Copa América 1957 : Uruguay defeats Brazil 3-2

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Posted on 28 March 1957

LIMA, Mar. 28, 1957 (AMP) — Peru 1957 : Uruguay defeated Brazil by a score of 3-2 (halftime: 3-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Thursday.

The result put the Brazilians second in the group with 9 points. Uruguay is fourth with 9 points. In their next game, Brazil will meet third-placed Peru on March 31, while Uruguay will face Chile.

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)

Brazil at the Copa América

3 titles (1919, 1922, 1949)
16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922, 1949) Runners-up (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953) Third Place (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942) Fourth Place (1923, 1956)

Uruguay

3:2

Brazil

3:2 (3:0)