Campeonato Internacional de Verano
Introduction The '''Campeonato Internacional de Verano''', also known under its sponsored name ''Copa Bimbo'', is an international exhibition football competition hosted in Montevideo, Uruguay since 2009.It features four teams: Uruguay's two major teams Nacional and Peñarol, and guest teams from Argentina (in 2011), Brazil (in 2009) and Paraguay (in 2010 and 2011). All matches are played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, the home stadium of the Uruguay national team and the host of the 1930 FIFA World Cup Final. The tournament is produced and televised by Uruguayan telecommunications company Tenfield, and is sponsored by the Mexican bakery and food corporation Grupo Bimbo.The 2009 tournament was won by Brazilian club Cruzeiro, and the 2010 and 2011 edition was won by Uruguayan club Nacional.
Results YearFinalThird PlaceVenueWinner Score Runner-upThird placeScoreFourth place 2009'''Cruzeiro''' '''4 – 1''' NacionalAtlético Mineiro '''4 – 1''' PeñarolEstadio Centenario,Montevideo 2010'''Nacional''' '''1 – 1'''(3 – 1 pens.) DanubioNacional '''2 – 2'''(3 – 1 pens.) PeñarolEstadio Centenario,Montevideo 2011'''Nacional''' '''2 – 2'''(5 – 3 pens.) LibertadPeñarol '''2 – 2'''(4 – 2 pens.) Vélez SársfieldEstadio Centenario,Montevideo 2012Peñarol '''4 – 2''' Palestino'''Nacional''' '''2 – 1''' Universidad San MartínEstadio Centenario,Montevideo
Honours YearTop GoalscorerWinning ManagerBest Player 2009 Diego Tardelli (Atlético Mineiro)  (3 goals) Adílson Dias Batista (Cruzeiro) Ramires (Cruzeiro) 2010 Diego Ifrán (Danubio)   Diego Perrone (Danubio)   Ricardo Mazacote  (Nacional (PAR))  (2 goals each) Eduardo Mario Acevedo (Nacional) Ángel Morales (Nacional) 2011 Richard Porta (Nacional)  (2 goals) Juan Ramón Carrasco (Nacional) Sebastián Coates (Nacional) 2012 Emiliano Albín (Peñarol)   Santiago Silva (Peñarol)   David Llanos (Palestino) (2 goals each) Gregorio Pérez (Peñarol) Alejandro González (Peñarol)
Performances by team TeamWinnersRunners-UpThirdFourth Nacional2 (2010, 2011)1 (2009)1 (2012) Peñarol1 (2012)  1 (2011) 2 (2009, 2010) Cruzeiro1 (2009)| Palestino|1 (2012)| Libertad|1 (2011)| Danubio|1 (2010)| Atlético Mineiro|1 (2009) Nacional|1 (2010) Universidad San Martín   1 (2012) Vélez Sársfield   1 (2011)
Performances by country NationWinnersRunners-UpThirdFourth Uruguay3 (2010, 2011, 2012)2 (2009, 2010)2 (2011, 2012)2 (2009, 2010) Brazil1 (2009)|1 (2009) Paraguay|1 (2011)1 (2010) Chile|1 (2012)| Peru|1 (2012) Argentina|1 (2011)
References * Roberto Lagarde: '' La copa de verano empieza el viernes'' Deportes en Acción, 13.1.2010* Santiago Reis: '' Copa Bimbo'', Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2.9.2010