Copa América 1987 / Games

This article covers the 1987 Copa América games with full statistical details. The squads of the 10 national teams involved can be found under Copa América 1987 / Kader .

Group stage

Group A

Argentina - Peru 1: 1 (0: 0)

Argentina		Peru
	June 27, 1987 in Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti ( Buenos Aires ) Result: 1: 1 (0: 0) Spectators: 40,000 Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos ( Colombia )
	Luis Islas - José Cuciuffo , José Brown , Oscar Ruggeri , Julio Olarticoechea - Ricardo Giusti , Sergio Batista , Roque Alfaro 79th , Carlos Tapia 64th - Diego Maradona , José Percudani Reserve Claudio Caniggia 64th , Hernán Díaz 79th Coach: Carlos Bilardo ( Argentina )	González Ganoza - Pedro Rojas , Jorge Olaechea , Pedro Requena , Cedric Vásquez - Luis Reyna , Javier Chirinos , Roberto Martínez 66. , Julio Uribe - Franco Navarro , Jorge Hirano 87. Reserve Eugenio La Rosa 66th , José del Solar 87th Coach: Fernando Cuéllar Ávalos ( Peru )
	1-0 47 ′ Maradona	1: 1 59 ′ Reyna
	Batista (68.)	Uribe (68.)

Argentina - Ecuador 3: 0 (0: 0)

Argentina		Ecuador
	in Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti ( Buenos Aires ) Result: 3: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 30,000 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho ( Brazil )
	Luis Islas - José Cuciuffo , José Brown , Oscar Ruggeri - Julio Olarticoechea , Hernán Díaz 80th , Ricardo Giusti , Roque Alfaro 45th , Carlos Tapia - Diego Maradona , José Percudani Reserve Claudio Caniggia 45th , Darío Siviski 80th Coach: Carlos Bilardo ( Argentina )	Carlos Morales - Luis Mosquera , Wilson Macías , Kléber Fajardo , Luis Capurro - Pablo Marin 57. , José Vega , Galo Vásquez , Hamilton Cuvi - Lupo Quiñónez , Raúl Avilés 57. Reserve Geovanny Mera 42nd , Jaime Baldeón 57th Coach: Luis Grimaldi ( Uruguay )
	1: 0 50 ′ (header) Cabrera 2: 0 67 ′ ( penalty ) Maradona 3: 0 85 ′ (free kick) Maradona

Peru - Ecuador 1: 1 (0: 0)

Peru		Ecuador
	4th July 1987 in Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti ( Buenos Aires ) Result: 1: 1 (0 0) Spectators: 10,000 Referee: Asterio Martínez ( Paraguay )
	González Ganoza - Pedro Rojas , Jorge Olaechea , Pedro Requena , Cedric Vásquez - Juan Reynoso , Javier Chirinos , Eduardo Malásquez - Eugenio La Rosa , Franco Navarro , Jorge Hirano 45. Reserve César Loyola 66th Coach: Fernando Cuéllar Ávalos ( Peru )	Héctor Chiriboga - Luis Mosquera , Wilson Macías , Kléber Fajardo , Luis Capurro - Pablo Marin , José Vega , Álex Aguinaga 69. , Hamilton Cuvi - Geovanny Mera , Lupo Quiñónez 65. Reserve Jaime Baldeón 65th , Galo Vásquez 69th Coach: Luis Grimaldi ( Uruguay )
	1: 1 87 ′ La Rosa	0: 1 72 ′ Cuvi
	Vásquez (83rd)

Group B

Brazil - Venezuela 5: 0 (2: 0)

Brazil		Venezuela
	June 28, 1987 in Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes ( Córdoba ) Result: 5: 0 (2: 0) Spectators: 8,000 Referee: Elías Jácome Guerrero ( Ecuador )
	Carlos - Josimar , Geraldo , Ricardo Rocha , Nelsinho - Raí , Douglas 71st , Edu Marangon - Müller 66th , Careca , Valdo Reserve Romário 66th , Paulo Silas 71st Coach: Carlos Alberto Silva ( Brazil )	César Baena - René Torres , Zdenko Morovic , Pedro Acosta , Héctor Rivas - Franco Rizzi , José Nieto 63. , Nelson Carrero - William Méndez 45. , Ildemaro Fernández , Wilton Arreaza Reserve Herbert Márquez 45th , Asdrúbal Sánchez 63rd Coach: Rafael Santana Fontes ( Spain )
	1: 0 33 ′ Edu Marangon 2: 0 39 ′ ( own goal ) Morovic 3: 0 66 ′ Careca 4: 0 72 ′ Nelsinho 5: 0 89 ′ Romário

Chile - Venezuela 3: 1 (1: 1)

Chile		Venezuela
	June 30, 1987 in Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes ( Córdoba ) Result: 3: 1 (1: 1) Spectators: 5,000 Referee: Luis Barrancos ( Bolivia )
	Roberto Rojas - Rubén Espinoza , Fernando Astengo , Eduardo Gómez , Alex Martínez - Jaime Pizarro , Patricio Mardones , Osvaldo Hurtado 64. - Juan Letelier 45. , Ivo Basay , Jorge Contreras Reserve Sergio Salgado 45th , Jaime Vera 64th Coach: Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara ( Chile )	César Baena - René Torres , Pedro Acosta , Héctor Rivas , Julio Quintero 78. - Franco Rizzi , Nelson Carrero , Asdrúbal Sánchez - William Méndez 67. , Herbert Márquez , Wilton Arreaza Reserve José Nieto 67th , Pablo Mendoza 78th Coach: Rafael Santana Fontes ( Spain )
	1: 0 17 ′ Letelier 2: 1 70 ′ Contreras 3: 1 83 ′ Salgado	1: 1 24 ′ ( penalty ) Acosta
	Gomez (56.)	Carrero (56.)

Chile - Brazil 4: 0 (1: 0)

Chile		Brazil
	3rd July 1987 in Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes ( Córdoba ) Result: 4: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 15,000 Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino ( Uruguay )
	Roberto Rojas - Patricio Reyes , Fernando Astengo , Ricardo Toro , Luis Hormazábal - Jaime Pizarro , Patricio Mardones , Jorge Contreras , Héctor Puebla - Ivo Basay 80. , Juan Letelier 76. Reserve Sergio Salgado 76th , Iván Zamorano 80th Coach: Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara ( Chile )	Carlos - Josimar , Ricardo Rocha 45. , Júlio César , Nelsinho - Raí , Douglas , Edu Marangon 53. , Valdo - Müller , Careca Reserve Geraldo 45th , Romário 53rd Coach: Carlos Alberto Silva ( Brazil )
	1: 0 41 ′ (header) Basay 2: 0 48 ′ Letelier 3: 0 83 ′ (header) Basay 4: 0 75 ′ Letelier
		Nelsinho (57.)

Group C

Paraguay 0-0 Bolivia

Paraguay		Bolivia
	June 28, 1987 in Estadio Gigante de Arroyito ( Rosario ) Result : 0-0 Spectators: 5,000 Referee: Enrique Labo Revoredo ( Peru )
	Roberto Fernández - Juan Torales , César Zabala , Rogelio Delgado , Justo Jacquet - Julio Romero , Jorge Nunes , Adolfino Cañete 52nd , Ramón Hicks 72nd - Roberto Cabañas , Gabriel González Reserve Eumelio Palacios 52nd , Felix Torres 72nd Coach: Silvio Parodi ( Paraguay )	Marco Barrero - Wilson Ávila , Miguel Noro , Rolando Coimbra , Félix Vera - José Melgar 45. , Eduardo Villegas , Carlos Borja 53. , Carlos Arias - Roly Paniagua 78. , Álvaro Peña Reserve Federico Justiniano 45th , Óscar Ramírez 78th Coach: Nito Veiga ( Argentina )

Colombia - Bolivia 2: 0 (1: 0)

Colombia		Bolivia
	July 1, 1987 in Estadio Gigante de Arroyito ( Rosario ) Result: 2: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 5,000 Referee: Gastón Castro ( Chile )
	René Higuita - Luis Herrera , Luis Perea , Nolberto Molina , Carlos Hoyos - Leonel Álvarez , José Pérez , Carlos Valderrama , Bernardo Redín - Juan Galeano 70. , Antony de Ávila 84. Reserve Arnoldo Iguarán 70th , Jorge Porras 84th Coach: Francisco Maturana ( Colombia )	Marco Barrero 45th - Wilson Ávila , Miguel Noro , Félix Vera , Rolando Coimbra - Gastón Taborga 62nd , Carlos Arias , Eduardo Villegas , Carlos Borja - Álvaro Peña , Roly Paniagua Reserve Luis Galarza 45th , Óscar Ramírez 62nd Coach: Nito Veiga ( Argentina )
	1: 0 34 ′ Valderrama 2: 0 89 ′ Iguarán
	Pérez (83.), Perea (84.)	Coimbra (81st), Paniagua (86th)

Colombia - Paraguay 3: 0 (2: 0)

Colombia		Paraguay
	5th July 1987 in Estadio Gigante de Arroyito ( Rosario ) Result: 3: 0 (2: 0) Spectators: 10,000 Referee: Francisco Oscar Lamolina ( Argentina )
	René Higuita - Luis Herrera , Alexis Mendoza , Nolberto Molina , Carlos Hoyos - Leonel Álvarez , Mario Coll , Carlos Valderrama , Bernardo Redín - Juan Galeano 68. , Arnoldo Iguarán Reserve Sergio Angulo 84. Coach: Francisco Maturana ( Colombia )	Roberto Fernández - Juan Torales , César Zabala , Rogelio Delgado , Justo Jacquet - Gustavo Benítez , Jorge Nunes , Adolfino Cañete 45. - Julio Romero , Roberto Cabañas 72. , Eumelio Palacios Reserve Gabriel González 45th , Buenaventura Ferreira 57th Coach: Silvio Parodi ( Paraguay )
	1: 0 8 ′ Iguarán 2: 0 34 ′ Iguarán 3: 0 50 ′ Iguarán

Final round

Semifinals

Chile - Colombia 2: 1 aet (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0)

Chile		Colombia
	July 8, 1987 in Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes ( Córdoba ) Result: 2: 1 n.v. (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0) Spectators: 10,000 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho ( Brazil )
	Roberto Rojas - Patricio Reyes , Fernando Astengo , Eduardo Gómez , Luis Hormazábal - Patricio Mardones , Jaime Pizarro , Héctor Puebla 81st , Jorge Contreras - Ivo Basay 54th , Juan Letelier Reserve Sergio Salgado 54th , Jaime Vera 81st Coach: Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara ( Chile )	René Higuita - Luis Herrera , Luis Perea , Nolberto Molina , Carlos Hoyos - Leonel Álvarez , José Pérez , Bernardo Redín , Carlos Valderrama - Juan Galeano 67. , Arnoldo Iguarán 45. Reserve John Tréllez 45th , Antony de Ávila 67th Coach: Francisco Maturana ( Colombia )
	1: 1 106 ′ (header) Astengo 2: 1 108 ′ Vera	0: 1 103 ′ ( penalty ) Redín

Uruguay - Argentina 1: 0 (1: 0)

Uruguay		Argentina
	July 9, 1987 in Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti ( Buenos Aires ) Result: 1: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 75,000 Referee: Elías Jácome ( Ecuador )
	Eduardo Pereira - Alfonso Domínguez , Nelson Gutiérrez , Obdulio Trasante , José Saldanha - Gustavo Matosas , José Perdomo , Pablo Bengoechea 80. - Antonio Alzamendi , Enzo Francescoli , Rubén Sosa 77. Reserve Eduardo da Silva 77th , José Peña 80th Coach: Roberto Fleitas ( Uruguay )	Luis Islas - Julio Olarticoechea , José Brown , Oscar Ruggeri , José Cuciuffo 77. - Ricardo Giusti , Sergio Batista , Carlos Tapia , Diego Maradona - Claudio Caniggia , José Percudani 45. Reserve Juan Funes 45th , Roque Alfaro 77th Coach: Carlos Bilardo ( Argentina )
	1: 0 43 ′ Alzamendi

Third place game

Colombia - Argentina 2: 1 (2: 0)

Colombia		Argentina
	July 11, 1987 in Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes ( Córdoba ) Result: 2: 1 (2: 0) Spectators: 15,000 Referee: Bernardo Corujo ( Venezuela )
	René Higuita - Luis Herrera , Luis Perea , Nolberto Molina , Carlos Hoyos - Gabriel Gómez 45th , Mario Coll , Leonel Álvarez , Bernardo Redín 87th , Carlos Valderrama - Juan Galeano Reserve Antony de Ávila 45th , Alexander Escobar 81st Coach: Francisco Maturana ( Colombia )	Luis Islas - Julio Olarticoechea , José Brown , Oscar Ruggeri , José Cuciuffo - Ricardo Giusti , Sergio Batista , Carlos Tapia 45th , Diego Maradona - Claudio Caniggia , José Percudani 45. Reserve Juan Funes 45th , Roque Alfaro 45th Coach: Carlos Bilardo ( Argentina )
	1: 0 8 ′ Gómez 2: 0 27 ′ Galeano	2: 1 86 ′ Caniggia

final

Uruguay - Chile 1: 0 (0: 0)

Uruguay		Chile
	July 12, 1987 in Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti ( Buenos Aires ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 35,000 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho ( Brazil )
	Eduardo Pereira - Alfonso Domínguez , Nelson Gutiérrez , Obdulio Trasante , José Saldanha - Gustavo Matosas , José Perdomo , Pablo Bengoechea - Antonio Alzamendi 86. , Enzo Francescoli , Rubén Sosa Reserve José Peña 86. Coach: Roberto Fleitas ( Uruguay )	Roberto Rojas - Patricio Reyes , Eduardo Gómez , Fernando Astengo , Luis Hormazábal - Patricio Mardones , Jorge Contreras , Héctor Puebla 19. , Jaime Pizarro - Juan Letelier , Ivo Basay Reserve Ricardo Toro 19. 63. , Hugo Rubio 63. Coach: Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara ( Chile )
	1: 0 56 ′ Bengoechea
	Francescoli (27.), Perdomo (88.)	Gómez (14th), Astengo (88th)

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