16.07.1989.  je u Rio de Janeiro odigrana utakmica copa America između Brazil-Urugvaj u prisustvu 170.000 gledatelja.

Sudac:Hernán M.Silva Makuc iz Čilea

Strijelci: 1:0 Romario (49')

Urugvaj:

Zeoli,-J.Herrera,N.Gutiérrez,de León,Dominguez,-Ostolaza,(od 69'Correa),
Perdomo(k),R.Paz,(od 69'da Silva),Francescoli,-Alzamendi,R.Sosa

                                                                                                  finalna faza
                                                                                    
A grupa                                                                              1.Brazil        3 3 0 0 6:0 6
                                                                                             2.Urugvaj     3 2 0 1 5:1 4
1.Paragvaj    4 3 0 1 9:4 6                                                3.Argentina  3 0 1 2 0:4 1
2.Brazil           4 2 2 0 5:1 6                                                4.Paragvaj    3 0 1 2 0:6 1 
3.Kolumbija    4 1 2 1 5:4 4                                               
4.Venecuela  4 0 1 3 4:111

B grupa

1.Argentina    4 2 2 0 2:0 6
2.Urugvaj          4 2 0 2 6:2 4
3.Čile                4 2 0 2 7:5 4
4.Ekvador         4 1 2 1 2:2 4
5.Bolivija           4 0 2 2 0:8 2