Uruguay beats Peru to reach Copa América final

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LA PLATA, Jul. 19, 2011 (AMP) — Argentina 2011 : Uruguay reached the Copa América final for the fourth time in their history with a 2-0 win against Peru (halftime: 0-0) on Tuesday night at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata.

Luis Suárez scored dual goals

45 minutes of play and neither the Uruguayans nor the Peruvians have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with two goals by Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez at '52 and '57.

Fixtures and Results : Second Round

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Overview

Peru at the Copa América

  • 2 titles (1939, 1975)
  • 29 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, 1997)

Uruguay at the Copa América

  • 14 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995)
  • 41 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, 1999) Third Place (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1953, 1957, 2004) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955, 1975, 2001, 2007)
2011 Copa América Poster
Peru
0:2
Uruguay
0:2 (0:0)
  • 19 July 2011
  • 21:45
  • La Plata

Copa América History

Copa América History

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