1993 Copa América final

Football match
1993 Copa América final
Event1993 Copa América
Argentina Mexico
Argentina Mexico
2 1
Date4 July 1993
VenueEstadio Monumental, Guayaquil
RefereeMárcio Rezende (Brazil)
Attendance40,000
1987
1995

The 1993 Copa América Final was the final match of the 1993 Copa América. It was held on 4 July 1993, in Guayaquil. Argentina won the match 2–1 against Mexico.[1] This was the first time a non-CONMEBOL nation played in a Copa América final.[2]

Managed by Alfio Basile, Argentina won the Copa América for the fourteenth time, defending their title won two years before.[3][4] Argentina would not win another Copa America until 2021.

Route to the final

Argentina Round Mexico
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Bolivia 1–0 Match 1  Colombia 1–2
 Mexico 1–1 Match 2  Argentina 1–1
 Colombia 1–1 Match 3  Bolivia 0–0
Group A - Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Bolivia 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Brazil 1–1 (6–5 p) Quarter-finals  Peru 4–2
 Colombia 0–0 (6–5 p) Semi-finals  Ecuador 2–0

Match details

Argentina 2–1 Mexico
Attendance: 40,000
Argentina
Mexico
GK 1 Sergio Goycochea
RB 4 Fabián Basualdo Yellow card 22'
CB 6 Oscar Ruggeri (c) downward-facing red arrow 40'
CB 15 Jorge Borelli
LB 3 Ricardo Altamirano
RM 17 Gustavo Zapata
CM 10 Diego Simeone
CM 5 Fernando Redondo
LM 11 Néstor Gorosito Yellow card 42' downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 9 Gabriel Batistuta Yellow card 77'
CF 18 Alberto Acosta Yellow card 65'
Substitutions:
DF 13 Fernando Cáceres upward-facing green arrow 40'
MF 20 Leonardo Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Argentina Alfio Basile
GK 1 Jorge Campos
RB 21 Raúl Gutiérrez downward-facing red arrow 79'
CB 2 Claudio Suarez Yellow card 58'
CB 3 Juan Ramírez Perales
LB 5 Ramón Ramírez
RM 7 David Patiño downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz
CM 8 Alberto García Aspe Yellow card 35'
LM 17 Benjamín Galindo
CF 9 Hugo Sánchez (c) Yellow card 38'
CF 11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
FW 10 Luis García upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 15 Luis Flores upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Mexico Miguel Mejía Barón

References

  1. ^ Copa América 1993 Final on the RSSSF
  2. ^ México alimenta la Copa América by Diego Mancera on El País, 15 June 2019
  3. ^ Reviví la consagración en la Copa América 1993, el último título de la Selección mayor on Diario Veloz, 4 Jul 2015
  4. ^ Hace 23 años, la selección argentina ganaba la Copa América por última vez by Gustavo Lenti on Telam, 4 July 2016
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