COLOMBIA

La muy buena Selección Paraguaya que llegó a la última jornada como líder de las posiciones. No se le dio el título, pero Paraguay, que necesita recambio de jugadores en la selección
mayor, puede encontrar aquí varios valores con interesante proyección. / The very good Paraguayan National Team reached the final match-day as the leader of the positions. They did
not win the title, but Paraguay, that is in need of a change of player in the Senior National Team, may find here several valuable players with an intereasting projection to the future.
permitted Uruguay to secure the
third place and qualify to the
World Cup. The goal was scored
by Nicolás López, a forward
playing in Italy’s Roma that with
such a conquest climbed right to
the top of the table of the
competition’s topmost scorers
with 6 points.
The team directed by coach
Juan Verzeri only needed a tie to
get the world cup berth, though
they played without the chance
of attaining the champion title,
which they had not conquered
since 1981. With that victory,
Uruguay ended third in the
ranking table.
Ecuador put an end to their
participation with another defeat,
thus accumulating 5 losses of the
5 encounters in the final
hexagonal match. Nevertheless,
they had a good performance
when confronting the Charrúa
side, generating many situations
to score.
Ecuador played close to all
the participants and did not
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HISTORIAL / HISTORICAL RECORD
Año Sede Campeón Subcampeón Tercero
1954 Venezuela URUGUAY Brasil Venezuela
1958 Chile URUGUAY Argentina Brasil
1964 Colombia URUGUAY Paraguay Colombia
1967 Paraguay ARGENTINA Paraguay Brasil/Perú
1971 Paraguay PARAGUAY Uruguay Chile
1974 Chile BRASIL Uruguay Paraguay
1975 Perú URUGUAY Chile Argentina
1977 Venezuela URUGUAY Brasil Paraguay
1979 Uruguay URUGUAY Argentina Paraguay
1981 Ecuador URUGUAY Brasil Argentina
1983 Bolivia BRASIL Argentina Uruguay
1985 Paraguay BRASIL Paraguay Colombia
1987 Colombia COLOMBIA Brasil Argentina
1988 Argentina BRASIL Colombia Argentina
1991 Venezuela BRASIL Argentina Uruguay
1992 Colombia BRASIL Uruguay Colombia
1995 Bolivia BRASIL Argentina Chile
1997 Chile ARGENTINA Brasil Paraguay
1999 Argentina ARGENTINA Uruguay Brasil
2001 Ecuador BRASIL Argentina Paraguay
2003 Uruguay ARGENTINA Brasil Paraguay
2005 Colombia COLOMBIA Brasil Argentina
2007 Paraguay BRASIL Argentina Uruguay
2009 Venezuela BRASIL Paraguay Uruguay
2011 Perú BRASIL Uruguay Argentina
2013 Argentina COLOMBIA Paraguay Uruguay
Entre 1977 y 1988 el torneo era Sub-19 / Between 1977 and 1978, it was U-19
hesitate against all rivals, though
they lost 6 of their 9 matches,
only winning 1. This situation was
a symptom that there was
something missing in their own
goal and also in the rival one.
Just the same, their football is
stronger and more worthy of
respect as the days pass by.
THRILLING PACIFIC DERBY
Chile and Peru were the
leaders in the closing date of a
match full of thrills. The Inca side
needed a triumph to qualify,
whereas The Reds had enough
with a tie. Peru opened the
match at the 7 th minute with a
well-aimed header of midfielder
Édison Flores and Bryan Rabello
scored a tie at the 37 th with a
fierce free kick from a 30-metre
distance.
The Peruvians always took
the initiative, leaving their hearts
in the field, though it was not
enough. Nevertheless, the
general opinion of public, press
and observers was that they had
one of the teams that played best
and the one they also liked best
along the championship.
Offensive, with a good technique
and a strong amour propre, they
fought until the last minute for
the 3 points, though the Chilean
line of defense knew how to stop
them firmly. Bryan Rabello, player
of Spain’s Betis, scored the
Chilean goal with a free kick at