1997 Copa América final

The 1997 Copa América Final was the final match of the 38th edition of the Copa America tournament. The match was held on 29 June 1997, in Estadio Hernando Siles Stadium at La Paz, Bolivia. Brazil won the match against hosts Bolivia by a 3–1 score. This was the fifth Copa América clinched by Brazil and their first Copa América trophy outside their home nation.^[2][3]

1997 Copa América Final

Event	1997 Copa América
Brazil Bolivia 3 1
Date	29 June 1997
Venue	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Referee	Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)
Weather	Scattered clouds 6 °C (43 °F)^[1]
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Estadio Hernado Siles in La Paz, venue

Route to the final

Brazil		Round	Bolivia
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Costa Rica	5–0	Match 1	Venezuela	1–0
Mexico	3–2	Match 2	Peru	2–0
Colombia	2–0	Match 3	Uruguay	1–0
Group C winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9   Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4   Colombia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3   Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1 Source: RSSSF		Final standings	Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Bolivia 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9   Peru 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6   Uruguay 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3   Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0 Source: RSSSF
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Paraguay	2–0	Quarter-finals	Colombia	2–1
Peru	7–0	Semi-finals	Mexico	3–1

Match details

29 June 1997

17:10 (UTC-4)

Brazil	3–1	Bolivia
Denílson   40' Ronaldo   79' Zé Roberto   90'		E. Sánchez   45'

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

Brazil

Bolivia

GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel RB 2 Cafú CB 16 Marcelo Gonçalves CB 3 Aldair LB 6 Roberto Carlos RM 8 Dunga (c) CM 19 Flávio Conceição   62' CM 20 Denílson LM 10 Leonardo   79' CF 9 Ronaldo CF 21 Edmundo   67' Substitutions: MF 5 Mauro Silva   84'   79' MF 17 Zé Roberto   62' FW 22 Paulo Nunes   67' Manager: Mário Zagallo

GK 1 Carlos Trucco RB 7 Sergio Castillo CB 2 Juan Manuel Peña CB 5 Óscar Sánchez LB 3 Marco Sandy RM 16 Luis Cristaldo   28' CM 22 Julio César Baldivieso CM 6 Vladimir Soria (c) LM 21 Erwin Sánchez   90' CF 10 Marco Etcheverry CF 9 Jaime Moreno   74' Substitutions: FW 18 Milton Coimbra   74' Manager:   Antonio López Habas

References

1. "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
2. "Bolivia - Brazil 1:3 (Copa America 1997 Bolivia, Final)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
3. Copa América 1997 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF