1997 Copa América Final
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The 1997 Copa América
Final was the final match of the of the 1997 Copa América. It was held on June 29, 1997 in La Paz.Brazil
won the match against Bolivia
by a 3-1 score.This was the fifth Copa América obtained by the Brazilian squad and first one outside their home nation.
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Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
Final was the final match of the of the 1997 Copa América. It was held on June 29, 1997 in La Paz.Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
won the match against Bolivia
Bolivia national football team
The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...
by a 3-1 score.This was the fifth Copa América obtained by the Brazilian squad and first one outside their home nation.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Taffarel | ||
| DF | 2 | Cafú Cafu Marcos Evangelista de Moraes , better known as Cafu, is a former Brazilian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever. He was given this nickname due to his speed up and down the right flank which was reminiscent of Cafuringa, a Brazilian forward from the 1970s... |
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| DF | 16 | Gonçalves | ||
| DF | 3 | Aldair | ||
| DF | 6 | Roberto Carlos | ||
| MF | 8 | Dunga Dunga Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup... |
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| MF | 19 | Flávio Conceição Flávio Conceição Flávio da Conceição is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a central midfielder.... |
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| MF | 20 | Denílson Denílson de Oliveira Araújo Denílson de Oliveira Araújo , commonly known as Denílson, is a Brazilian former footballer, who played mostly as a left winger... |
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| MF | 10 | Leonardo Leonardo Araújo Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo, known as Leonardo , is a football manager and a former midfielder. He is currently active as director of football of French club Paris Saint-Germain.... |
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| FW | 9 | Ronaldo Ronaldo Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the... |
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| FW | 21 | Edmundo | ||
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| MF | 5 | Mauro Silva Mauro Silva Mauro da Silva Gomes , simply Silva, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.... |
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| MF | 17 | Zé Roberto | ||
| FW | 22 | Paulo Nunes Paulo Nunes Arílson de Paula Nunes, better known as Paulo Nunes , is a former Brazilian football player. He retired in 2003 playing for Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube.-Career:... |
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| Zagallo | ||||
 BOLIVIA: |
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| GK | 1 | Carlos Trucco Carlos Trucco Carlos Leonel Trucco Medina is an Argentine-Bolivian former football goalkeeper who played 51 games for the Bolivian national team between 1989 and 1997.... |
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| DF | 2 | Juan Manuel Peña | ||
| DF | 7 | Sergio Castillo Sergio Rogelio Castillo Sergio Rogelio Castillo is a former Argentine–Bolivian football midfielder.In his early career Castillo played for Argentine clubs Atlético Ledesma and Talleres de Córdoba. He later transferred to Bolivian club Guabirá, where he spent three periods... |
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| DF | 5 | Óscar Sánchez Óscar Carmelo Sánchez Óscar Carmelo Sánchez was a Bolivian sweeper who played for the Bolivia national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. Born in Cochabamba, he was capped 78 times by Bolivia and scored 6 goals, between 1994 and 2007. He was the captain of the national team several times... |
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| DF | 3 | Marco Sandy | ||
| MF | 16 | Luis Cristaldo Luis Cristaldo Luis Héctor Cristaldo Ruiz Díaz is an Argentine-Bolivian football midfielder who currently plays for Guabirá. He holds the record for the most appearances for the Bolivian national team with 93 international matches and 5 goals between 1989 and 2005, including two appearances in the 1994 FIFA... |
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| MF | 22 | Julio César Baldivieso Julio César Baldivieso Julio César Baldivieso Rico is a former Bolivian association football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup and several Copa Américas. He is the current manager for Club Aurora.... |
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| MF | 6 | Vladimir Soria Vladimir Soria Vladimir Soria Camacho is a retired Bolivian football midfielder and the current manager of Nacional Potosí.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 21 | Erwin Sánchez Erwin Sánchez Erwin Sánchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer.Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range... |
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| FW | 10 | Marco Etcheverry Marco Etcheverry Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:... |
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| FW | 9 | Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side.... |
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| FW | 18 | Milton Coimbra Milton Coimbra Milton Coimbra Sulzer is a former Bolivian football striker. He was a journeyman footballer playing for nine clubs in seven different countries.-Club career:... |
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 Antonio López HabasAntonio López Habas Antonio López Habas is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:... |
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