1995 Copa CONMEBOL finals

1995 Copa CONMEBOL Finals
Rosario Central, champions
Event1995 Copa CONMEBOL
(on aggregate; Rosario Central
won 4–3 on penalties)
First leg
DateDecember 12, 1995
VenueMineirão, Minas Gerais
RefereeOscar Velázquez (Paraguay)
Attendance55,000
Second leg
DateDecember 19, 1995
VenueGigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Attendance45,000
← 1994
1996

The 1995 Copa CONMEBOL Finals were the final match series to decide the winner of the 1995 Copa CONMEBOL, a continental cup competition organised by CONMEBOL. The final was contested by Argentine club Rosario Central and Brazilian Clube Atlético Mineiro.[1]

Played under a two-legged tie system, Atlético Mineiro won the first leg held in Mineirão Stadium in Minas Gerais, while Rosario Central won the second leg at Estadio Gigante de Arroyito. As both matches had similar scores (4–0), a penalty shoot-out was carried out to decide a champion. Rosario Central won 4–3 on penalties, thus the club from Rosario achieved its first international title.[1]

The performance of Rosario Central was highly praised by the Argentine media,[2][3] which recognised how the team overcame to the big defeat in the first leg to force a penalty shoot out and finally to win the Cup. "Huge achievement" was the most used term for that victory,[4] which is regarded by Rosario Central fans as one of their greatest achievements ever.[5]

Qualified teams

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Team Previous final app.
Argentina Rosario Central (none)
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1992
  • Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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Mineirao (left) and Gigante de Arroyito, venues for the series

Route to the final

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Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Argentina Rosario Central Round Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Uruguay Defensor Sporting
(won 5–2 on aggregate)
Away 1–3 First round Brazil Guaraní
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Home 1–1
Home 2–1 Away 0–1
Chile Cobreloa
(won 5–1 on aggregate)
Home 2–0 Quarter-finals Venezuela Mineros
(won 10–0 on aggregate)
Home 6–0
Away 1–3 Away 0–4
Paraguay Atlético Colegiales
(won 5–1 on aggregate)
Away 0–2 Semi-finals Colombia América de Cali
(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Away 4–3
Home 3–1 Home 1–0 (4–3 p)

Match details

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First leg

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Final – First leg
Atlético Mineiro Brazil4–0Argentina Rosario Central
Ézio 7'
Cairo 54'
Paulo Roberto 59'
Elpídio Silva 88'
Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Óscar Velázquez (Paraguay)
At. Mineiro
Rosario Central
GK 1 Brazil Cláudio Taffarel (c)
DF Brazil Alcir
DF 15 Brazil Ademir
DF 4 Brazil Ronaldo Guiaro
DF 6 Brazil Paulo Roberto
MF 25 Brazil Éder Lopes
MF 8 Brazil Doriva
MF Brazil Cairo downward-facing red arrow
MF 11 Brazil Leandro Tavares
FW 7 Brazil Renaldo downward-facing red arrow
FW 9 Brazil Ézio downward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
FW Brazil Elpídio Silva upward-facing green arrow
MF Brazil Carlos upward-facing green arrow
MF Brazil Julio César upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Brazil Procópio Cardoso
GK 12 Argentina Roberto Bonano
DF 4 Argentina Diego Ordóñez downward-facing red arrow
DF 6 Argentina Federico Lussenhoff
DF 2 Argentina Horacio Carbonari
DF 15 Argentina Patricio Graff
MF 22 Argentina Eduardo Coudet
MF 5 Argentina Christian Daniele
MF 10 Argentina Omar Palma (c)
MF 11 Argentina Raúl Gordillo
MF 20 Argentina Pablo A. Sánchez
FW 9 Uruguay Rubén da Silva
Substitutes:
FW 17 Argentina Martín Cardetti upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Argentina Ángel Tulio Zof

Second leg

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Final – Second leg
Rosario Central Argentina4–0Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Da Silva 23'
Carbonari 39', 88'
Cardetti 40'
Report
Penalties
  • Palma soccer ball with check mark
  • Pobersnik soccer ball with check mark
  • Carbonari soccer ball with check mark
  • Colusso soccer ball with red X
  • Da Silva soccer ball with check mark
4–3
  • soccer ball with red X Doriva
  • soccer ball with red X Tavares
  • soccer ball with check mark Guiaro
  • soccer ball with check mark Taffarel
  • soccer ball with check mark Euller
Attendance: 45,000
Rosario Central
At. Mineiro
GK 12 Argentina Roberto Bonano
DF 4 Argentina Diego Ordóñez downward-facing red arrow
DF 2 Argentina Horacio Carbonari
DF 6 Argentina Federico Lussenhoff
DF 15 Argentina Patricio Graff
MF 22 Argentina Eduardo Coudet downward-facing red arrow
MF 10 Argentina Omar Palma (c)
MF 11 Argentina Raúl Gordillo downward-facing red arrow
MF 20 Argentina Pablo A. Sánchez
FW 9 Uruguay Rubén da Silva
MF 17 Argentina Martín Cardetti
Substitutes:
DF 12 Argentina Cristian Colusso upward-facing green arrow
MF 12 Argentina Cristian Daniele upward-facing green arrow
FW 18 Argentina Mario Pobersnik upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Argentina Ángel Tulio Zof
GK 1 Brazil Cláudio Taffarel (c)
DF 2 Brazil Dinho
DF 15 Brazil Ademir
DF 4 Brazil Ronaldo Guiaro
DF 6 Brazil Paulo Roberto
MF 25 Brazil Éder Lopes
MF 8 Brazil Doriva
MF 5 Brazil Carlos downward-facing red arrow
MF 11 Brazil Leandro Tavares
FW 7 Brazil Renaldo downward-facing red arrow
FW 9 Brazil Ézio downward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
DF 14 Brazil Dedé upward-facing green arrow
MF 19 Brazil Gutemberg upward-facing green arrow
GK 16 Brazil Euller upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Brazil Procópio Cardoso

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Copa Conmebol 1995 by Juan Pablo Andrés, Pablo Ciullini and Julio Bovi Diogo on the RSSSF
  2. ^ El milagro en la Conmebol del 95 on ElCiudadanoweb by Franco Scala, 19 Dec 2018
  3. ^ Una hazaña extraordinaria by Eduardo Bolaños on Conmebol, 19 Dec 2014
  4. ^ Una hazaña gigante by Gustavo Ferrato on IAM noticias, 19 Dec 2020
  5. ^ Hazaña y festejo gigante en Arroyito by Juan Manuel Collazo on TyC Sports, 6 Dec 2018