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These are the squads for the countries that played in the
1987 Copa América The 1987 Copa América was the 33rd edition of the Copa América, CONMEBOL's national team competition. It was the first Copa América under the new rotational hosting system. Argentina, as the first country alphabetically, hosted the tournament ...
held in
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. The first round was played in three groups of three teams with
Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
, as defending champion, receiving a bye to the semi-finals.


Group A


Argentina

Head Coach:
Carlos Bilardo Dr. Carlos Salvador Bilardo (born 16 March 1938) is an Argentine former physician, football player, and manager. Bilardo achieved worldwide renown as a player with Estudiantes de La Plata in the 1960s, and as the manager of the Argentina side t ...


Ecuador

Head Coach: Luis Grimaldi


Peru

Head Coach: Fernando Cuellar


Group B


Brazil

Head Coach: Carlos Alberto Silva


Chile

Head Coach:
Orlando Aravena Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara (21 October 1942 – 21 March 2024) was a Chilean football player and manager. Career As a player, Aravena played for Magallanes, Deportes La Serena, Palestino, Colo-Colo and Ñublense. With Deportes La Serena, ...


Venezuela

Head Coach:
Rafael Santana Rafael Francisco Santana de la Cruz (born January 31, 1958) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball shortstop who won a World Series ring with the 1986 New York Mets. He currently serves as the Dominican Republic scouting and player develo ...


Group C


Bolivia

Head Coach: * Marciano Saldías and Mauricio Ramos remained on standby in Bolivia and did not travel to Argentina.


Colombia

Head Coach:
Francisco Maturana Francisco Antonio Maturana García, also known as ''Pacho'' Maturana (born February 15, 1949) is a Colombian ex-football player and football manager. Under his management, Atletico Nacional was the first team of the nation to win the Copa Libe ...


Paraguay

Head Coach: José Parodi


Semi-final


Uruguay

Head Coach:
Roberto Fleitas Roberto Fleitas (25 May 1932 – 3 March 2024) was a Uruguayan association football, football head coach and player who managed the Uruguay national football team, Uruguay national team and several top level Uruguayan clubs. He is one of the fo ...


External links


RSSSF Copa América 1987Worldfootball.net
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