1987 Copa América final
 Uruguay, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1987 Copa América | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Date | July 12, 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Monumental, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) | ||||||
| Attendance | 35,000 | ||||||
The 1987 Copa América final was the final match to decide the champion of the
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous final app. |
|---|---|
 Uruguay |
1919, 1983
|
 Chile |
1979 |
Bold indicates winning years
Route to the final
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Final standings |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina |
1–0 | Semi-finals |  Colombia |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
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
In the decisive match played at Estadio Monumental of Buenos Aires, Chile played dirty, committing a great amount of
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
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Bengoechea  56' |
Report |
         Uruguay
|
    Chile
|
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Copa América 1983 on the RSSSF
- ^ Aniversario de la Copa América 1987 on AUF, 12 Jul 2018
- ^ Uruguay campeón de América by José Manuel Martín on Memorias del Fútbol, 14 Feb 2019
- ^ El glorioso y querido fútbol uruguayo, El Gráfico, 14 Jun 2019