URUGUAY - CHILE 1-1

URUGUAY: Fernando Muslera, Diego Lugano, Sebastian Coates, Martin Caceres, Maximiliano Pereira (Nicolas Lodeiro, 78), Diego Perez, Egidio Arevalo Rios (Sebastian Eguren, 84), Alvaro Pereira, Diego Forlan, Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani (Alvaro Gonzalez, 45).

CHILE: Claudio Bravo, Pablo Contreras, Waldo Ponce, Gonzalo Jara (Jorge Valdivia, 60), Mauricio Isla, Gary Medel, Arturo Vidal, Jean Beausejour (Carlo Carmona, 73), Luis Jimenez, Alexis Sanchez, Humberto Suazo (Esteban Paredes, 73).

Scorers: Alvaro Pereira 54 min (U), Alexis Sanchez 65 min (C)

Alexis Sanchez equalized in the 65th minute to give Chile a 1-1 draw against Uruguay on Friday in the Copa America.

Alvaro Pereira had given Uruguay a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute in the Group C match.

Chile improved to 4 points from two matches and Uruguay, which reached the World Cup semifinals a year ago, has 2 points.

Chile's last group game will be against Peru while Uruguay will face Mexico, which is fielding an Olympic-style under-23 team as it is playing as a guest in the 12-team South American championship.

Both teams could have used a victory to guarantee passage to the second round, where they should be among the favorites.

"Each of these teams showed they have possibilities in this tournament," Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez said.

Uruguay had a couple of chances in an even first half; the best being Diego Forlan's header which was stopped on the line by a Chile defender. Chile had a few close long shots, including one from Mauricio Isla which hit a post late in the half.

Uruguay took the lead when Luis Suarez dribbled away from defenders on the left side, then send a perfect pass in front of the net to Pereira, who took his time and slotted the ball past keeper Claudio Bravo.

Suarez almost made it 2-0 in the 63rd, forcing Bravo to bat away a low shot.

However Chile was the better side from then on, and equalized when Alexis Sanchez — who is the most sought-after player among Europe's big clubs during the current offseason — took a centering pass and slotted home from 12 meters (yards), beating Uruguay keeper Fernando Muslera.

Chile's Luis Jimenez almost scored the winner with a header in the 77th, forcing Muslera into a diving save. Isla pressed Muslera into another key save five minutes later with Chile dominating but unable to find the winner.

Mexico suffer second defeat

PERU - MEXICO 1-0

PERU: Raul Fernandez, Giancarlo Carmona, Santiago Acasiete, Alberto Rodriguez, Walter Vilchez, Carlos Lobaton (Josepmir Ballon, 85), Adan Balbin, Rinaldo Cruzado (Michael Guevara, 76), Juan Vargas, Luis Advincula (Victor Yotun, 45), Paolo Guerrero.

MEXICO: Luis Michel, Darvin Chavez (Miguel Ponce, 73), Nestor Araujo, Hector Reynoso, Paul Aguilar (Edgar Pacheco, 45), Diego Reyes, Jorge Enriquez, Hiram Mier, Javier Aquino (Oribe Peralta, 85), Giovani Dos Santos, Rafael Marquez Lugo.

Scorer: Paolo Guerrero 83 min

Paolo Guerrero scored in the 83rd minute to give Peru a well-earned 1-0 victory over Mexico on Friday in the Copa America.

After a lifeless first half, Peru had a half-dozen clear scoring chances in the second half — hitting the post twice — before Guerrero broke through against outstanding Mexico goalkeeper Luis Michel.

Chile and Peru each have 4 points to lead Group C after two matches. Uruguay, which drew 1-1 against Chile earlier on Friday, has 2 and Mexico has 0 points.

In the final group matches, Chile faces Peru and Uruguay plays Mexico. Mexico and Costa Rica are playing mostly under-23 players in the tournament, as guest entries from the CONCACAF region.

The top two teams in each of the three groups advance to the quarterfinal. In addition, the best two third-place teams advance.

Peru was frustrated by a series of missed opportunities before Guerrero finally broke through, taking a through-ball and calmly driving it into the open side of the net.

Guerrero had missed a wide-open header in the 50th, the best early chance for either team in the match. His diving header flashed wide.

In the 59th, Juan Vargas hit the far post. Minutes later, Guerrero drove the ball over the crossbar. With the match still scoreless, Vargas hit the post again. As well as the woodwork, Mexico relied upon Michel to keep the game goalless, with the keeper making several diving saves.

Mexico came close to opening the scoring in the 79th minute when Giovani Dos Santos forced keeper Raul Fernandez to make a diving save.

The match was played in a nearly empty stadium, which had been full for the earlier game between neighboring Chile and Uruguay.