Copa América 1957 : Uruguay beats Peru 5-3

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Posted on 23 March 1957

LIMA, Mar. 23, 1957 (AMP) — Peru 1957 : Uruguay defeated Peru by a score of 5-3 (halftime: 2-1), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Saturday.

The result put the Uruguayans third in the group with 6 points. Peru is fourth with 6 points. In their next game, Uruguay will meet second-placed Brazil on March 28, while Peru will face Colombia.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Uruguay at the Copa América

9 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956)
24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956) Runners-up (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941) Third Place (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1953) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955)

Peru at the Copa América

1 title (1939)
13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1927)
Statistics: Champions (1939) Third Place (1927, 1935, 1949, 1955) Fourth Place (1929, 1941)

Uruguay

5:3

Peru

5:3 (2:1)