1997 Copa Libertadores finals

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1997 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	1997 Copa Libertadores
Sporting Cristal Cruzeiro 0 1
on aggregate
First leg
Sporting Cristal Cruzeiro 0 0
Date	6 August 1997
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Lima
Referee	Byron Moreno
Second leg
Cruzeiro Sporting Cristal 1 0
Date	13 August 1997
Venue	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte
Referee	Javier Castrilli
Attendance	95,472 (106,853)
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The 1997 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1997 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Peruvian club Sporting Cristal and Brazilian club Cruzeiro. The first leg was played on August 6 at Peru's National Stadium, with the second leg played on August 13 at Cruzeiro's venue, Mineirão in Belo Horizonte.

Cruzeiro and Sporting Cristal were in their 3rd and 1st Copa Libertadores finals, respectively. Cruzeiro's last appearance had been in 1977, in which they lost to Argentine club Boca Juniors.