1995 Copa América final

The 1995 Copa América final was the final match of the 1995 Copa América. It was held on July 23, 1995, in Montevideo, Uruguay. This was the fourth final for both Uruguay and reigning World Champion Brazil, and the third final featuring the two teams; previously Uruguay had defeated Brazil in 1983, with Brazil returning the favor in 1989 at the Estádio do Maracanã.

1995 Copa América final

Event	1995 Copa América
Uruguay Brazil 1 1
Uruguay won 5–3 on penalties
Date	23 July 1995
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Attendance	60,000

Uruguay won the match 5–3 on penalties, continuing its historic run of winning every international tournament held in Uruguay. This remarkable streak includes South American Championships victories in 1917, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1956, and 1967, and the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

By winning the 1995 Copa América tournament, Uruguay qualified for the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Estadio Centenaario, venue

Route to the final

Uruguay		Round	Brazil
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Venezuela	4–1	Match 1	Ecuador	1–0
Paraguay	1–0	Match 2	Peru	2–0
Mexico	1–1	Match 3	Colombia	3–0
Group A winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Uruguay 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Paraguay 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 Venezuela 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0		Final standings	Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Brazil 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Colombia 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4 Ecuador 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3 Peru 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Bolivia	2–1	Quarter-finals	Argentina	2–2 (4–2 p)
Colombia	2–0	Semi-finals	United States	1–0

Match

Details

23 July 1995

17:10 (UTC-3)

Uruguay	1–1	Brazil
Bengoechea 51'	Report	Túlio 30'
Penalties
Francescoli Bengoechea Herrera Gutiérrez Martínez	5–3	Roberto Carlos Zinho Túlio Dunga

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Arturo Brizio (Mexico)

Uruguay

Brazil

GK	1	Fernando Álvez
RB	14	Gustavo Méndez	86'
CB	4	José Oscar Herrera	5'
CB	3	Eber Moas
LB	18	Tabaré Silva		35'
RM	21	Diego Dorta		46'
CM	5	Álvaro Gutiérrez
CM	11	Gus Poyet	60'
LM	10	Enzo Francescoli (c)
CF	9	Daniel Fonseca		46'
CF	7	Marcelo Otero
Substitutions:
DF	6	Edgardo Adinolfi		35'
MF	8	Pablo Bengoechea		46'
FW	17	Sergio Martínez		46'
Manager:
Héctor Núñez

GK	1	Cláudio Taffarel
RB	2	Jorginho
CB	3	Aldair
CB	14	André Cruz
LB	6	Roberto Carlos	5'
RM	8	Dunga (c)	90'
CM	5	César Sampaio
CM	10	Juninho	67'	78'
LM	11	Zinho	33'
CF	7	Edmundo
CF	9	Túlio
Substitutions:
MF	17	Beto		78'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo

OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Bommer Fierro (Ecuador) Adrián Gómez (Venezuela) Fourth official: ()

MATCH RULES 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level: 3 (of 12) substitutions permitted

References