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). Meanwhile, it was the second for Argentina (winning one).
Carlos Amarilla was the referee for the final match. He previously refereed two matches in the tournament, both involving Argentina: against Ecuador in the first round and against the host Peru in the quarter-finals.
Route to the final ArgentinaRoundBrazilOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult6–1Match 11–00–1Match 24–14–2Match 31–2Team321053+273201104+66311167−143003310−70Final standingsTeam321042+27320163+36310236−33301224−21OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult1–0Quarter-finals4–03–0Semi-finals1–1(5–3 pen.)
Match details
GK 1 Roberto AbbondanzieriCB 22 Fabricio ColocciniCB 2 Roberto Ayala (c)CB 6 Gabriel HeinzeRWB 8 Javier ZanettiLWB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín DM 5 Javier Mascherano RM 21 Mauro Rosales CM 16 Lucho González LM 18 Kily GonzálezCF 11 Carlos Tevez Substitutions:FW 19 César Delgado MF 10 Andrés D'Alessandro DF 4 Facundo Quiroga Manager:Marcelo Bielsa
GK 1 Júlio César RB 13 MaiconCB 3 Luisão CB 4 JuanLB 6 Gustavo NeryCM 8 Kléberson CM 5 RenatoCM 11 Edu AM 10 Alex (c) CF 9 Luís FabianoCF 7 AdrianoSubstitutions:MF 19 Diego MF 20 Felipe DF 15 Cris Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira
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