1987 Copa América Final
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The 1987 Copa América
Final was the final match of the 1987 Copa América.It was held on July 12, 1987 in Buenos Aires.Uruguay
won the match against Chile
by a 1-0 score.This was the ninth cup for Uruguay and the second and last (to date) final for Chile.
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CHILE:
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GK
1
Roberto Rojas
DF
2
Óscar Reyes
DF
8
Eduardo Gómez
DF
11
Fernando Astengo
DF
4
Luis Hormazábal
MF
18
Patricio Mardones
MF
10
Jorge Contreras
MF
20
Héctor Puebla
MF
6
Jaime Pizarro
FW
9
Juan Carlos Letelier
FW
7
Ivo Basay
Substitutions:
MF
8
Ricardo Toro
MF
21
Hugo Rubio
Manager:
Orlando Aravena
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
Final was the final match of the 1987 Copa América.It was held on July 12, 1987 in Buenos Aires.Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
won the match against Chile
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
by a 1-0 score.This was the ninth cup for Uruguay and the second and last (to date) final for Chile.
Match details
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| GK | 12 | Eduardo Pereira Eduardo Pereira Eduardo Pereira Martínez is a retired Uruguayan footballer.-International career:Pereira made ten appearances for the senior Uruguay national football team from 1987 to 1990, including four 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.-References:... |
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| DF | 14 | Alfonso Domínguez Alfonso Domínguez Alfonso Enrique Domínguez Maidana is a former Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Domínguez had a spell with River Plate in the Primera División de Argentina.-International career:... |
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| DF | 3 | Nelson Gutiérrez | ||
| DF | 4 | Obdulio Trasante Obdulio Trasante Obdulio Trasante is a former Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Trasante played for Grêmio in the 1988 and 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.-International career:... |
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| DF | 5 | José Pintos Saldanha José Pintos Saldanha José Luis Pintos Saldanha is a former Uruguayan footballer. He was nicknamed "Chango" during his career.-International career:... |
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| MF | 8 | Gustavo Matosas Gustavo Matosas Christian Gustavo Matosas Paidon is a former Argentine-Uruguayan footballer, currently coaching Mexico's Querétaro F.C.. He played for Peñarol of Uruguay, San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina, São Paulo of Brazil and Tianjin Teda of China... |
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| MF | 15 | José Perdomo José Perdomo José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira is a Uruguayan former footballer.Born in Salto, he started his career with Club Atlético Peñarol in 1983, being later noted in 1989 by Genoa head coach Franco Scoglio during a South-American scouting visit, being signed by the rossoblu together with fellow Uruguayans... |
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| MF | 16 | Pablo Bengoechea Pablo Bengoechea Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra is a Uruguayan former professional footballer. A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain. He was the captain of the club C.A. Peñarol and the Uruguay national team.He did also play at 1990 World Cup... |
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| FW | 7 | Antonio Alzamendi Antonio Alzamendi Antonio Alzamendi Casas was a Uruguayan football player who retired in 1991.His official debut was with the Uruguayan team Wanderers de Durazno. Alzamendi played for Uruguay at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups, scoring against West Germany in 1986... |
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| FW | 10 | Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli Uriarte is a former uruguayan football player of Italian and Spanish origin, who retired in 1997. An elegant and highly skillful dribbler, passer, and goal-scorer, Francescoli was nicknamed El Príncipe or Le Prince... |
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| FW | 11 | Rubén Sosa | ||
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| DF | 6 | José Enrique Peña José Enrique Peña José Enrique Peña is a former Uruguayan footballer currently played for clubs of Uruguay and Chile and the Uruguay national football team in the Copa América Argentina 1987.... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Roberto Fleitas Roberto Fleitas Roberto Fleitas is a Uruguayan football head coach and former center back who managed the Uruguayan national team and several top level Uruguayan clubs.-Career:... |
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CHILE:
Roberto Rojas
Roberto Antonio "Cóndor" Rojas Saavedra is a retired Chilean football goalkeeper. He is best known for a 1989 on-the-field incident in which he deliberately injured himself in an attempt to avoid a loss by the Chilean national team...
Fernando Astengo
Fernando Astengo is a retired football player and a current manager.Astengo was the manager of Colo-Colo during 2008,losing the Apertura final against Everton de Viña del Mar. Astengo currently coaches the youth team of Unión San Felipe.-Player: Colo-Colo** Primera División de Chile:1986-References:...
Patricio Mardones
Luis Patricio Mardones Díaz is a retired Chilean football midfielder. He played for the Chile national football team and was capped 29 times scoring 2 goal between 1985 and 1995....
Jorge Contreras
Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira is a former Chilean football forward. He obtained a total number of 24 caps for the Chilean national team during his career, scoring two goals. Contreras retired in 1998.-References:...
Hector Puebla
Héctor Puebla Saavedra is one the biggest idols of Chilean soccer club Cobreloa, he played for the team for 16 years, and he's the most well-known player in Cobreloa's history amongst the fans...
Jaime Pizarro
Jaime Augusto Pizarro Herrera is a retired football player who played 53 times for the Chile national team between 1987 and 1993. He currently serves as Sub-secretary of the National Institute of Sports of the government of Michelle Bachelet...
Ivo Basay
Ivo Alexis Basay Hatibovic is a retired football striker from Chile, who played professional football for seventeen years...
Hugo Eduardo Rubio
Hugo Eduardo Rubio Montecinos is a former Chilean football forward. Rubio's nickname is "Pájaro," which in Spanish is "bird." He was known for his speed and finishing. He played in Chile, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland...