The 1991 Recopa Sudamericana was the third
Recopa Sudamericana, an annual
football match between the winners of the previous season's
Copa Libertadores and
Supercopa Sudamericana competitions.
However, this edition was scratched and
Olimpia of
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
were awarded the Recopa Sudamericana as the club won both the
1990 Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores 1990 was won by Club Olimpia after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club with a 3-1 aggregate in the finals. One of the players for Olimpia was legendary goalkeeper Ever Hugo Almeida, who retired from professional football the ...
and
1990 Supercopa Sudamericana
The 1990 Supercopa Libertadores was the third season of the Supercopa Libertadores, a club football tournament for past Copa Libertadores winners. The tournament was won by Olimpia, who beat Nacional 6–3 on aggregate in the final.
Despite bein ...
.
[Fútbol: Recopa Sudamericana, Campeones]
on Sobre Futbol website
Olimpia's feat of being crowned the champion of a competition without having played a match was unprecedented in the history of international football.
on ''Olé'', 11 Jan 2017
References
{{Club Olimpia matches
Rec
REC or Rec is a shortening of Recording, the process of capturing data onto a storage medium.
REC may also refer to:
Educational institutes
* Regional Engineering College, colleges of engineering and technology education in India
* Rajalakshmi ...
Recopa Sudamericana
Recopa Sudamericana