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	Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Attendance	60,000
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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.

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 Carter (Mexico)

Uruguay

Brazil

GK 1 Fernando Álvez RB 14 Gustavo Méndez  86' CB 4 José Herrera  5' CB 3 Eber Moas LB 18 Tabaré Silva  35' CM 5 Álvaro Gutiérrez CM 21 Diego Dorta  46' RW 9 Daniel Fonseca  46' AM 11 Gus Poyet  60' LW 7 Marcelo Otero CF 10 Enzo Francescoli (c) 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' DM 8 Dunga (c)  90' DM 5 César Sampaio AM 10 Juninho Paulista  67'  78' AM 11 Zinho  33' SS 7 Edmundo CF 9 Túlio Substitutions: MF 17 Beto  78' Manager: Mário Zagallo

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

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