The 1995 Recopa Sudamericana was the seventh

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, an annual

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match between the winners of the previous season's

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and

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competitions. The all-Argentinian final took place in the neutral venue of the National Olympic Stadium of

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. The match was contested by Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1994 Copa Libertadores, and Independiente, winners of the

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, on April 9, 1995. Independiente surprisingly defeated

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's Vélez Sársfield 0-1 to lift the trophy for the first time. Paraguayan Juan Escobar Valdez became the first referee to direct two consecutive finals and three, in total, of the competition.Match details
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