1995 Recopa Sudamericana

The 1995 Recopa Sudamericana was the seventh Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana competitions. The all-Argentinian final took place in the neutral venue of the National Olympic Stadium of Tokyo.

1995 Recopa Sudamericana
Olympic Stadium of Tokyo, venue
EventRecopa Sudamericana
DateApril 9, 1995
VenueNational Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
RefereeJuan Escobar (Paraguay)
Attendance25,300

The match was contested by Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1994 Copa Libertadores, and Independiente, winners of the 1994 Supercopa Sudamericana, on April 9, 1995. Independiente surprisingly defeated Carlos Bianchi's Vélez Sársfield 0-1 to lift the trophy for the first time. Paraguayan Juan Escobar Valdez became the first referee to direct two consecutive finals and three, in total, of the competition.

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