The 2013

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( es, ''Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 ''Juventud de América'' Argentina 2013'', italic=unset, pt, ''Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 ''Juventude da América'' Argentina 2013'', italic=unset, region=BR) was an

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competition for national under-20 teams in the South America ( CONMEBOL). The tournament was held in

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from 9 January to 3 February 2013 and was won by Colombia, with Paraguay as runners-up. Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile, which were the first four teams of this tournament qualified for the

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to be held in

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Host selection

was chosen as host country at a meeting of the CONMEBOL Executive Committee on 18 March 2011 at CONMEBOL headquarters in

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. At the meeting, it was decided to make Argentina the host nation for both the South American Under-20 and Under-17 tournaments in 2013.

Teams

* (hosts) * * (holder and world champions) * * (winner) * * * * *

Venues

A total of two cities hosted the tournament.

Match officials

The referees were: * Patricio Loustau *:Assistant: Diego Bonfá * Raúl Orosco *:Assistant: Wilson Arellano *

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*:Assistant: Marcelo Van Gasse * Julio Bascuñán *:Assistant: Carlos Astroza * José Hernando Buitrago *:Assistant: Wilmar Navarro * Carlos Vera *:Assistant: Byron Romero *

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*:Assistant: Darío Gaona *

Víctor Hugo Carrillo Víctor Hugo Carrillo Casanova (born 30 October 1975) is a Peruvian football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2005. Career Víctor Hugo is a referee in Peruvian Primera División, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamer ...

*:Assistant: Raúl López * Daniel Fedorczuk *:Assistant: Nicolás Tarán *

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*:Assistant: Carlos López

Squads

First stage

When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to: # superior goal difference in all matches # greater number of goals scored in all group matches # better result in matches between the tied teams # drawing of lots ''All match times are in local Argentine time ( UTC−03:00).''

Group A

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Group B

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Final stage

The final stage was scheduled to take place between 20 January and 3 February. ---- ---- ---- ----

Goalscorers

;6 goals * Nicolás López ;5 goals *

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* Nicolás Castillo *

Yordy Reyna José Yordy Reyna Serna (; born 17 September 1993) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. Early life Born in the city of Chiclayo, he moved to Lima at the age of 14. He gave su ...

;4 goals * Derlis González *

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* Jhon Córdoba * Ely Esterilla ;3 goals *

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* Matías Pérez ;2 goals * Luciano Vietto * Rodrigo Vargas * Cristian Cuevas *

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* Miguel Parrales *

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Edison Flores Edison Michael Flores Peralta (born 14 May 1994), is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Atlas and the Peru national team. Flores began his career with Lima Universitario de Deportes. In 2011, at the ...

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;1 goal * Agustín Allione *

Juan Iturbe Juan Manuel Iturbe Arévalo (born 4 June 1993) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Aris and the Paraguay national team. Iturbe represented the Paraguay national team in a friendly match ...

* Lucas Melano * Alan Ruiz *

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* Felipe Anderson *

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* Marcos Júnior * Alejandro Contreras *

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* Diego Rojas *

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Felipe Mora Felipe Andrés Mora Aliaga (born 2 August 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Chile national team. International career Mora was selected for the Chile national ...

Igor Lichnovsky Igor Lichnovsky Osorio (born 7 March 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Tigres UANL as a central defender. Club career Universidad Born in Peñaflor near Santiago to an Austrian father of German and Slovak ...

* Nicolás Maturana *

Bryan Rabello Bryan Martín Rabello Mella (born 16 May 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club Grêmio Novorizontino as an attacking midfielder. Club career Colo-Colo Rabello made his competitive first team debut for Colo-C ...

Brayan Perea Brayan Andrés Perea Vargas (born 25 February 1993), nicknamed ''El Coco,'' is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Botev Vratsa. Club career Deportivo Cali Perea began his career playing ...

Jherson Vergara Amú Jherson Vergara Amú (born 26 May 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Career Early career A youth product of Boca Juniors de Cali, an amateur team, he signed his first official professional contract in 2011 ...

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* José Francisco Cevallos * Rodrigo Alborno * Ángel Cardozo * Cecilio Domínguez *

Gustavo Gómez Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (; born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defender for and captains the Brazilian Serie A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay national team. Club career Lanús Gómez is considered one ...

* Jorge Rojas * Jean Deza * Miguel Araujo * Edwuin Gómez *

Andy Polo Andy Jorman Polo Andrade (born 29 September 1994), commonly known as La Joya (The Jewel), is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Universitario and the Peru national team. Polo made his professional debut with Peruvian ...

Rodrigo Aguirre Rodrigo Sebastián Aguirre Soto (born 1 October 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Monterrey. Career Aguirre began his career with Liverpool in Montevideo. While at the club he scored 16 goals in ...

Diego Laxalt Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez (; born 7 February 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Uruguay national team. He is a youth product of Defensor Sporting ...

* Rubén Bentancourt * Mauricio Formiliano * Juan Pablo Añor ;Own goal * Luis León (for Brazil)

References

External links

Tournament at CONMEBOL.com
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