Division after obtaining the third place in the table of positions with 18 victories, 10 ties and 14 defeats, qualifying this way to dispute the Octagonal for the second ascent to First "A". In the octagonal formed part Racing Club, Argentino de Rosario, Club Atlético Tigre, Defensores de Belgrano, Club Atlético Lanús, Nueva Chicago and Deportivo Morón. Gimnasia eliminated of the octagonal in quarters of final Argentino de Rosario after tying 1:1 as visit, and to win 2:1 at home. Then, in the semi-final it faced Defensores de Belgrano achieving a tie 2:2 as visitor and a victory 1:0 at home. By this way, it reached the final instance where it managed to conquer in two opportunities Racing Club (3:1 as visitor and 4:2 at home). After these victories, Gimnasia returned to First Division in 1985 and has been playing there ever since. The team was conformed by football players as Ricardo "el pulpo" Kuzemka, Carlos Carrió and Osvaldo Ingrao, whereas its trainer was Nito Veiga. The scorers of the team were Carlos Carrió and Osvaldo Ingrao with 12 goals each one and Gabriel Pedrazzi with 10 goals. Copa Conmebol 1992 In 1992, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata qualified for the first time to an international cup, as it was the Conmebol, organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol. In the first phase traveled to Chile to face O'Higgins which tied 0–0, then in the rematch in the city of La Plata, Gimnasia won by 2-0 and classified for the quarterfinals; and in this instance had to deal with Peñarol of Uruguay, which tied with 0-0 as a visitor and a 3–1 victory in the stadium of the forest. In the semifinal he had to dispute the classification to the final against Club Olimpia of Paraguay. Both matches (home and away) finished tied at zero and the classification was decided by a penalty kicks. The Paraguayan team made the difference in the penalty kicks and classified to the final with a score 0–3, leaving out the "platense" team. Another title after 65 years The AFA organized in 1993 a cup-style (elimination) tournament named "Copa Centenario de la AFA" (AFA Centennial Cup), to celebrate its hundredth anniversary. Each first division team played its derby rival in two rounds in a double elimination system. Gimnasia y Esgrima eliminated its classic rival Estudiantes 1–0 with a goal by Guillermo Barros Schelotto, and qualified