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. This was the first time a non-CONMEBOL nation played in a Copa América final.

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

Managed by Alfio Basile, Argentina won the Copa América for the fourteenth time, defending their title won two years before. 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