1996 Copa CONMEBOL finals
Football match
 Players of Lanús celebrating with the trophy | |||||||
| Event | 1996 Copa CONMEBOL | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | November 20, 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Ciudad de Lanús, Lanús | ||||||
| Referee | Carlos Robles (Chile) | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | December 4, 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá | ||||||
| Referee | António Pereira (Brazil) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
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The 1996 Copa CONMEBOL Finals were the final match series to decide the winner of the 1996 Copa CONMEBOL, a continental cup competition organised by CONMEBOL. The final was contested by Argentine club Club Atlético Lanús and Colombian Independiente Santa Fe.[1]
Played under a two-legged tie system, Lanús won the first leg held in Estadio Ciudad de Lanús in Lanús, while Santa Fe won the second leg at Estadio El Campín, Bogotá. Lanús won 2–1 on aggregate,[1] achieving their first international title.[2][3][4]
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous final app. |
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 Club Atlético Lanús | (none) |
 Santa Fe | (none) |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venues
Estadio Ciudad de Lanús (left) and Estadio El Campín, venues for the series
Route to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Lanús | Round | Santa Fe | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
 Bolívar(won 4–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–0 | First round |  Deportivo Táchira(won 5–2 on aggregate) | Away | 2–2 |
| Home | 4–1 | Home | 3–0 | |||
 Guaraní(won 8–2 on aggregate) | Away | 0–2 | Quarter-finals |  Bragantino(won 1–0 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 |
| Home | 6–2 | Away | 0–0 | |||
| Rosario Central (won 6–1 on aggregate) | Home | 3–0 | Semi-finals | Vasco da Gama (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 2–1 |
| Away | 1–3 | Home | 1–0 (6–5 p) | |||
Match details
First leg
1996 Copa CONMEBOL Final
First leg
| Lanús | 2–0 | Santa Fe |
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Mena  31' Ibagaza 76' | Report |
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
         Lanús |    Santa Fe |
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Second leg
 Santa Fe |    Lanús |
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