1996 Recopa Sudamericana

1996 Recopa Sudamericana

Grêmio Independiente 4 1
Date	April 7, 1996
Venue	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe
Referee	Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)

The 1996 Recopa Sudamericana was the 8th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana competitions.

The match was contested between Grêmio, winners of the 1995 Copa Libertadores, and defending champions Independiente, winners of the 1995 Supercopa Sudamericana, on April 7, 1996. Grêmio easily dethroned Independiente after a 4-1 thumping in order to consecrate themselves champions of the competition for the first time.^[1]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Grêmio	None
Independiente	1995

Match details

Grêmio v Independiente

April 7, 1996

Grêmio	4–1	Independiente
Jardel  19' Carlos Miguel  51' Adílson  68' Paulo Nunes  80'	Report	Burruchaga  69' (pen.)

Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe Referee: Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)

Grêmio

Independiente

GK Danrlei  ?a' DF Francisco Arce DF Catalino Rivarola DF Adílson MF Roger DF João Antônio FW Goiano MF Ailton  ?b' FW Carlos Miguel MF Paulo Nunes MF Jardel  ?c' Substitutes: GK Murilo  ?a' MF Emerson  ?b' FW Sílvio  ?c' Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

GK Faryd Mondragón DF Néstor Clausen DF Pablo Rotchen DF José Serrizuela DF Juan Carlos Ramírez  ?a' MF Diego Cagna  ?b' MF Roberto Acuña MF Cristian Domizzi FW Jorge Burruchaga FW Javier Mazzoni  ?c' FW Roberto Molina Substitutes: MF José Luis Calderón  ?a' MF Carlos Julio Bustos  ?b' MF Gabriel Alvez  ?c' Manager: Gregorio Pérez

References

1. Independiente perdió la Recopa por goleada La Nación, accessed on 26 April 2010

External links

• Recopa Sudamericana 1996 at RSSSF