The 2011 Copa América final was the final match of the 2011 Copa América, an international football tournament that was played in Argentina from 1 to 24 July 2011. The match was played on 24 July at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, between Uruguay and Paraguay.
Uruguay won the match 3–0 to earn their 15th Copa América; Paraguay, as the tournament runner-up, earned the Copa Bolivia. With the win, Uruguay earned the right to represent CONMEBOL in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.
Background
The final marked the first time since 2001 that neither Argentina and Brazil competed against each other for the title. Both Uruguay and Paraguay entered the match having previously won the competition multiple times. Uruguay held the joint record of 14 Copa América titles, having had last won it in 1995. Their last final appearance was in 1999, when they were defeated by Brazil.
Paraguay is a two-time winner of the competition, having last won the tournament in 1979. That year also marked the last time Paraguay made it to the final of the tournament. Paraguay reached the final without winning a single game in the tournament.
Route to the final UruguayRoundParaguayOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult1–1Match 10–01–1Match 22–21–0Match 33–3Team321042+27312032+1531112204300314−30Final standingsTeam312064+25312043+1530305503301225−31OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult1–1 (5–4 pen.)Quarter-finals0–0 (2–0 pen.)2–0Semi-finals0–0 (5–3 pen.)
Match details
GK1Fernando MusleraRB16Maxi PereiraCB2Diego Lugano (c)CB4Sebastián CoatesLB22Martín CáceresRM20Álvaro GonzálezCM15Diego PérezCM17Egidio Arévalo RíosLM11Álvaro PereiraCF10Diego ForlánCF9Luis SuárezSubstitutions:FW21Edinson CavaniMF8Sebastián EgurenDF3Diego GodínManager:Óscar Tabárez
GK1Justo Villar (c)RB3Iván PirisCB14Paulo da SilvaCB2Darío VerónLB4Elvis MarecosRM13Enrique VeraCM20Néstor OrtigozaCM15Víctor CáceresLM16Cristian RiverosCF18Nelson ValdezCF7Pablo ZeballosSubstitutions:MF21Marcelo EstigarribiaFW23Hernán PérezFW19Lucas BarriosManager: Gerardo Martino
Man of the Match: Luis Suárez (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Marcio Santiago (Brazil) Francisco Mondría (Chile) Fourth official: Enrique Osses (Chile)
References
External links
Copa América 2011 (archived)