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.Copa Conmebol 1995 by Juan Pablo Andrés, Pablo Ciullini and Julio Bovi Diogo on the RSSSF
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. With the title won, the argentine club qualified for the 1996 Copa de Oro,
The performance of Rosario Central was highly praised by the Argentine media,El milagro en la Conmebol del 95 on ElCiudadanoweb by Franco Scala, 19 Dec 2018Una hazaña extraordinaria by Eduardo Bolaños on Conmebol, 19 Dec 2014 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,Una hazaña gigante by Gustavo Ferrato on IAM noticias, 19 Dec 2020 which is regarded by Rosario Central fans as one of their greatest achievements ever.Hazaña y festejo gigante en Arroyito by Juan Manuel Collazo on TyC Sports, 6 Dec 2018
Qualified teams Team Previous final app. Rosario Central (none) Atlético Mineiro 1992
Venues
Route to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
Rosario CentralRound Atlético MineiroOpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScore Defensor Sporting(won 5–2 on aggregate)Away1–3First round Guaraní(won 2–1 on aggregate)Home1–1Home2–1Away0–1 Cobreloa(won 5–1 on aggregate)Home2–0Quarter-finals Mineros(won 10–0 on aggregate)Home6–0Away1–3Away0–4 Atlético Colegiales(won 5–1 on aggregate)Away0–2Semi-finals América de Cali(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)Away4–3Home3–1Home1–0 (4–3 p)
Match details First leg
GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel (c) DF AlcirDF 15 AdemirDF 4 Ronaldo GuiaroDF 6 Paulo RobertoMF 25 Éder LopesMF 8 Doriva MF Cairo MF 11 Leandro Tavares FW 7 Renaldo FW 9 Ézio Substitutes:FW Elpídio Silva MF Carlos MF Julio César Manager: Procópio Cardoso GK 12 Roberto Bonano DF 4 Diego Ordóñez DF 6 Federico Lussenhoff DF 2 Horacio Carbonari DF 15 Patricio Graff MF 22 Eduardo Coudet MF 5 Christian Daniele MF 10 Omar Palma (c) MF 11 Raúl GordilloMF 20 Pablo A. SánchezFW 9 Rubén da SilvaSubstitutes:FW 17 Martín Cardetti Manager: Ángel Tulio Zof
Second leg
GK 12 Roberto Bonano DF 4 Diego Ordóñez DF 2 Horacio CarbonariDF 6 Federico Lussenhoff DF 15 Patricio Graff MF 22 Eduardo Coudet MF 10 Omar Palma (c) MF 11 Raúl Gordillo MF 20 Pablo A. SánchezFW 9 Rubén da Silva MF 17 Martín CardettiSubstitutes:DF 12 Cristian Colusso MF 12 Cristian Daniele FW 18 Mario Pobersnik Manager: Ángel Tulio Zof GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel (c) DF 2 DinhoDF 15 AdemirDF 4 Ronaldo GuiaroDF 6 Paulo RobertoMF 25 Éder LopesMF 8 Doriva MF 5 Carlos MF 11 Leandro Tavares FW 7 Renaldo FW 9 Ézio Substitutes:DF 14 Dedé MF 19 Gutemberg GK 16 Euller Manager: Procópio Cardoso
See also 1995 Copa CONMEBOL
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