Search
Menu
Home
Sources
About
Contacts
1996 Recopa Sudamericana
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
Match
details