The 1997 Recopa Sudamericana was the ninth
Recopa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club association football, football compe ...
, an annual
football
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match between the winners of the previous season's
Copa Libertadores
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and
Supercopa Sudamericana
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competitions.
The match was contested between
River Plate, winners of the
1996 Copa Libertadores
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, and
Vélez Sársfield, winners of the
1996 Supercopa Sudamericana
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, on April 13, 1997. After a 1–1 draw, Vélez Sársfield managed to beat River Plate 4–2 on
penalty shootout
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to win the trophy.
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on Velez Sarsfield website, 13 Apr 2020 Renowned goalkeeper
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José Luis Chilavert
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became the first ever goalkeeper to score a goal in the competition.
Qualified teams
Match details
References
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