Copa América 1960 : Argentina beats Brazil 4-1 to claim Copa América second place

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Posted on 22 December 1959

GUAYAQUIL, Dec. 22, 1959 (AMP) — Ecuador 1959 : Argentina defeated Brazil by a score of 4-1 (halftime: 2-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Tuesday. Argentina finished second in the 1960 Copa América, while Brazil took the third place.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

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)

Brazil at the Copa América

3 titles (1919, 1922, 1949)
18 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922, 1949) Runners-up (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959) Third Place (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942) Fourth Place (1923, 1956)

Argentina

4:1

Brazil

4:1 (2:0)