Tags: Football Match.
The 1997 Recopa Sudamericana was the 9th 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 2-4 on penalties to win the trophy.