Copa América 1979 : Chile defeats Peru 2-1

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Posted on 17 October 1979

LIMA, Oct. 17, 1979 (AMP) — América 1979 : Chile defeated Peru by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 1-0), in the first leg of a final round game on Wednesday.

The second leg between Peru and Chile will be played on Wednesday October 24, 1979 in Santiago.

Fixtures and Results : Second Round

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Overview

Peru at the Copa América

2 titles (1939, 1975)
17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1927)
Statistics: Champions (1939, 1975) Third Place (1927, 1935, 1949, 1955) Fourth Place (1929, 1941, 1957, 1959)

Chile at the Copa América

24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Runners-up (1955, 1956) Third Place (1926, 1941, 1945, 1967) Fourth Place (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1953)

Peru

1:2

Chile

1:2 (0:1)

17 October 1979
Lima

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