List of Copa América hat-tricks

Notable Copa América hat-tricks

• Arthur Friedenreich was the first player to score a hat-trick in a Copa América match, on 11 May 1919 against Chile.
• Ten players have scored two hat-tricks in Copa América matches: Ademir, Javier Ambrois, David Arellano, Teodoro Fernández, Herminio Masantonio, Pedro Petrone, Sylvio Pirillo, José Sanfilippo, Severino Varela and Paolo Guerrero.
• Héctor Scarone, Juan Marvezzi, José Manuel Moreno and Evaristo are the only players in Copa América history to have scored five goals in a single match.
• There have been three occasions when two hat-tricks have been scored in the same match; when Uruguay defeated Bolivia in 1927, Pedro Petrone and Roberto Figueroa, both playing for Uruguay, scored three goals. Another occurred during the 1942 South American Championship: when Argentina defeated Ecuador, José Manuel Moreno scored five goals and Herminio Masantonio scored four, both for Argentina.
• The quickest hat-trick to be completed is José Manuel Moreno's three goals during the 1942 edition. He scored his third in the 22nd minute, after scoring his first goal in the 12th minute and his second in the 16th.
• The only players to have scored a hat-trick coming from the bench are Paulo Valentim in 1959 and Lionel Messi in 2016.
• Although Copa América Centenario is a special edition, hat-tricks scored in that tournament are listed here.
• No player has scored a hat-trick against Argentina neither a Bolivian, Ecuatorian or Venezuelan footballer has scored three or more goals in a match.

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