A second-half brace from striker Luis Suarez secured Uruguay a 3-0 win over Peru and a place in the 2011 Copa America final.
Strike duo Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan gave Uruguay a 2-0 half-time lead over Paraguay in the Copa America final on Sunday as their team chased a record 15th continental title.
Liverpool star Suarez opened the scoring in the 12th minute when his drive took a deflection off Dario Veron and left goalkeeper Justo Villar wrong-footed.
Former Manchester United striker Forlan added the second three minutes from the interval when Egidio Arevalo cleverly intercepted the ball to release the Atletico Madrid attacker who confidently buried a left-footed strike.
Uruguay, three-time winners of the tournament in its modern format, will now face either Venezuela, who have never lifted the continental competition, or 1979 champions Paraguay in Sunday's final.
Victory was sealed for Oscar Tabarez's side when Suarez rushed onto a lofted ball up field before rounding Fernandez and rolling a low shot into the unguarded goal.
"I'm very happy, but we must keep our feet on the ground. This team has demonstrated an amazing hunger for glory and now we must think about what is and how we did from the beginning, when we thought all games were finals.
The final will take place in Buenos Aires' Estadio Monumental on Sunday.
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