1991 Copa América

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

1991 Copa América
Official program
Tournament details
Host countryChile
Dates6–21 July
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]

Until the 2021 edition, this was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBOL member nations. In later 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
Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 70,000
Concepción
Estadio Municipal
Capacity: 35,000
Viña del Mar
Estadio Sausalito
Capacity: 20,000
Valparaíso
Estadio Playa Ancha
Capacity: 19,000

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 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 Faría (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.

Gabriel Batistuta, top scorer

There were 73 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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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