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Chile ended Uruguay's 16-year winning streak.

Jueves 25 de Junio del 2015

Chile ended Uruguay's 16-year winning streak.

Copa America: Four negative facts that the Roja erased with their victory over Uruguay.

Copa America: Four negative facts that the Roja erased with their victory over Uruguay.

Chile's victory against Uruguay sparks wild celebration, propelling them to the semifinals of the Copa America.

The achievement generated excitement among the players, leaving behind several negative statistics that Chile had.

1. In the Copa America, Chile had not defeated Uruguay in 32 years. The last time was on September 11, 1983, when they won 2-0 at the National Stadium in the group stage, with goals from Rodolfo Dubó and Juan Carlos Letelier.

Chile had not achieved a victory against Uruguay in the Copa America since then.

2. Uruguay had eliminated the last five host countries they directly faced in the Copa America: Brazil 1983 (final), Argentina 1987 (semifinal), Paraguay 1999 (quarters), Venezuela 2007 (quarters), and Argentina 2011 (quarters). Isla's goal put an end to the 96-year dry spell since Uruguay last lost to a host nation. In 1919, they were defeated 1-0 by Brazil in a title-defining match that lasted 150 minutes.

Uruguay's streak of elimination of host countries finally came to an end thanks to Chile's victory.

3. Chile ended a seven consecutive eliminations streak in knockout stage matches. Their last triumph dates back to the 1999 Copa America, where they eliminated Colombia in the quarterfinals (3-2) with two goals from Pedro Reyes and one from Iván Zamorano.

Chile's winning trend in knockout matches was finally restored after a long wait.

4. Uruguay had seven consecutive qualifications to the quarterfinals in official competitions, with six of them in the Copa America. Their last elimination before the quarterfinals was in the 1993 Copa America, when they lost on penalties to Colombia. Since 1999, they had consistently made it to the semifinals.

Uruguay's streak of advancing to the quarterfinals has been broken after a long time.

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