa Libertadores 1986 at RSSSF
• Copa Libertadores 1986 at Bola na Area (In Portuguese)