Copa América 1953 : Chile beats Uruguay 3-2
LIMA, Mar. 1, 1953 (AMP) — Peru 1953 : Chile defeated Uruguay by a score of 3-2 (halftime: 1-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Sunday.
The result put the Uruguayans third in the group with 3 points. Chile is 5th with 3 points. In their next game, Uruguay will meet second-placed Paraguay on March 12, while Chile will face Peru.
Fixtures and Results : Final tournament
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Overview
Chile at the Copa América
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
- Statistics: Third Place (1926, 1941, 1945) Fourth Place (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1935, 1939, 1947)
Uruguay at the Copa América
- 8 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942)
- 21 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
- Statistics: Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942) Runners-up (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941) Third Place (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947) Fourth Place (1945, 1946)
Chile

3:2

Uruguay
3:2 (1:0)
- 1 March 1953
- Lima
Final tournament
Team | Pts |
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