1997 Supercopa Libertadores finals

Main article: 1997 Supercopa Sudamericana

1997 Supercopa Sudamericana Finals

Event	1997 Supercopa Sudamericana
São Paulo River Plate 1 2
River Plate won 2-1 on aggregate.
First Leg
São Paulo River Plate 0 0
Date	December 4, 1997
Venue	Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Referee	Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
Attendance	47,549
Second Leg
River Plate São Paulo 2 1
Date	December 17, 1997
Venue	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Referee	Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Attendance	59,181

The 1997 Supercopa Sudamericana Finals was the final of the tenth and last Supercopa Sudamericana football tournament. It was contested by Brazilian club São Paulo and Argentine club River Plate. The first leg of the tie was played on December 4 at São Paulo's home field, with the second leg played on December 17 at River Plate's.

River Plate won the tie 2–1 on aggregate.

Match details

First leg

December 4, 1997

21.40

São Paulo	0 – 0	River Plate

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 47,549

Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)

São Paulo

River Plate

São Paulo GK 1 Rogério Ceni (c) RB 13 Zé Carlos CB 15 Edmílson CB 14 Álvaro  61' LB 6 Serginho MF 8 Alexandre MF 5 Sidney MF 7 Fabiano Pereira MF 23 Marcelinho Paraíba FW 9 França  85' FW 10 Dodô Substitutes: MF 22 Reinaldo  61' MF 19 Fábio Mello  85' Manager: Darío Pereyra

GK 1 Germán Burgos RB 4 Hernán Díaz CB 2 Celso Ayala CB 6 Eduardo Berizzo LB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín  55' MF 5 Leonardo Astrada  82' MF 8 Roberto Monserrat MF 10 Marcelo Gallardo MF 11 Sergio Berti  48' FW 7 Marcelo Salas FW 9 Enzo Francescoli (c)  62' Substitutes: MF 14 Marcelo Escudero  55' MF 25 Diego Placente  62' MF 15 Leonel Gancedo  82' Manager: Ramón Díaz

Second leg

December 17, 1997

21.40

River Plate	2–1	São Paulo
Salas 46' 58'		Dodô 53'

Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 101,181

Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

River Plate

São Paulo

GK 1 Germán Burgos  50' RB 4 Hernán Díaz  33' CB 2 Celso Ayala  64' CB 6 Eduardo Berizzo LB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín  82' MF 5 Leonardo Astrada  75' MF 8 Roberto Monserrat MF 10 Marcelo Gallardo  85' MF 25 Diego Placente FW 7 Marcelo Salas FW 9 Enzo Francescoli (c)  22'  77' Substitutes: MF 15 Leonel Gancedo  77' MF 14 Marcelo Escudero  82' MF 21 Santiago Hernán Solari  85' Manager: Ramón Díaz

GK 12 Roger RB 13 Zé Carlos CB 15 Edmílson  90' CB 14 Álvaro LB 6 Serginho (c) MF 8 Alexandre  21' MF 5 Sidney  6' MF 7 Fabiano Pereira  70' MF 23 Marcelinho Paraíba  30' FW 24 Aristizábal  61' FW 10 Dodô Substitutes: MF 19 Fábio Mello  21' MF 22 Reinaldo  61' RB 2 Cláudio  70' Manager: Darío Pereyra

1997 Supercopa Sudamericana Winners
River Plate First Title

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