 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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The 1996 Recopa Sudamericana was the eighth 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.
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals app. |
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 Grêmio |
None |
 Independiente |
1995 |
Bold indicates winning years
Match details
1996 Recopa Sudamericana| Grêmio | 4–1 | Independiente |
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Jardel  19'Carlos Miguel 51'Adílson 68'Paulo Nunes 80' |
Report | Burruchaga 69' (pen.) |
Grêmio
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Independiente
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References
- Independiente perdió la Recopa por goleada Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine La Nación, accessed on 26 April 2010
- Recopa Sudamericana 1996 on the RSSSF
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