Copa América 1997 : Peru beats Uruguay 1-0

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Posted on 12 June 1997

SUCRE, Jun. 12, 1997 (AMP) — Bolivia 1997 : Peru defeated Uruguay by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América group stage game on Thursday.

The result put the Peruvians top of Group B with 3 points. In their next game, Peru will meet group leaders Bolivia on June 15, while Uruguay will face Venezuela.

Fixtures and Results : Group B

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Overview

Peru at the Copa América

2 titles (1939, 1975)
24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1927)
Statistics: Champions (1939, 1975) Third Place (1927, 1935, 1949, 1955, 1983) Fourth Place (1929, 1941, 1957, 1959, 1979)

Uruguay at the Copa América

14 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995)
36 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995) Runners-up (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1989) Third Place (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1953, 1957) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955, 1975)