Soccer Nostalgia: Copa America 1991 Compendium-Part 4

Copa America 1991 Matches:

Final Round:

Date: July 17, 1991

Competition: Copa America-Final Round

Result: Argentina 3-Brazil 2

Venue: Santiago -Estadio Nacional, Chile

Attendance: 65,000 (44,005 in other sources)

Referee: Carlos A. Maciel (Paraguay)

Linesmen: Jose Francisco Ramirez Calle (Peru), Milton Villavicencio (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): Dario Franco 1st, 40th, Gabriel Batistuta 46th

(Brazil): Claudio Branco 6th, João Paulo 53rd

Summary of goals:

(1^st minute, Argentina): Leonel Rodriguez’s corner from the right side was headed in by Dario Franco (fastest goal after 40 seconds).

(6^th minute, Brazil): Claudio Branco scored from a free kick.

(40^th minute, Argentina): Leonel Rodriguez’s cross from the left side was headed in by Dario Franco.

(46^th minute, Argentina): Leonel Rodriguez’s cross from the right side was headed in by Gabriel Batistuta.

(53^rd minute, Brazil): Claudio Branco sent a cross from the left side. The ball was not cleared and Joao Paulo pounced to score.

Lineups:

Argentina:

1- Sergio Javier Goycochea (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

4- Fabián Armando Basualdo (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

2- Sergio Fabian Vázquez (Club Ferrocarril Oeste-Buenos Aires)

6- Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield -Buenos Aires)

3- Carlos Alberto Enrique (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

5- Leonardo Rubén Astrada (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

10- Diego Pablo Simeone (Sporting Club Pisa / Italy)

8- Dario Javier Franco (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario)

20- Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez (Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro- Buenos Aires) (21-Blas Armando Giunta (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) 82^nd)

9- Gabriel Omar Batistuta (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires)

7- Claudio Paul Caniggia (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy)

Coach: Alfio Ruben Basile

Booked: Sergio Vazquez, Carlos Enrique, Leonel Rodriguez (according to other sources: Fabian Basualdo, Oscar Ruggeri and Carlos Enrique were booked)

Sent off: Claudio Caniggia 31^st, Carlos Enrique 61^st

Other Substitutes:

12- Alejandro Fabio Lanari (Club Atlético Rosario Central-Rosario)

13- Fernando Andres Gamboa (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario)

11- Diego Fernando Latorre (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires)

18- Ramon Ismael Medina Bello (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

Team Captain: Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Brazil:

1- Cláudio André Mergen ‘Taffarel’ (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)
2- Iomar do Nascimento ‘Mazinho’ (Unione Sportiva Lecce / Italy)
4- Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)
15- Marcio Roberto dos Santos (Sport Club Internacional- Porto Alegre)
6- Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal ‘Branco’ (Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy)
5- Mauro Silva Gomes (Clube Atletico Bragantino- São Paulo)
17- Henrymarcio Bitencourt ‘Márcio’ (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
10- José Ferreira Neto (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
19-‘Luíz Henrique’ Santos (Clube do Esporte Clube Bahia)
21- Silvio César Ferreira da Costa (Clube Atletico Bragantino- São Paulo) (7- Renato Portaluppi ‘Renato Gaúcho’ (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 46th)
11- Sergio Donizeti Luiz ‘João Paulo’ (Assocoazione Sportiva Bari / Italy) (9- Carlos Alberto Bianchesi ‘Careca III’ (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 75th)

Coach: Paulo Roberto Falcão

Sent Off: Iomar Mazinho 31^st, Marcio Santos 61^st, Careca III 77^th

Other Substitutes:

12- Ivanilton Sérgio Guedes (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)

14- Wilson Roberto Gottardo (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

8- Valdir Benedito (Clube Atletico Paranaense-Curitiba)

Team Captain: José Ferreira Neto

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Topper

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks