Copa América 1955 : Peru beats Uruguay 2-1 to claim Copa América third place

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Posted on 30 March 1955

SANTIAGO, Mar. 30, 1955 (AMP) — Chile 1955 : Peru defeated Uruguay by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 1-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Wednesday. Peru finished third in the 1955 Copa América, while Uruguay took the fourth place.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Peru at the Copa América

1 title (1939)
11 participations in the qualifications (first in 1927)
Statistics: Champions (1939) Third Place (1927, 1935, 1949) Fourth Place (1929, 1941)

Uruguay at the Copa América

8 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942)
22 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, 1953) Fourth Place (1945, 1946)

Peru

2:1

Uruguay

2:1 (1:0)