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1987 Copa América final

Football match

1987 Copa América final

Uruguay, champions
Event	1987 Copa América
Uruguay Chile 1 0
Date	July 12, 1987
Venue	Monumental, Buenos Aires
Referee	Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Attendance	35,000
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The 1987 Copa América final was the final match to decide the champion of the 1987 Copa América, the 33rd. edition of this continental competition. It was held on July 12, 1987, in Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. Uruguay beat Chile 1–0,^[1] achieving their 13th Copa América title.^[2]

Qualified teams[edit]

Team	Previous final app.
Uruguay	1919, 1983
Chile	1979

Bold indicates winning years

Route to the final[edit]

Uruguay		Round	Chile
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
(No match played)		Match 1	Venezuela	3–1
(No match played)		Match 2	Brazil	4–0
As current champions, Uruguay started to compete directly in semifinals		Final standings	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Chile 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4  Brazil 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2  Venezuela 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Argentina	1–0	Semi-finals	Colombia	2–1 (a.e.t.)

Background[edit]

Uruguay had eliminated Argentina (reigning World Champion by then) based in their good defense and tactical order. As former defender and Olympic champion José Nasazzi stated, "We make the first 10 fouls of the match and then we win playing fair", that phrase synthesized the Uruguayan rough style of play to prevail psychologically over the rival since the first minute of the match.

Under that premise, defensive players Obdulio Trasante and José Perdomo applied that rough tactics during the first minutes, carrying the Argentine side to that style of play, confusing their rival. Once the first objective was fulfilled, Uruguay started to play fair, keeping the possession of the ball until the match ended.

The match[edit]

In the decisive match played at Estadio Monumental of Buenos Aires, Chile played dirty, committing a great amount of fouls, with Enzo Francescoli as one of their main victims. Because of that rough style of playing, defender Eduardo Gómez was sent off by Brazilian referee Romualdo Arpi Filho with before the 15 minutes of the match.^[3]

Nevertheless, Francascoli would be also sent off after fouling rival Fernando Astengo. Uruguay won the final through the highlighted performances of Alfonso Domínguez (who controlled the movements of Ivo Basay, Chile's most notable forward), and central midfielder José Perdomo, who played both, defensive and offensive positions.^[4]

Match details[edit]

Uruguay	1–0	Chile
Bengoechea 56'	Report

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)

GK 12 Eduardo Pereira RB 14 Alfonso Domínguez CB 3 Nelson Gutiérrez CB 4 Obdulio Trasante LB 5 José Pintos Saldanha RM 8 Gustavo Matosas CM 15 José Perdomo (c)  88' CM 16 Pablo Bengoechea LM 10 Enzo Francescoli  27' CF 7 Antonio Alzamendi  86' CF 11 Rubén Sosa Substitutions: DF 6 José Enrique Peña  86' Manager: Roberto Fleitas

GK 1 Roberto Rojas (c) RB 2 Óscar Reyes CB 8 Eduardo Gómez  9'  14' CB 11 Fernando Astengo  17'  88' LB 4 Luis Hormazábal RM 18 Patricio Mardones CM 10 Jorge Contreras CM 20 Héctor Puebla  19' LM 6 Jaime Pizarro CF 9 Juan Carlos Letelier CF 7 Ivo Basay Substitutions: DF 3 Ricardo Toro  19'  63' MF 21 Hugo Rubio  63' Manager: Orlando Aravena

References[edit]

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