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, the

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, and the

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; the latter competition replaced the berth taken by the winners of the Copa Master de Supercopa. It took place in Manaus,

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from August 13 to August 16. It was the first and only time the competition was hosted by a single nation and all the matches were played at the

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. The competition was contested by Grêmio, winners of the

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, runners-up of the

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, winners of the 1995 Copa CONMEBOL, and

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, winners of the 1996 Copa Master de Conmebol. Independiente, winners of the previous

, declined to participate as they had in 1995. In the semifinals, Flamengo defeated Rosario Central 2-1, while São Paulo dispatched Grêmio by the same score. In the final, Flamengo beat São Paulo by 3-1 and won the last Copa de Oro title.

Participating teams

Knockout bracket

Semifinals

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Final

Top goalscorers

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;2 goals * Fabio Baiano ;1 goal *

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* Müller * Emerson *

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* Eduardo Montoya

References

External links

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1996 Copa de Oro The 1996 Copa de Oro was the third and last Copa de Oro, a association football, football competition for the reigning champions of CONMEBOL, CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores, the Supercopa Libertadores, the Copa CONMEBOL, and the Copa Master de CONMEB ...