2004 Copa América final

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).

2004 Copa América final

The Estadio Nacional in Lima hosted the final
Event	2004 Copa América
Argentina Brazil 2 2
Brazil won 4–2 on penalties
Date	25 July 2004
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee	Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Attendance	43,000
Weather	Overcast 17 °C (63 °F)[1]
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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

Argentina		Round	Brazil
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Ecuador	6–1	Match 1	Chile	1–0
Mexico	0–1	Match 2	Costa Rica	4–1
Uruguay	4–2	Match 3	Paraguay	1–2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7  Argentina 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4  Ecuador 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0		Final standings	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Paraguay 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3  Chile 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 0
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Peru	1–0	Quarter-finals	Mexico	4–0
Colombia	3–0	Semi-finals	Uruguay	1–1 (5–3 pen.)

Match details

25 July 2004

15:00

Argentina	2–2	Brazil
K. González 21' (pen.) Delgado 87'		Luisão 45+1' Adriano 90+3'
Penalties
D'Alessandro Heinze K. González Sorín	2–4	Adriano Edu Diego Juan

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Argentina

Brazil

GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri CB 22 Fabricio Coloccini CB 2 Roberto Ayala (c) CB 6 Gabriel Heinze RWB 8 Javier Zanetti LWB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín  25' DM 5 Javier Mascherano  72' RM 21 Mauro Rosales  64' CM 16 Lucho González  75' LM 18 Kily González CF 11 Carlos Tevez  90' Substitutions: FW 19 César Delgado  64' MF 10 Andrés D'Alessandro  75' DF 4 Facundo Quiroga  90' Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

GK 1 Júlio César  51' RB 13 Maicon CB 3 Luisão  58'  82' CB 4 Juan LB 6 Gustavo Nery CM 8 Kléberson  55' CM 5 Renato CM 11 Edu  38' AM 10 Alex (c)  63' CF 9 Luís Fabiano CF 7 Adriano Substitutions: MF 19 Diego  55' MF 20 Felipe  63' DF 15 Cris  82' Manager: Carlos Alberto Parreira