Campeonato Sudamericano 1926

Campeonato Sudamericano 1926
Soccer South American Championship 1926
Number of nations	5
South American champions	Uruguay (6th title)
venue	Chile
Opening game	October 12, 1926
Tournament end	November 3, 1926
Games	10
Gates	55  (⌀: 5.5 per game)
spectator	87,000  (⌀: 8,700 per game)
Top scorer	David Arellano (7 goals)

Santiago de Chile

Venue in 1926 in Chile

The Campeonato Sudamericano of 1926 was the tenth game of the South American continental football championship and took place for the second time in Chile from October 12 to November 3. Despite Brazil's waiver , five nations were at the start, as Bolivia took part for the first time as the new sixth member of CONMEBOL .

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 Santiago de Chile at the Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa . At that time the stadium held around 15,000 spectators.

South American champions in 1926 were Uruguay for the sixth time.

Game results

October 12, 1926 Chile - Bolivia 7: 1 (4: 0) October 16, 1926 Argentina - Bolivia 5: 0 (4: 0) October 17, 1926 Chile - Uruguay 1: 3 (0: 2) October 20, 1926 Argentina - Paraguay 8: 0 (5: 0) October 23, 1926 Paraguay - Bolivia 6: 1 (0: 1) October 24, 1926 Uruguay - Argentina 2: 0 (1: 0) October 28, 1926 Uruguay - Bolivia 6: 0 (4: 0) October 31, 1926 Chile - Argentina 1: 1 (1: 1) November 1, 1926 Uruguay - Paraguay 6: 1 (3: 0) November 3, 1926 Chile - Paraguay 5: 1 (2: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Uruguay  4th  4th  0  0 017: 200 +15 08-00  2.  Argentina  4th  2  1  1 014: 300 +11 05: 30  3.  Chile  4th  2  1  1 014: 600  +8 05: 30  4th  Paraguay  4th  1  0  3 008:200 −12 02: 60  5.  Bolivia  4th  0  0  4th 002:240 −22 00: 80

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	David Arellano	7th
2	Hector Castro	6th
	Héctor Scarone	6th
4th	Gabino Sosa	5
5	Manuel Ramírez	4th
6th	Roberto Cherro	3
	Benjamin Delgado	3
	Pablo Ramírez	3

Team roster

Uruguay
Fausto Batignani (goalkeeper, Liverpool FC ), Andrés Mazzali (goalkeeper, Nacional Montevideo ), José Leandro Andrade ( Bella Vista ), René Borjas ( Montevideo Wanderers ), Pascual Cabrera ( Rampla Juniors ), Héctor Castro (Nacional Montevideo), Nicolás Conti (Montevideo Wanderers), Lorenzo Fernández (Capurro), Alfredo Juan Ghierra (Universal), Abraham Lobos ( Lito ), José Nasazzi (Bella Vista), Emilio Recoba (Nacional Montevideo), Ángel Romano (Nacional Montevideo), Zoilo Saldombide (Montevideo Wanderers ), Héctor Scarone (Nacional Montevideo), Domingo Tejera (Montevideo Wanderers), Santos Urdinarán (Nacional Montevideo), José Vanzzino (Nacional Montevideo)
Coach: Ernesto Fígoli
Uruguay came, saw and won. After a year of abstinence, the appearance of the "Urus" could hardly have been more impressive. Four clear wins and an impressive goal difference speak a clear language. Even defending champions Argentina could not be dangerous for the Uruguayans this year. Outstanding in the "Urus", as in the Copa 1923, was the "Black Miracle" José Leandro Andrade, who was also named the best player of the tournament.

Argentina
Octavio Juan Díaz (goalkeeper, Boca Juniors Buenos Aires ), Luis Vaccaro (goalkeeper, Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires ), Ludovico Bidoglio (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Roberto Eugenio Cherro (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Silvestre Conti (Nacional Rosario), Antonio De Miguel ( Tiro Federal Rosario ), Benjamín Delgado (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Mario Fortunato (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Angel Segundo Médici (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Ramón Alfredo Muttis (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Feliciano Perducca ( Boca Alumni Buenos Aires), Gabino Sosa ( CA Rosario Central ), Domingo Alberto Tarasconi (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Luis Vaccaro (Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires)
Without an official coach
Argentina started this tournament furiously with 4: 0 points and 13: 0 goals, but in direct comparison with arch-rivals Uruguay they clearly lost out. Then the air was out for the Argentines and there was only one draw against host Chile. Due to the good goal difference it was enough for the runner-up.

Chile
Roberto Cortés (goalkeeper, Chilex Chuquicamata), Carlos Hill (goalkeeper, Santiago Wanderers Valparaíso), David Arellano ( Colo Colo Santiago ), Manuel Figueroa (Arturo Fernández Vial Concepción), Luis García (Everton FC Viña del Mar), Tránsito González ( La Cruz Valparaíso), Víctor Morales (Colo Colo Santiago), Humberto Moreno (Colo Colo Santiago), Juan Muñoz (Arturo Fernández Vial Concepción), Miguel Olguín (Colo Colo Santiago), Ulises Poirier (La Cruz Valparaíso), Manuel Ramírez (The Commercial Santiago FC), Guillermo Saavedra (Caupolicán Santiago), Francisco Sánchez (Arturo Fernández Vial Viña de Mar), Guillermo Subiabre (Santiago Wanderers Valparaíso), Víctor Toro (10 de Julio Santiago), Leoncio Veloso (Badminton FC Valparaíso)
Coach: José Rosetti (Italy)
Chile showed their best tournament performance so far at this "Copa" in their own country. The 7-1 win against newcomer Bolivia was the Chileans' first ever victory at a South American Championship. The clear 5: 1 success in the final game against the disappointing Paraguayos and the 1: 1 against defending champion Argentina are also impressive.

Paraguay
Modesto Denis (goalkeeper), Manuel Recalde (goalkeeper), Bartolomé Brizuela , Diógenes Domínguez , Manuel Fleitas-Solich , Luis Fretes , Ildefonso López , Gaspar Nessi , Lino Nessi , Ceferino Ramírez , Pablo Ramírez , Juan Rolón , Axel Sirvent , Luis Vargas Peña
player -coach : Manuel Fleitas-Solich
Paraguay disappointed even more than last year. The amount of defeat in particular must have been frightening. The 8-0 defeat against Argentina was the highest defeat in a "Copa" at all. Even more disappointing from Paraguay's point of view was the 1: 5 against Chile, a clear defeat against an opponent who had previously been considered weaker than their own team. If you include the abstinent Brazilians, Paraguay was only number 5 in South American football after this tournament.

Bolivia
Jesús Bermúdez (goalkeeper), Hernán Araníbar (goalkeeper), Teófilo Aguilar , Mario Alborta , Eliseo Angulo , José Bustamante , Casiano José Chavarría , Diógenes Lara , Rafael Méndez , Renato Sáinz , Carlos Soto , Jorge Soto , Alberto Urriama . Luis Valderría , Jorge
Without an official coach,
Bolivia had to pay a lot of money in its first "Copa" participation. The game against Chile was Bolivia's first international match and therefore the sporting deficit to the other South American football nations, which had played international matches for several years, was huge. It should not decrease significantly in the coming years either.

Web links

• Tournament page 1926 at rsssf.com (engl.)