1997 U-20 South American Football Championship

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The XVIII. The 1997 U-20 South American Football Championship took place in Chile from January 16, 1997 to February 7, 1997 .

The matches to determine the tournament winner were held in the cities of Iquique , La Serena and Coquimbo . The game was played in two groups, followed by a final phase, also in group mode. The national teams of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela took part in the tournament. Argentina emerged victorious from the event . Places two to four went to the national teams from Brazil , Paraguay and Uruguay . The top scorer of the tournament was Brazilian Adaílton Martins Bolzan with eight goals scored .

The squad of the winning team coached by José Pekerman consisted of the following players:

Leonardo Franco (Independiente), Cristian Muñoz (Sarmiento de Junín), Martín Román (Colón de Santa Fe), Walter Samuel (Newell's Old Boys), Leandro Cufré (GImnasia y Esgrima La Plata), Diego Placente (Argentinos Juniors), Diego Markic (Argentinos Juniors), Aldo Duscher (Newell's Old Boys), Esteban Cambiasso (Real Madrid, España), Juan Román Riquelme (Boca Juniors), Martín Perezlindo (Unión de Santa Fe), Luis Calvo (Boca Juniors), Mauro Gerk (Newell's Old Boys), Sixto Peralta (Huracán), Bernardo Romeo (Estudiantes La Plata), Pablo Rodríguez (Argentinos Juniors), Diego Quintana (Newell's Old Boys), Pablo Aimar (River Plate), Gabriel Loeschbor (Rosario Central) and Juan Serrizuela ( Lanus)

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  1. ↑ Argentina irá por su quinta corona Sudamericana Sub 20 (Spanish) at www.afa.org.ar, accessed on May 11, 2013