1995 Copa CONMEBOL Finals
# 1995 Copa CONMEBOL Finals

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.

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.

The performance of Rosario Central was highly praised by the Argentine media, 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, which is regarded by Rosario Central fans as one of their greatest achievements ever.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous final app. |
| - | - |
| Rosario Central | (none) |
| Atlético Mineiro | 1992 |

* Bold indicates winning years

## Road to the final

Rosario Central :

| Round | Rival | 1 leg | 2 leg | Agg. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st. | Defensor Sporting | 3–1 | 2–1 | (5–2) |
| QF | Cobreloa | 2–0 | 3–1 | (5–1) |
| SF | At. Colegiales | 2–0 | 3–1 | (5–1) |

Atlético Mineiro :

| Round | Rival | 1 leg | 2 leg | Agg. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | Guaraní | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| QF | Mineros | 6–0 | 4–0 | 10–0 |
| SF | América de Cali | 3–4 | 1–0 | 4–4 (4–3 p) |

### Notes

* QF = quarterfinal
* SF = semifinal

## Match details

### First leg

| At. Mineiro | Rosario Central |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Cláudio Taffarel (c) |
| DF | | Alcir |
| DF | 15 | Ademir |
| DF | 4 | Ronaldo Guiaro |
| DF | 6 | Paulo Roberto |
| MF | 25 | Éder Lopes |
| MF | 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 Gordillo |
| MF | 20 | Pablo A. Sánchez |
| FW | 9 | Rubén da Silva |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 17 | Martín Cardetti |
| Manager: ||
| Ángel Tulio Zof ||

### Second leg

| Rosario Central | At. Mineiro |
| - | - |
| GK | 12 | Roberto Bonano |
| DF | 4 | Diego Ordóñez |
| DF | 2 | Horacio Carbonari |
| DF | 6 | Federico Lussenhoff |
| DF | 15 | Patricio Graff |
| MF | 22 | Eduardo Coudet |
| MF | 10 | Omar Palma (c) |
| MF | 11 | Raúl Gordillo |
| MF | 20 | Pablo A. Sánchez |
| FW | 9 | Rubén da Silva |
| MF | 17 | Martín Cardetti |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 12 | Cristian Colusso |
| MF | 12 | Cristian Daniele |
| FW | 18 | Mario Pobersnik |
| Manager: ||
| Ángel Tulio Zof ||
| GK | 1 | Cláudio Taffarel (c) |
| DF | 2 | Dinho |
| DF | 15 | Ademir |
| DF | 4 | Ronaldo Guiaro |
| DF | 6 | Paulo Roberto |
| MF | 25 | Éder Lopes |
| MF | 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 ||
