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1997 Recopa Sudamericana

Field	Value
title	1997 Recopa Sudamericana
image	151017 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Kobe Japan02n.jpg
image_size	250
event	Recopa Sudamericana
team1	River Plate
team1association	ARG
team1score	1
team2	Vélez Sársfield
team2association	ARG
team2score	1
details	Vélez Sársfield won the penalty shootout 2-4
date	April 13, 1997
stadium	Universiade Memorial Stadium
city	Kobe
referee	Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)
previous	1996
next	1998

The 1997 Recopa Sudamericana was the ninth Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana competitions.

The match was contested between River Plate, winners of the 1996 Copa Libertadores, and Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana, on April 13, 1997. After a 1–1 draw, Vélez Sársfield managed to beat River Plate 4–2 on penalty shootout to win the trophy. Renowned goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert became the first ever goalkeeper to score a goal in the competition.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
ARG River Plate	None
ARG Vélez Sarsfield	1995

Bold indicates winning years

Match details

Gallardo Trotta Ayala Camps Pandolfi Zandoná Pellegrino

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ARG Ramón Díaz

ARG Osvaldo Piazza

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/recopa96.html Recopa Sudamericana 1997] on the RSSSF
[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/la-recopa-viajo-a-liniers-nid67001/ La Recopa viajó a Liniers] on ''La Nación'', 14 Apr 1997
[https://velez.com.ar/velez.php?seccion=notas&mostrar=notas&anio=2020&mes=04&dia=11&tema=junta-historica&hora=201519&nota=1 El cierre de un ciclo brillante] on Velez Sarsfield website, 13 Apr 2020

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