1995 Copa CONMEBOL finals
Football match
 Rosario Central, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1995 Copa CONMEBOL | ||||||
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| (on aggregate; Rosario Central won 4–3 on penalties) | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | December 12, 1995 | ||||||
| Venue | Mineirão, Minas Gerais | ||||||
| Referee | Oscar Velázquez (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | December 19, 1995 | ||||||
| Venue | Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
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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
| Team | Previous final app. |
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 Rosario Central | (none) |
 Atlético Mineiro | 1992 |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venues
Mineirao (left) and Gigante de Arroyito, venues for the series
Route to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Rosario Central | Round | Atlético Mineiro | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
 Defensor Sporting(won 5–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–3 | First round | Guaraní (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–1 |
| Home | 2–1 | Away | 0–1 | |||
 Cobreloa(won 5–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 | Quarter-finals |  Mineros(won 10–0 on aggregate) | Home | 6–0 |
| Away | 1–3 | Away | 0–4 | |||
 Atlético Colegiales(won 5–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–2 | Semi-finals |  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
First leg
1995 Copa CONMEBOL Final
Final – First leg
| Atlético Mineiro | 4–0 | Rosario Central |
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Ézio  7'Cairo 54'Paulo Roberto 59'Elpídio Silva 88' | Report |
          At. Mineiro |    Rosario Central |
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Second leg
Final – Second leg
| Rosario Central | 4–0 | Atlético Mineiro |
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| Da Silva 23' Carbonari 39', 88'Cardetti 40' | Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 |
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Attendance: 45,000
Rosario Central | At. Mineiro |
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See also
References
- ^ a b Copa Conmebol 1995 by Juan Pablo Andrés, Pablo Ciullini and Julio Bovi Diogo on the RSSSF
- ^ El milagro en la Conmebol del 95 on ElCiudadanoweb by Franco Scala, 19 Dec 2018
- ^ Una hazaña extraordinaria by Eduardo Bolaños on Conmebol, 19 Dec 2014
- ^ Una hazaña gigante by Gustavo Ferrato on IAM noticias, 19 Dec 2020
- ^ Hazaña y festejo gigante en Arroyito by Juan Manuel Collazo on TyC Sports, 6 Dec 2018
