of the previous season and not enough money to buy balls for training, the Glorioso team still won the first official international title in its history. Coached by Carlos Alberto Torres, with a weak team, striker Sinval and goalkeeper Willian Bacana as the standouts, Botafogo beat Bragantino, Caracas, from Venezuela, and favorites Atlético Mineiro, before reaching the final match against Peñarol, from Uruguay. In the first meeting in Montevideo, the match was a 1–1 draw. The result encouraged the Botafogo fans, who crowded outside the Maracanã Stadium on the day of the second leg in search of tickets. Without tickets for everyone, the solution was to open the gates of the stadium. It is estimated that the public exceeded 40 thousand people, although only 26,276 paid for the tickets. On the field, the 2–2 draw took the decision to a penalty shootout. With two saves by Willian Bacana, Botafogo won 3–1 and secured the trophy. Parallel to the victorious campaign in the South American tournament, the team had a poor Brazilian Championship, finishing in 31st place. The following year, the club was invited by CONMEBOL to compete in the South American Recopa against São Paulo, champions of the Libertadores Cup and Libertadores Supercup. In a single match, played in Kōbe, Japan, the black-and-whites were defeated 3–1, finishing as runners-up. The year 1994 was also marked by the club's return to the General Severiano headquarters, after regaining possession of the property two years earlier. In the Brazilian Championship, the team placed 5th, eliminated in the quarterfinals by Atlético Mineiro. With nineteen goals, Túlio Maravilha was the top scorer of the competition, alongside Amoroso of Guarani. In 1995, Túlio continued to rise. In the Carioca Championship, he was again the top scorer with 27 goals, and called himself the "King of Rio" ("Rei do Rio"), competing with strikers Renato Gaúcho, from Fluminense; Romário, from Flamengo; and Valdir Bigode, from Vasco da Gama. Despite the goals, the black-and-whites finished third in the tournament. The great glory of the year would come with the Brazilian Championship title, the club's first since the competition was organized by CBF. Besides Tulio, the black-and-whites squad included names such as Gonçalves, Donizete, Sérgio Manoel, Wilson Gottardo, and Wágner, led by then-new coach Paulo Autuori. Despite late salaries and disunity among the players, the team had a good campaign and reached the final against Santos, after eliminating Cruzeiro in