8 3 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁a ▁" change ▁of ▁the ▁guard " ▁gradually ▁took ▁place ▁with ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁forward ▁goals cor er ▁V ít or ▁Hugo ▁as ▁successor ▁to ▁Ant ón io ▁Liv r amento , ▁while ▁other ▁gre ats ▁such ▁as ▁V ít or ▁Bruno , ▁Carlos ▁Real ista ▁and ▁Frank lim ▁P ais ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁new ▁ensemble . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁de cade ▁witness ed ▁Portugal ▁winning ▁their ▁ 1 1 th ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁R ink ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championship ▁after ▁a ▁nine ▁years ▁hi atus , ▁when ▁they ▁defeated ▁surprise ▁final ists ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁by ▁ 7 – 0 ▁at ▁O port o ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁new ▁title ▁seemed ▁to ▁confirm ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁winning ▁the ▁World ▁Championship ▁every ▁time ▁Portugal ▁hosted ▁the ▁event . ▁Portugal ▁won ▁the ▁European ▁R ink ▁Championship ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁Portugal ▁won ▁their ▁second ▁R ink ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championship ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁after ▁defe ating ▁favour ites ▁Italy ▁ 1 – 0 , ▁in ▁a ▁penalty ▁shoot ▁out , ▁something ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁happened ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁when ▁they ▁won ▁three ▁consecutive ▁titles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Portugal ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁reach ▁their ▁third ▁title ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁after ▁losing ▁the ▁semi - final ▁to ▁Argentina ▁in ▁Rec ife , ▁Brazil . ▁Meanwhile , ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Portugal ▁won ▁four ▁R