South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador)
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| Copa América - Ecuador 1959 | |
| South American Championship 1959 | |
| Participating countries |
5 |
| Host | Ecuador |
| Date | December 5, 1959 December 25, 1959 |
| Results - Champion - Runner-up - Third Place |
 Uruguay Argentina Brazil |
| Top goalscorer | Jose Sanfilippo |
| Matches | 10 |
The South American Championship 1959 was held in Ecuador and won by Uruguay with Argentina as a second.
Jose Sanfilippo from Argentina was the top scorer of the tournament with 6 goals.
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[edit] Matches
| December 5, 1959 | Brazil |
3 – 2 |  Paraguay |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Carlos Ceballos (ECU) |
| Paulo 25' Paulo 39' Zé de Mello 55' |
Parodi 72' Benítez 90' |
| December 6, 1959 | Uruguay |
4 – 0 |  Ecuador |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (ARG) |
| Silveira 1'(PK) Escalada 28' Bergara 46' Pérez 52' |
| December 9, 1959 | Argentina |
4 – 2 | Paraguay |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (URU) |
| Sanfilippo 8' Sanfilippo 57' Pizzuti 81' Sanfilippo 89' (PK) |
Insfrán 30' Cabral 90' |
| December 12, 1959 | Uruguay |
3 – 0 | Brazil |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (ARG) |
| Escalada 49' Bergara 67' Sasía 75' |
| December 12, 1959 | Ecuador |
1 – 1 | Argentina |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (BRA) |
| Raffo 20' | Sosa 62' |
| December 16, 1959 | Uruguay |
5 – 0 | Argentina |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 50,000 Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (BRA) |
| Silveira 9' (PK) Bergara 15' Sasía 25' Silveira 55' (PK) Bergara 64' |
| December 19, 1959 | Brazil |
3 – 1 | Ecuador |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (URU) |
| Paulo 23' Geraldo 42' Zé de Mello 45' |
Raffo 12' |
| December 22, 1959 | Argentina |
4 – 1 | Brazil |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (URU) |
| García 2' Sanfilippo 27' Sanfilippo 89' Sanfilippo 90' |
Geraldo 64' |
| December 22, 1959 | Paraguay |
1 – 1 | Uruguay |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 45,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (ARG) |
| Parodi 32' | Sasía 88' |
| December 25, 1959 | Ecuador |
3 – 1 | Paraguay |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (BRA) |
| Spencer 16' Balseca 25' Cañarte 74' |
Gómez 5' (OG) |
[edit] Final Standings
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[edit] Results
| South American Championship 1959 Champions |
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 Uruguay Tenth title |
[edit] Top Scorers
6 goals
4 goals
- Mario Ludovico Bergara
3 goals
- Paulo
- Alcides Silveira
- José Francisco Sasía
