Uruguay beats Peru to reach Copa América final
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)
Peru
0:2
Uruguay
0:2 (0:0)
- 19 July 2011
- 21:45
- La Plata
Copa América History
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