Copa América 1979 : Ecuador beats Uruguay 2-1

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Posted on 5 September 1979

QUITO, Sep. 5, 1979 (AMP) — América 1979 : Ecuador defeated Uruguay by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 2-0), in a Copa América group stage game (Group C) on Wednesday.

The result put the Ecuadorians second in the group with 3 points. In their next game, Ecuador will meet group leaders Paraguay on September 13, while Uruguay will face Ecuador.

Fixtures and Results : Group C

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Overview

Ecuador at the Copa América

14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1939)
Statistics: Fourth Place (1960)

Uruguay at the Copa América

11 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1967)
29 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1967) Runners-up (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941) Third Place (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1953, 1957) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955, 1975)

Ecuador

2:1

Uruguay

2:1 (2:0)