| Event | 1994–95 UEFA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 3 May 1995 | ||||||
| Venue | Stadio Ennio Tardini,Parma | ||||||
| Referee | Antonio López Nieto (Spain) | ||||||
| Attendance | 22,062 | ||||||
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| Date | 17 May 1995 | ||||||
| Venue | San Siro,Milan | ||||||
| Referee | Frans Van Den Wijngaert (Belgium) | ||||||
| Attendance | 80,754 | ||||||
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The1995 UEFA Cup final was played over two legs between two Italian teamsJuventus andParma. The first leg at Parma'sStadio Ennio Tardini ended in a 1–0 victory for the home team. The second leg at theSan Siro inMilan 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.
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 overcameFiorentina by three goals to one over two legs in the1990 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, followingEuropean Cup Winners' Cup final appearances in1993 (a win) and1994 (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, againstAthletic Bilbao in1977 on theaway goals rule, Fiorentina in 1990 andBorussia Dortmund in1993.
Parma's only previous experience in Europe against another Italian side was in the1993 European Super Cup when they emerged victorious overAC 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 fromTurin at theSan Siro, home ground ofInter 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.[1] They had already played the semi-final of the competition in Milan (and would later play the1996 UEFA Super Cup even further from home, inPalermo).[2]
The two sides would also meet the following month in the1995 Coppa Italia final, which Juventus won 3–0 on aggregate.[3]
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 Vitesse | 2–1 | 0–1 away; 2–0 home | First round |  CSKA Sofia | 8–1 | 3–0 away; 5–1 home |
 AIK | 3–0 | 1–0 away; 2–0 home | Second round |  Marítimo | 3–1 | 1–0 away; 2–1 home |
 Athletic Bilbao | 4–3 | 0–1 away; 4–2 home | Third round |  Admira Wacker | 5–2 | 3–1 away; 2–1 home |
 Odense | 1–0 | 1–0 home; 0–0 away | Quarter-finals |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–1 | 1–1 away; 3–0 home |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 5–1 | 2–1 away; 3–0 home | Semi-finals | Borussia Dortmund | 4–3 | 2–2 home; 2–1 away |
Parma, the home team, went into a fifth-minute lead throughDino Baggio, which they held and subsequently took to the return at Milan's San Siro.
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Gianluca Vialli restored parity in the tie overall beforeDino 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.[4][5]
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