Copa América 2015 : Peru beats Paraguay 2-0 to claim Copa América third place
CONCEPCIóN, Jul. 3, 2015 (AMP) — Chile 2015 : Peru secured the consolation of third place at the 2015 Copa América with a 2-0 win against Paraguay (halftime: 0-0) on Friday night at the Concepción Municipal Stadium.
45 minutes of play and neither the Peruvians nor the Paraguayans have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Carrillo ('48) and Guerrero ('89).
Fixtures and Results : Second Round
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Overview
Peru at the Copa América
- 2 titles (1939, 1975)
- 30 participations in the qualifications (first in 1927)
- Statistics: Champions (1939, 1975) Third Place (1927, 1935, 1949, 1955, 1983, 2011) Fourth Place (1929, 1941, 1957, 1959, 1979, 1997)
Paraguay at the Copa América
- 2 titles (1953, 1979)
- 35 participations in the qualifications (first in 1921)
- Statistics: Champions (1953, 1979) Runners-up (1922, 1929, 1947, 1949, 1963, 2011) Third Place (1923, 1924, 1925, 1939, 1946, 1959) Fourth Place (1921, 1926, 1937, 1942, 1967, 1983, 1989)
Peru
2:0
Paraguay
2:0 (0:0)
- 3 July 2015
- 20:30
- Concepción
Copa América History
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