Campeonato Sudamericano 1924

Campeonato Sudamericano 1924
Soccer South American Championship 1924
Number of nations	4th
South American champions	Uruguay (5th title)
venue	Uruguay
Opening game	October 12, 1924
Tournament end	November 2, 1924
Games	6th
Gates	15  (⌀: 2.5 per game)
spectator	77,000  (⌀: 12,833 per game)
Top scorer	Pedro Petrone 4 goals

Montevideo

Venue in 1924 in Uruguay

The Campeonato Sudamericano of 1924 was the eighth game of the South American continental football championship and took place for the third time in Uruguay from October 12 to November 2. This tournament was hosted by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol . Paraguay did not have sufficient infrastructure in their own country and therefore relocated the games to Uruguay, but took over the organization anyway. Again only four countries took part in this football tournament, as Brazil did without it this year .

As before, the championship was held in the league system (everyone against everyone). If there was a tie in first place, a playoff was planned. All games were played in the capital Montevideo in Parque Central .

Uruguay became South American champion in 1924 only three months after the brilliant Olympic victory for the fifth time.

Game results

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	008: 100	+7	05: 10
2.	Argentina	3	2	0	1	002-000	+2	04: 20
3.	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	004: 400	± 0	03: 30
4th	Chile	3	0	0	3	001:100	−9	00: 60

October 12, 1924
Argentina	-	Paraguay	0-0
October 19, 1924
Uruguay	-	Chile	5: 0 (1: 0)
October 25, 1924
Argentina	-	Chile	2: 0 (1: 0)
October 26, 1924
Uruguay	-	Paraguay	3: 1 (2: 1)
November 1, 1924
Paraguay	-	Chile	3: 1 (2: 1)
November 2, 1924
Uruguay	-	Argentina	0-0

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Pedro Petrone	4th
2	Ildefonso López	2
	Gerardo Rivas	2
	Ángel Romano	2

Team roster

Uruguay
Andrés Mazzali (goalkeeper, Nacional Montevideo ), Pedro Casella (goalkeeper, Belgrano ), Juan Carlos Alzugaray ( Rampla Juniors FC ), José Leandro Andrade ( Club Atlético Bella Vista ), Pedro Arispe (Rampla Juniors), Ángel Barlocco (Nacional Montevideo) , Ramón Bucetta (Nacional Montevideo), José Pedro Cea ( Lito ), Alfredo Ghierra ( Universal ), José Nasazzi (Bella Vista), Pedro Petrone (Nacional Montevideo), Ángel Romano (Nacional Montevideo), Zoilo Saldombide ( Montevideo Wanderers FC ), Héctor Scarone (Nacional) Santos Urdinarán (Nacional), Fermín Uriarte (Lito), José Vidal (Belgrano), Alfredo Zibechi (Nacional), Pedro Zingone (Lito)
coach: Ernesto Meliante
Uruguay was his great form from the Olympic tournament in Preserve Paris and win the "Copa" for the fifth time. After two very confident performances against Chile (5: 0) and Paraguay (3: 1), the goal machine of the "Urus" striker Pedro Petrone only stalled against arch rivals Argentina. In the end, however, the 0-0 win was enough for the Olympic champion to win the tournament. The Uruguayans succeeded without their superstar José Leandro Andrade. Although he was in the Uruguayan squad, he did not take part in any of the three games. The role of Andrades as a big star was taken over by Pedro Petrone. The top scorer of the Olympic football tournament scored the most goals in this tournament and was also named the best player.

Argentina
Américo Miguel Tesoriere (goalkeeper, CA Boca Juniors ), Florindo Bearzotti (Belgrano Rosario), Ludovico Bidoglio (CA Boca Juniors), Roberto Cochrane ( CA Tiro Federal ), Alfredo Garassini (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Juan Loyarte (Colón Santa Fe ), Angel Secundo Médici (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Cesáreo Juan Onzari ( Club Atlético Huracán ), Manuel Seoane (El Porvenir Buenos Aires), Gabino Sosa ( CA Rosario Central ), Domingo Alberto Tarasconi (CA Boca Juniors), Luis Vaccaro ( Argentinos Juniors )
Coach: Angel Vázquez
Argentina convinced in this tournament with an outstanding defensive performance. The team remained clean in all three games. Instead, the other flagship horse of Argentine football, the storm, disappointed. The team only scored two goals in the course of the tournament. It was the storm weakness, especially in the 0-0 draw against Paraguay, that ultimately prevented the Argentines from achieving greater success.

Paraguay
Modesto Denis (goalkeeper), Carlos Torres (goalkeeper), Abdon Benítez-Casco , Isidoro Benítez-Casco , Luciano Capdevila , Roque Centurión-Miranda , Eusebio Diáz , Tomás Durand , Manuel Fleitas-Solich , Luis Fretes , Ildefonso López , Silvio Molinas , Gerardo Rivas , Axel Sirvent , Carlos Torres , Pasiano Urbita Sosa .
Player -coach : Manuel Fleitas-Solich
Paraguay finished third again in the end. A smooth 3-1 defeat against Uruguay prematurely put an end to all hopes for the first tournament victory that had sprung up after the 0-0 kick-off against Argentina. In the end, Paraguay was able to relegate the Chileans to fourth place. Perhaps the Paraguayans would have been more successful if their association had not only organized this tournament, but also held it in their own country.

Chile
Aníbal Ramírez (goalkeeper), Alberto Robles (goalkeeper), Heriberto Abarzúa , David Arellano , Francisco Arellano , Aurelio Domínguez , Otto Ernst , Jorge Hamablet , Oscar Molina , Víctor Morales , Miguel Olguín , Germán Reyes , Víctor Toro .
Coach: Carlos Acuña
Chile had to realize once again at this tournament that it was clearly inferior to the other participants in the "Copa". Three clear defeats in three games really spoke a clear language here. The Chileans decided immediately not to start the next "Copa".

Web links

• Tournament website 1924 at rsssf.com (engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Historia de Naciona , Chapter 3.3 "La Gira de 1925" by Andrés Reyes