 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, venue | |||||||
| Event | Recopa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| Date | April 7, 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Universiade Memorial Stadium,Kobe | ||||||
| Referee | Epifanio González (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
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The1996 Recopa Sudamericana was the eighthRecopa Sudamericana, an annualfootball match between the winners of the previous season'sCopa Libertadores andSupercopa Sudamericana competitions.
The match was contested betweenGrêmio, winners of the1995 Copa Libertadores, anddefending championsIndependiente, winners of the1995 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][2]
| Team | Previous finals app. |
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 Grêmio | None |
 Independiente | 1995 |
Bold indicates winning years
| Grêmio | 4–1 | Independiente |
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Jardel 19'Carlos Miguel 51'Adílson 68'Paulo Nunes 80' | Report | Burruchaga 69' (pen.) |
         Grêmio |      Independiente |
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