2004 Copa América final explained

2004 Copa América final
Event:	2004 Copa América
Team1:	Argentina
Team1association:
Team1score:	2
Team2:	Brazil
Team2association:
Team2score:	2
Details:	Brazil won 4–2 on penalties
Date:	25 July 2004
Stadium:	Estadio Nacional
City:	Lima
Referee:	Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Attendance:	43,000
Weather:	Overcast 17°C^[1]
Previous:	2001
Next:	2007

The 2004 Copa América final was the final of the 41st Copa América. The match was played in Lima, for the first time. This was the fifth final for Brazil (winning two of the previous). Meanwhile, was the second for Argentina (winning once).

Carlos Amarilla was the referee for the final match. He refereed two more matches in previous stages of the tournament, both involving Argentina: first against Ecuador in the first round and against Peru in the quarter-finals.

Route to the final

Argentina	Round	Brazil
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
	6–1	Match 1		1–0
	0–1	Match 2		4–1
	4–2	Match 3		1–2
Team 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0		Final standings	Team 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 0
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
	1–0	Quarter-finals		4–0
	3–0	Semi-finals		1–1 (5–3 pen.)

Match details

GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
CB	6	Gabriel Heinze
CB	2	Roberto Ayala (c)
CB	22	Fabricio Coloccini
DM	5
RM	8	Javier Zanetti
LM	3
AM	16
RF	21
CF	11
LF	18	Kily González
Substitutions:
FW	19
MF	10
DF	4
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa

GK	1
RB	13	Maicon
CB	4	Juan
CB	3
LB	6	Gustavo Nery
RM	10	Alex (c)
CM	8
CM	5	Renato
LM	11
CF	9	Luís Fabiano
CF	7	Adriano
Substitutions:
MF	19
MF	20
DF	15
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Notes and References

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