Copa América 1960 : Uruguay beats Argentina 5-0

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Posted on 16 December 1959

GUAYAQUIL, Dec. 16, 1959 (AMP) — Ecuador 1959 : Uruguay defeated Argentina by a big score of 5-0 (halftime: 3-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Wednesday.

The result put the Uruguayans top of the group with 9 points. Argentina is second with 4 points. In their last game, Uruguay will meet Paraguay on December 22, while Argentina will face Brazil.

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)
26 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, 1957) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955)

Argentina at the Copa América

12 titles (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959)
24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959) Runners-up (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942) Third Place (1919, 1956) Fourth Place (1922)

Uruguay

5:0

Argentina

5:0 (3:0)