1993 Copa América final

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]

1993 Copa América final

Event	1993 Copa América
Argentina Mexico 2 1
Date	4 July 1993
Venue	Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil
Referee	Márcio Rezende (Brazil)
Attendance	40,000
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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

4 July 1993

Argentina	2–1	Mexico
Batistuta 63', 74'		Galindo 67' (pen.)

Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)

Argentina

Mexico

GK 1 Sergio Goycochea RB 4 Fabián Basualdo  22' CB 6 Oscar Ruggeri (c)  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  42'  64' CF 9 Gabriel Batistuta  77' CF 18 Alberto Acosta  65' Substitutions: DF 13 Fernando Cáceres  40' MF 20 Leonardo Rodríguez  64' Manager: Alfio Basile

GK 1 Jorge Campos RB 21 Raúl Gutiérrez  79' CB 2 Claudio Suarez  58' CB 3 Juan Ramírez Perales LB 5 Ramón Ramírez RM 7 David Patiño  46' CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz CM 8 Alberto García Aspe  35' LM 17 Benjamín Galindo CF 9 Hugo Sánchez (c)  38' CF 11 Luís Roberto Alves Substitutions: FW 10 Luis García  46' FW 15 Luis Flores  79' Manager: Miguel Mejía Barón