1923 South American Championship

The Campeonato Sudamericano 1923 was the seventh playout of the South American continental championship in football and was held from 29 October to 2 December 1923, the second time in Uruguay instead. The tournament took part again four countries, since Chile waived.

The championship was as before ( FFA ) played in the league system. Case of a tie for first place, a playoff was provided. All matches were played in the capital Montevideo Parque Central. The stadium then took about 22,000 spectators. The tournament was the same as qualifying for the Olympic football tournament in Paris in 1924.

South American champions - and Olympians - was the fourth time in Uruguay.

Match Results

Table

Top scorers

Team Line-Ups

Uruguay Uruguay Pedro Casella ( Goalkeeper, Belgrano Montevideo ), José Leandro Andrade (Bella Vista Montevideo ), José Pedro Cea ( Lito Montevideo), Pedro Etchegoyen (Liverpool FC ( Montevideo) ), Alfredo Ghierra (Universal Montevideo), Andrés Mazzali (Nacional Montevideo ) José Nasazzi (Bella Vista Montevideo), Ladislao Pérez ( Wanderers ), Pedro Petrone ( Charley Montevideo), Ángel Romano (Nacional Montevideo), Héctor Scarone (Nacional Montevideo), Pascual Somma (Nacional Montevideo), Humberto Tomassina (Liverpool Montevideo), Santos Urdinarán (Nacional Montevideo), Fermín Uriarte ( Lito Montevideo ), José Vidal ( Belgrano Montevideo), Pedro Zingone ( Lito Montevideo). Coach: Leonardo De Lucca Uruguay won in this " Copa " with its strong combination play. In all three games, Uruguay left the place as the winner. Only against Brazil had some problems; in the quasi - final against Argentina but they dominated from the beginning. In the ranks of the Urus played for the first time at the " Copa " the then 22 -year-old José Leandro Andrade, who was to become the most outstanding player of the Olympic football tournament in Paris a year later and there the nickname " La Maravilla Negra " ( "Black miracle " ) received.

Argentina Argentina Américo Miguel Tesoriere (Goalkeeper, CA Boca Juniors), Frederico Cancino ( Goalkeeper, Alvear Buenos Aires ), Vicente Aguirre (CA Rosario Central), Ludovico Bidoglio (CA Boca Juniors ), Antonio De Miguel ( Tiro Federal Rosario ), Juan Carlos Iribarren ( Argentinos Juniors), Adán Loizo (Club Atlético Huracán ), Angel Secundo Médici (CA Boca Juniors), Cesáreo Juan Onzari (Club Atlético Huracán ), Blas Saruppo ( Sportivo Barracas ), Luis Vaccaro ( Argentinos Juniors). Coach: Angel Vázquez Argentina was once again not win against the " Urus " and therefore had to settle for second place. To kick off the Argentinians had the most dramatic and highest-scoring game of this championship Paraguay defeated while three times came from behind before the decisive goal was scored. Also in the match against the Brazilians, it was very close; after two early goals on both sides at the beginning of the game succeeded the Argentines the decisive blow until the final phase.

Paraguay Paraguay 1842 Modesto Denis (Goalkeeper ), Manuel Recalde (Goalkeeper), Luciano Capdevila, Roque Centurión - Miranda, Eusebio Díaz, Carlos Elizeche, Luis Fretes, Segundo Gorostiaga, Ildefonso López, Oscar López, César Mena Porta, Alejandro Miranda, Gaspar Nessi, Venancio Paredes, Gerardo Rivas, Agustín Zelada. without an official coach. Paraguay did not disappoint as reigning vice-champion despite two defeats. Against Argentina a victory would have been quite possible for a little more concentration. After all, succeeded the revenge of the Brazilians, which it was inferior to the previous year in the decider.

Brazil 1889 Brazil Nelson Purchio (Goalkeeper, CR Vasco da Gama ), Inglês Sylvio Serpa ( Botafogo FR), Amaro Silveira ( Goytacaz FC ), Dino Dino Antonio Galvão I (CR Flamengo ), Mário Seixas ( Americano Rio de Janeiro), Mica Alfreido Pereira de Mello ( Botafogo Bahia), Luis Ferreira Nesi (São Critóvão FC ), Nilo Braga (Brazil Rio de Janeiro), Paschoal Silva (CR Vasco da Gama ), Orlando Pennaforte de Araujo (CR Flamengo ), soda Cleobulo Faría ( Americano Rio de Janeiro), Zeze José Guimarães ( Fluminense FC ). Coach: Ary de Almeida Rego Brazil showed once again that it can really only keep up on home turf with the big. In this " Copa " there was nothing to pick for the defending champions. Three defeats in three games were a disappointment. However, it went on all three matches to relatively narrow, so that one should not speak of a disaster of the Brazilians on closer inspection.

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