1993 Copa Centenario Final

The 1993 Copa Centenario de la AFA Final was a football match played on January 30, 1994, between Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and River Plate to determine the Copa Centenario de la AFA champion.

1993 Copa Centenario de la AFA Final
Team of Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
EventCopa Centenario de la AFA
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP River Plate
3 1
Date30 January 1994
VenueEstadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, La Plata, Argentina
RefereeJavier Castrilli (Argentina)
Attendance25,000

The match was played at Gimnasia y Esgrima's venue, Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in La Plata.[1] Gimnasia y Esgrima was managed by Roberto Perfumo after the coach team composed by Carlos Ramaciotti and Edgardo Sbrissa resigned after five rounds played.[2]

Gimnasia y Esgrima reached the final after eliminating arch-rival Estudiantes de La Plata, Newell's Old Boys, Argentinos Juniors and Belgrano de Córdoba.

The Copa Centenario was the second title achieved by Gimnasia y Esgrima,[3] the first after the Primera División championship won in 1929.[4] Guillermo Barros Schelotto was the topscorer with 2 goals.[5]

Javier Lavallén stopping the penalty kick to Guillermo Rivarola (left); President of AFA, Julio Grondona, awarding the trophy

Match details
1993 Copa Centenario de la AFA Final
Rinal
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)3–1River Plate
Guerra  44'
P. Fernández  76'
Guillermo B.S.  89'		 Report Villalba  49'
Attendance: 25,000
Gim. y Esg. LP
River Plate
GK1 Javier Lavallén
DF4 Guillermo Sanguinetti
DF2 Pablo Morant
DF6 Hernán Ortiz
DF3 Sergio Dopazo
MF8 Pablo Fernández
MF5 José María Bianco
MF7 Pablo Tallarico
MF10 Gustavo B. Schelotto
FW9 Hugo Guerra
FW11 Guillermo B. Schelotto
Manager:
Roberto Perfumo
GK1 Sergio Goycochea
DF4 Hernán Díaz
DF2 Guillermo Rivarola
DF6 Ernesto Corti
DF3 Pablo Lavallén
MF8 Julio Toresani
MF5 Leonardo Astrada
MF9 Sergio Berti
MF10 Ariel Ortega
FW7 Facundo Villalba
FW11 Walter Silvani
Manager:
Daniel Passarella

References
  1. Copa Centenario de la AFA on the RSSSF
  2. 18 años de Gimnasia campeón, TN, 30 Jan 2012
  3. COPA CENTENARIO: A 25 AÑOS DEL SEGUNDO TÍTULO DE GIMNASIA, InfoCielo, 30 Jan 2019
  4. Centenario 1993: la única copa del Lobo, 25 años atrás by Juan Manuel Collazo on TyC Sports, 6 Dec 2018
  5. Centenario on GELP website
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