1929 South American Championship
The Campeonato Sudamericano 1929 was the 12th edition of the South American continental championship in football and was held from November 1 to 17 for the fourth time in Argentina instead. After a year's break due to the Olympic football tournament in the previous year met again four South African teams to each other in this championship. The teams of Brazil, Chile and Bolivia stayed away from the tournament.
On discharge mode, nothing changed, the championship was again ( FFA ) held in league system. Case of a tie for first place, a playoff was provided. The games were held in Buenos Aires in the stadiums " Cancha Alvear y Tagle " (capacity about 40 -. 45,000 spectators ), the former home of CA River Plate and Gasómetro de Boedo in Boedo district, and at the Estadio (capacity of approximately 60,000 spectators. ) de Independiente (capacity approx. 25,000 spectators ) played in Avellaneda.
South American champions in 1929 was the fourth time in Argentina.
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Argentina Argentina Ángel Bossio (Goalkeeper, CA Talleres, Buenos Aires ), Roberto Eugenio Cherro (CA Boca Juniors), Alberto Chividini ( Central Norte Tucuman ), Juan Evaristo ( Sportivo Palermo Buenos Aires), Marino Evaristo ( Sportivo Palermo Buenos Aires ), Manuel Ferreira ( Estudiantes de La Plata), Rodolfo Orlandini ( Sportivo Buenos Aires ), Fernando Paternoster (Racing Club ( Avellaneda ) ), Carlos Desiderio Peucelle ( Sportivo Buenos Aires ), Juan Antonio Rivarola (Colón Santa Fe ), Manuel Seoane (CA Independiente ), Oscar Tarrío (San Lorenzo Buenos Aires ), Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú ( Sportivo Palermo Buenos Aires) Coach: Francisco Olazar and Juan José Tramutola
Argentina was the superior team in this " Copa " and was the fourth time South American champions. One year after the defeat in the Olympic final of Amsterdam, the Argentines took so successful revenge against arch-rivals Uruguay. In the duel with the Urus existed before the Copa- record crowd of 60,000 spectators a 2-0 success. Even in the two encounters before has there been a sovereign Argentine successes.
Paraguay Paraguay 1842 Antonio Brunetti ( Goalkeeper,? ), Francisco Aguirre ( Olimpia Asunción ), Delfin Benítez Cáceres ( Libertad Asunción ), Abdon Benítez - Casco (?), Eusebio Díaz ( Guarani FC Asunción ), Diógenes Domínguez ( Olimpia Asunción ), Romildo Etcheverry ( Olimpia Asunción ), Salvador Flores ( Sol de América Asuncion ), Luis Fretes (?), Aurelio González ( Olimpia Asunción ), Lino Nessi (Club Libertad Asunción ), Quiterio Olmedo (Nacional Asunción ), Andrés Santa Cruz (?), Porfirio Sosa - Lagos (?), Pasiano Urbieta -Sosa (?), Ramón Viccini Coach: José Durán Laguna
Paraguay was the surprise team of the tournament. Right at the beginning they made with their 3-0 win over Olympic champion Uruguay for a sensation. Then there was indeed a smooth 1:4 defeat against hosts Argentina, but by the superior 5-0 win against Peru could be pleased about the second runner-up in the Copa.
Uruguay Uruguay Andrés Mazzali ( Goalkeeper, Nacional Montevideo ), José Leandro Andrade (Nacional Montevideo), Pedro Arispe ( Rampla Juniors FC ), Juan Pedro Arremón ( Peñarol Montevideo), Ramón Bucetta (Nacional Montevideo), Antonia Campolo ( Peñarol Montevideo), Héctor Castro ( Nacional Montevideo ), José Pedro Cea (Nacional Montevideo), Lorenzo Fernández ( Peñarol Montevideo), Roberto Figueroa (Montevideo Wanderers FC ), Eduardo García ( Sudamerica Montevideo), Álvaro Gestido ( Peñarol Montevideo ), José Magallanes ( Rampla Juniors FC ), Ernesto Mascheroni ( Olimpia Montevideo ), José Nasazzi (CA Bella Vista), Pedro Petrone (Nacional Montevideo), Conduelo Píriz (Nacional Montevideo), Héctor Scarone (Nacional Montevideo), Gildeón Silva ( Peñarol Montevideo) Coach: Alberto Suppici
Uruguay experienced as reigning Olympic champion and tournament favorite at this championship an absolute false start. With a 0-3 against Paraguay no one expected. Although one could then hope to win the tournament initially maintained by a 4-1 win over Peru, but in direct comparison against rivals Argentina could not his good record in the Copa América continued smooth and lost 0-2. It was the worst ever World Grand Prix for the Urus, whose star player so slowly came into the years.
Peru 1825 Peru Jorge Pardon ( Goalkeeper, Atlético Chalcao Callao ), Eduardo Astengo ( Universitario Lima), Juan Bulnes (?), Alberto Denegri ( Arequipa ), Reynaldo Galindo Plácido Pardo ( Arequipa ), Agustín Lizarbe (? ), Antonio Maquilon (Atlético Chalcao Callao ), Rodolfo Ortega (?), Julio Ramírez (?), Miguel Rostaing (?), Alfonso Saldarriaga (?), Enrique Salas (? ) Coach: Julio Borelli (Uruguay )
Peru had at his second ATP Challenger certainly expected more. Although the defeats against the "big " Argentina and Uruguay were not unexpected, we had hoped to be able to score points in a duel with Paraguay. That just this game with 0:5 earned the highest tournament defeat meant a bitter disappointment for Peru.