1993 Copa Centenario Final

1993 Copa Centenario de la AFA Final

Gimnasia y Esgrima LP, champion
Event	Copa Centenario de la AFA
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP River Plate 3 1
Date	30 January 1994
Venue	Juan C. Zerillo, La Plata
Referee	Javier Castrilli
Attendance	25,000

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.

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

30 January 1994

Rinal

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	3–1	River Plate
Guerra 44' P. Fernández 76' Guillermo B.S. 89'	Report	Villalba 49'

Juan C. Zerillo, La Plata

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Javier Castrilli

Gimnasia y Esgrima LP

River Plate

GK 1 Javier Lavallén DF 4 Guillermo Sanguinetti DF 2 Pablo Morant DF 6 Hernán Ortiz DF 3 Sergio Dopazo MF 8 Pablo Fernández MF 5 José María Bianco MF 7 Pablo Tallarico MF 10 Gustavo B. Schelotto FW 9 Hugo Guerra FW 11 Guillermo B. Schelotto Manager: Roberto Perfumo

GK 1 Sergio Goycochea DF 4 Hernán Díaz DF 2 Guillermo Rivarola DF 6 Ernesto Corti DF 3 Pablo Lavallén MF 8 Julio Toresani MF 5 Leonardo Astrada MF 9 Sergio Berti MF 10 Ariel Ortega FW 7 Facundo Villalba FW 11 Walter Silvani Manager: Daniel Passarella

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