1991 Copa América

The 1991 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Chile, from July 6 to 21. It was organized by CONMEBOL and all ten member nations participated.

1991 Copa América
Official program
Tournament details
Host countryChile
DatesJuly 6 – 21
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (13th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Chile
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored73 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Gabriel Batistuta
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Leonardo Rodríguez[1]

This was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBOL member nations. In subsequent tournaments, at least two nations from outside CONMEBOL have been invited to bring the total number of participants to twelve.

Argentina won the Copa América for the 13th time, their first since 1959.[2]

Venues
Santiago
Concepción
Estadio Nacional de ChileEstadio Municipal
Capacity: 70,000Capacity: 35,000
ValparaísoViña del Mar
Estadio Playa AnchaEstadio Sausalito
Capacity: 19,000Capacity: 20,000

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads: 1991 Copa América squads

First round
Claudio Caniggia scoring v Paraguay in the first round
The Argentina squad that won the cup

The tournament was set up in two groups of five teams each. Each team played one match against each of the other teams within the same group. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final stage.

Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

  • Tie-breaker
    • If teams finish leveled on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
    1. greater goal difference in all group games;
    2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
    3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
    4. drawing of lots.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 4400113+88
 Chile 4301103+76
 Paraguay 420278−14
 Peru 41039902
 Venezuela 4004115−140
Chile 2–0 Venezuela
Rubio  22'
Zamorano  34'
Attendance: 42,779
Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)
Paraguay 1–0 Peru
Monzón  21'
Attendance: 42,779
Referee: Ortubé (Bolivia)
Chile 4–2 Peru
Rubio  16'
Contreras  51' (pen.)
Zamorano  61', 74'		 Maestri  59'
Del Solar  71'
Attendance: 18,798
Referee: Filippi (Uruguay)
Argentina 3–0 Venezuela
Batistuta  28', 50' (pen.)
Caniggia  43'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Milton Villavicencio (Ecuador)
Paraguay 5–0 Venezuela
Neffa  34'
Guirland  38'
Monzón  75', 87' (pen.)
V. Sanabria  81'
Attendance: 68,215
Referee: Juan José Torres (Colombia)
Argentina 1–0 Chile
Batistuta  81'
Attendance: 68,215
Referee: Wright (Brazil)
Peru 5–1 Venezuela
La Rosa  9', 55'
Cavallo  21' (o.g.)
Del Solar  58'
Hirano  62'		 Del Solar  14' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)
Argentina 4–1 Paraguay
Batistuta  40'
Simeone  61'
Astrada  70'
Caniggia  81'		 Cardozo  79'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Filippi (Uruguay)
Argentina 3–2 Peru
Latorre  3'
Craviotto  51'
C. García  57'		 Yáñez  35' (pen.)
Hirano  65'
Attendance: 67,902
Referee: Ortube (Bolivia)
Chile 4–0 Paraguay
Rubio  12'
Zamorano  15'
Estay  63'
Vera  68'
Attendance: 67,902
Referee: Wright (Brazil)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 421131+25
 Brazil 421165+15
 Uruguay 413043+15
 Ecuador 411265+13
 Bolivia 402227−52
Colombia 1–0 Ecuador
De Ávila  25'
Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaíso
Attendance: 13,828
Referee: Escobar (Paraguay)
Uruguay 1–1 Bolivia
Castro  73' J. Suárez  16'
Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaíso
Attendance: 13,828
Referee: Maciel (Paraguay)
Uruguay 1–1 Ecuador
Méndez  49' (pen.) Aguinaga  44'
Attendance: 18,430
Referee: Castro (Chile)
Brazil 2–1 Bolivia
Neto  5' (pen.)
Branco  47'		 Report E. Sánchez  89' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,430
Referee: José Ramírez (Peru)
Colombia 0–0 Bolivia
Attendance: 19,350
Referee: Francisco Farías (Venezuela)
Brazil 1–1 Uruguay
João Paulo  29' Report Méndez  66'
Attendance: 19,350
Referee: Loustau (Argentina)
Ecuador 4–0 Bolivia
Aguinaga  32'
Avilés  42', 73'
Ramírez  80' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,250
Referee: Castro (Chile)
Colombia 2–0 Brazil
De Ávila  35'
Iguarán  66'		 Report
Attendance: 17,250
Referee: Maciel (Paraguay)
Uruguay 1–0 Colombia
Méndez  19'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Loustau (Argentina)
Brazil 3–1 Ecuador
Mazinho Oliveira  8'
Márcio Santos  54'
Luiz Henrique  89'		 Report Muñoz  12'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Escobar (Paraguay)

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 321053+25
 Brazil 320163+34
 Chile 302113−22
 Colombia 301225−31
Argentina 3–2 Brazil
Franco  1', 39'
Batistuta  46'		 Report Branco  5'
João Paulo  52'
Attendance: 44,005
Referee: Maciel (Paraguay)
Chile 1–1 Colombia
Zamorano  74' Iguarán  37'
Attendance: 44,005
Referee: Filippi (Uruguay)
Argentina 0–0 Chile
Attendance: 37,612
Referee: Filippi (Uruguay)
Brazil 2–0 Colombia
Renato  29'
Branco  76' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 37,612
Referee: José Ramírez (Peru)
Brazil 2–0 Chile
Mazinho Oliveira  8'
Luiz Henrique  55'		 Report
Attendance: 45,104
Referee: Loustau (Argentina)
Argentina 2–1 Colombia
Simeone  11'
Batistuta  19'		 De Ávila  70'
Attendance: 45,104
Referee: Escobar (Paraguay)

Result
 1991 Copa América Champions 

Argentina
13th title

Goal scorers

With six goals, Gabriel Batistuta was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 73 goals were scored by 42 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

References
  1. "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. "Copa America 1991". Soccer Nostalgia. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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