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
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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
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
GK1Javier Lavallén
DF4Guillermo Sanguinetti
DF2Pablo Morant
DF6Hernán Ortiz
DF3Sergio Dopazo
MF8Pablo Fernández
MF5José María Bianco
MF7Pablo Tallarico
MF10Gustavo B. Schelotto
FW9Hugo Guerra
FW11Guillermo B. Schelotto
Manager:
Roberto Perfumo
GK1Sergio Goycochea
DF4Hernán Díaz
DF2Guillermo Rivarola
DF6Ernesto Corti
DF3Pablo Lavallén
MF8Julio Toresani
MF5Leonardo Astrada
MF9Sergio Berti
MF10Ariel Ortega
FW7Facundo Villalba
FW11Walter 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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