On September 24, 1997, the Cacique hosted Xeneize in the first phase of the Super Cup: it became a 2-1 victory over the Monumental.
On September 24, 1997, Colo Colo And Mouth They faced each other for the third date of the South American Cup, in what was the tenth and final edition of the American club tournament organized by CONMEBOL that brought together all the Copa Libertadores champions.
In that tournament, in which a group stage was established with four zones, albos and xeneizes provided an entertaining match in the Monumental Stadium, including a duel Diego Armando Maradona defend the Blue and gold. In fact, this was the only tournament organized by the South American Confederation in which the ’10’ participated.
How is the history between Colo Colo and Boca?
Popular, then managed by Gustavo Benítez, had just beaten Cruzeiro and Independiente in Group 1, so a win against La Bombonera would be crucial to smooth their way to the semi-finals.
At that crossroads, Macul’s team formed with Claudio Arbiza, Mario Salas, Raúl Muñoz, Pedro Reyes, Francisco Rojas, Emerson Pereira, Marcelo Espina, Marcelo Barticciotto, José Luis Sierra, Ivo Basay and Richard Zambrano, while Héctor’s pupils Veira took the field went on. with Óscar Córdoba, Sergio Castillo, Jorge Bermúdez, Nestor Fabbri, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Nolberto Solano, Alfredo Berti, Diego Cagna, Maradona, Claudio Caniggia and Luis Hernández.
In the 37th minute, Marcelo Espina opened the scoring with a surprising free kick shot; just a minute later, however, Luis Hernández signaled the draw. Ivo Basay (74′) was in charge of the win for the home team, who counted on Pelusa in the first 45′ and was replaced by Diego Latorre.
Note that the champion of the competition was River, who defeated Sao Paulo in the final. For this reason, the millionaire earned the right to play the 1998 South American Cup Winners’ Cup against Cruzeiro, winner of the 1997 Libertadores.
Source: Goal