The 1995 Recopa Sudamericana was the seventh
Recopa Sudamericana
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, an annual
football
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match between the winners of the previous season's
Copa Libertadores
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and
Supercopa Sudamericana
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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
1994 Supercopa Sudamericana
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, on April 9, 1995. Independiente surprisingly defeated
Carlos Bianchi
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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
on the RSSSF
Qualified teams
Match details
References
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Recopa Sudamericana
Recopa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club association football, football compe ...
Recopa Sudamericana 1995
Recopa Sudamericana 1995
1995
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