1986 Copa Libertadores finals

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
← 1985 1987 →

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. ^[1]

River Plate won 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

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 46'		Funes 22' Alonso 25'

Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Juan Cardellino ( Uruguay)

América de Cali

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  75' MF 10 Roberto Cabañas FW 9 Willington Ortiz  75' FW 15 Ricardo Gareca FW 7 Juan Manuel Battaglia Substitutes: MF 16 Álex Escobar  75' MF 19 Antony de Ávila  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  78' MF 11 Roque Alfaro  67' FW 19 Antonio Alzamendi FW 7 Juan Gilberto Funes Substitutes: MF Pedro Troglio  67' MF Daniel Sperandío  78' Manager: Héctor Veira

Second leg

October 29, 1986

Second leg

River Plate	1–0	América de Cali
Funes 69'

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 74,300

Referee: José Wright ( Brazil)

River Plate

América de Cali

GK 1 Nery Pumpido DF 4 Jorge Gordillo DF 2 Nelson Gutiérrez DF 6 Oscar Ruggeri DF 3 Alejandro Montenegro  52' MF 8 Héctor Enrique MF 5 Américo Gallego ( c) MF 10 Norberto Alonso MF 11 Roque Alfaro  55' FW 19 Antonio Alzamendi  78' FW 7 Juan Gilberto Funes Substitutes: MF 14 Rubén Darío Gómez  55' MF 17 Daniel Sperandío  78' Manager: Héctor Veira

GK 1 Julio César Falcioni DF 2 Hugo Valencia  73' DF 3 Víctor Espinoza (c) DF 5 Víctor Luna DF 4 Jorge Porras MF 8 Gerardo González Aquino  68' MF 12 Carlos Ischia MF 10 Roberto Cabañas FW 9 Willington Ortiz FW 15 Ricardo Gareca  52' FW 7 Juan Manuel Battaglia Substitutes: MF 16 Álex Escobar  68' MF 19 Antony de Ávila  73' Manager: Gabriel Ochoa Uribe

References

External links

• Copa Libertadores 1986 at RSSSF
• Copa Libertadores 1986 at Bola na Area (In Portuguese)
• Copa Libertadores 1986 at Ceroacero.es (In Spanish)