1919 South American Championship
The Campeonato Sudamericano of 1919 was the third playout of the South American continental championship in football and was held from 11 to 29 May in Brazil instead. Originally the tournament was to take place in 1918, but was postponed due to the Spanish flu.
All matches were played at the Estádio Laranjeiras, the stadium of FC Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro. Since in this Copa America after the last matchday decided a winner, took place between the two teams finish equal on points of Brazil and Uruguay a playoff to win the tournament instead. Arthur Friedenreich scored on presentation of Neco the winner of Brazil and established itself as the first football star of his country and was, together with the Pässgeber scorer of the tournament. Was overshadowed by the tragic death of the competition Uruguayan substitute goalkeeper Roberto Chery.
Match Results
* In Extension 4 periods were played to 15 minutes
Top scorers
Team Line-Ups
Argentina A. Barcos ( Estudiantes (La Plata) ), Enrique Brichetto ( Boca Juniors), Calomino - Bleo Pedro Fournol ( Boca Juniors), Roberto Castagnola ( Racing Club), Edwin Clarcke ( Porteño ), Antonio Roque Cortella ( Boca Juniors), Faivre ( Gimnasia y Esgrima (Rosario ) ), Roberto Felice ( Gimnasia y Esgrima (La Plata) ), Carlos Isola ( River Plate ), Carlos Izaguirre ( Porteño ), José Lailolo (River Plate), Alfredo Martín ( Boca Juniors), Pedro Martínez ( Huracán ( Buenos Aires ) ), Ernesto Mattozzi ( Estudiantil Porteño ), Juan Nelusco Perinetti ( Racing Club), Armando Reyes ( Racing Club), Nicolás Rofrano (River Plate), Emilio sands ( Porteño ), Ernesto Scoffano (Eureka ), JG Shilley (San Isidro ), Eduardo Uslenghi ( Porteño )
Brazil 1889 Amilcar Barbuy (Corinthians), Arlino Correia Pacheco ( América ), Arnaldo Silveira Patusca ( Santos), Bianco Spartaco Gambini ( Palestra Itália ), Oscar Cyrillo Carregal ( Flamengo ), Dyonísio Álvaro dos Santos ( Ypiranga ), Agostinho Fortes Filho ( Fluminense ), Arthur Friedenreich ( Paulistano ), Galo - Armando de Almeida ( Flamengo ), Haroldo Pereira Domingues ( Santos), Heitor Marcelino Domingo ( Palestra Itália ), Laís - AA de Moraes e Castro ( Fluminense ), Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça ( Fluminense ), Álvaro Martins ( São Cristóvão ), Luiz Maia de Menezes B. ( Botafogo (RJ) ), Adolpho Millon Júnior ( Santos), Neco - Manoel Nunes (Corinthians) Luiz Bento Palamone ( Mackenzie ), Antônio Picagli ( Palestra Itália ), pindaro de Carvalho Rodrigues ( Flamengo ), Sérgio Pereira ( I) ( Paulistano ) coach: Haroldo Domingues
Chile Telésforo Báez (Santiago Wanderers ), Hector Baeza (Santiago Wanderers ), Carlos Del Río ( Fernández Vial ( Concepción ) ), Aurelio Domínguez ( Artillero de Costa FC ( Talcahuano ) ), Guillermo Frez (La Cruz FC ( Valparaíso ) ), Alfredo France ( Estrella del Mar ( Talcahuano ) ), Eufelio Fuentes (La Cruz FC ( Valparaíso ) ), Francisco Gatica ( Eleuterio Ramírez FC ( Santiago) ), Oscar González ( Artillero de Costa FC ( Talcahuano ) ), Manuel Guerrero (La Cruz FC ( Valparaíso ) ), Horacio Muñoz ( Fernández Vial ( Concepción ) ), Ulises Poirier (La Cruz FC ( Valparaíso ) ), Víctor Varas, coach: Héctor Parra
Uruguay José Benincasa ( Peñarol ), Roberto Chery ( Peñarol ), Juan Delgado ( Peñarol ), Alfredo Foglino (Nacional), Isabelino Gradín ( Peñarol ), Rodolfo Marán (Nacional), Ricardo Medina (Central), Rogelio Naguil (Nacional ), José Pérez ( Peñarol ), Omar Pérez ( Wanderers ), Ángel Romano (Nacional), Cayetano Saporiti ( Wanderers ), Carlos Scarone (Nacional), Héctor Pedro Scarone (Nacional), Pascual Somma (Nacional ), José Vanzzino (Nacional ), Manuel Varela ( Peñarol ), Alfredo Zibechi (Nacional ) coach: Castillo Severino