The 1995 UEFA Cup final was played over two legs between two Italian teams Juventus and Parma. The first leg at Parma's Stadio Ennio Tardini ended in a 1–0 victory for the home team. The second leg at the San Siro in Milan finished in a 1–1 draw, and a win on aggregate for Parma. It was their first UEFA Cup final victory, with Juventus having won three in the past.
Background This was the fifth time a continental final had been played by two teams from the same country and the third all-Italian final. The first also featured Juventus, who overcame Fiorentina by three goals to one over two legs in the 1990 UEFA Cup final. It was Parma's first appearance in a UEFA Cup final, but represented the third consecutive year in which they had contested a European final, following European Cup Winners' Cup final appearances in 1993 (a win) and 1994 (a defeat). It was Juventus' fourth appearance in a UEFA Cup final; the previous finals were all two-legged affairs ending in victory for the Turin club, against Athletic Bilbao in 1977 on the away goals rule, Fiorentina in 1990 and Borussia Dortmund in 1993.
Parma's only previous experience in Europe against another Italian side was in the 1993 European Super Cup when they emerged victorious over AC Milan by two goals to one over two legs, having lost the first leg at home by a single goal. Juventus were meanwhile attempting to complete the second part of a potential treble of titles: Serie A, Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup.
While Parma played their home tie at their home ground, Stadio Ennio Tardini, Juventus chose to play their home leg away from Turin at the San Siro, home ground of Inter Milan and Milan, because they had difficulties with the landlord at their own stadium, Stadio delle Alpi, and had experienced poor attendances there, in contrast to the big crowds they attracted playing in other cities. They had already played the semi-final of the competition in Milan (and would later play the 1996 UEFA Super Cup even further from home, in Palermo).Juventus: A History in Black and White , Adam Digby, 2015, 9781783016914
The two sides would also meet the following month in the 1995 Coppa Italia final, which Juventus won 3–0 on aggregate.
Route to the final
Parma JuventusOpponentResultLegsRoundOpponentResultLegs Vitesse2–10–1 away; 2–0 homeFirst round CSKA Sofia8–13–0 away; 5–1 home AIK3–01–0 away; 2–0 homeSecond round Marítimo3–11–0 away; 2–1 home Athletic Bilbao4–30–1 away; 4–2 homeThird round Admira Wacker5–23–1 away; 2–1 home Odense1–01–0 home; 0–0 awayQuarter-finals Eintracht Frankfurt4–11–1 away; 3–0 home Bayer Leverkusen5–12–1 away; 3–0 homeSemi-finals Borussia Dortmund4–32–2 home; 2–1 away
First leg
Summary Parma, the home team, went into a fifth-minute lead through Dino Baggio, which they held and subsequently took to the return at Milan's San Siro.
Details
GK 1 Luca BucciSW 4 Lorenzo Minotti (c)CB 9 Roberto Sensini CB 6 Fernando CoutoCB 5 Luigi Apolloni DM 8 Dino BaggioRM 2 Antonio Benarrivo CM 7 Gabriele Pin LM 3 Alberto Di ChiaraSS 10 Gianfranco Zola CF 11 Faustino Asprilla Substitutes:GK 12 Giovanni GalliDF 13 Massimo SusicDF 15 Roberto Mussi MF 16 Stefano Fiore FW 14 Marco BrancaManager: Nevio Scala GK 1 Michelangelo RampullaRB 4 Luca Fusi CB 2 Massimo Carrera CB 6 Alessio Tacchinardi LB 3 Robert JarniRM 7 Angelo Di LivioCM 5 Paulo SousaLM 8 Didier Deschamps SS 10 Roberto Baggio (c)RF 9 Gianluca VialliCF 11 Fabrizio RavanelliSubstitutes:GK 12 Lorenzo SquizziRB 13 Sergio PorriniCM 14 Giancarlo Marocchi MF 15 Simone TognonSS 16 Alessandro Del Piero Manager: Marcello Lippi
Assistant referees: Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain) Joaquín Olmos González (Spain) Fourth official: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions
Second leg
Summary Gianluca Vialli restored parity in the tie overall before Dino Baggio struck again to give Parma a 2–1 aggregate victory. Thus provincial Parma added the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup they had won two years before.
Details
GK 1 Angelo PeruzziRB 4 Moreno TorricelliCB 2 Ciro Ferrara CB 5 Sergio PorriniLB 3 Robert JarniRM 7 Angelo Di Livio CM 6 Paulo Sousa LM 8 Giancarlo Marocchi AM 10 Roberto Baggio (c)CF 9 Gianluca Vialli CF 11 Fabrizio Ravanelli Substitutes:GK 12 Michelangelo RampullaDF 14 Massimo Carrera MF 13 Luca FusiMF 15 Simone TognonFW 16 Alessandro Del Piero Manager: Marcello Lippi GK 1 Luca BucciRB 2 Antonio Benarrivo CB 6 Fernando Couto CB 4 Lorenzo Minotti (c) CB 5 Massimo SusicLB 3 Alberto Di Chiara RM 7 Stefano FioreCM 8 Dino BaggioLM 9 Massimo Crippa CF 10 Gianfranco ZolaCF 11 Faustino Asprilla Substitutes:GK 12 Giovanni GalliCB 13 Marcello Castellini RB 15 Roberto Mussi RF 14 Marco BrancaLF 16 Tomas BrolinManager: Nevio Scala
Assistant referees: Luc Matthys (Belgium) Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Fourth official: Marnix Sandra (Belgium)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions
See also 1995 UEFA Champions League final 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final Italian football clubs in international competitions Juventus FC in international football Parma Calcio 1913 in European football 1994–95 Juventus FC season 1994–95 Parma AC season
References
External links 1994–95 season at UEFA.com UEFA Cup 1994–95 results at RSSSF.com