Copa América 1959 : Argentina defeats Peru 3-1

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Posted on 18 March 1959

BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 18, 1959 (AMP) — Argentina 1959 : Argentina defeated Peru by a score of 3-1 (halftime: 2-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Wednesday.

The result put the Argentine top of the group with 9 points. Peru is 5th with 4 points. In their next game, Argentina will meet third-placed Paraguay on March 22, while Peru will face Chile.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Argentina at the Copa América

11 titles (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957)
23 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957) Runners-up (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942) Third Place (1919, 1956) Fourth Place (1922)

Peru at the Copa América

1 title (1939)
14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1927)
Statistics: Champions (1939) Third Place (1927, 1935, 1949, 1955) Fourth Place (1929, 1941, 1957)

Argentina

3:1

Peru

3:1 (2:0)