Campeonato Sudamericano 1921

Campeonato Sudamericano 1921
Soccer South American Championship 1921
Number of nations	4th
South American champions	Argentina (1st title)
venue	Argentina
Opening game	October 2, 1921
Tournament end	October 30, 1921
Games	6th
Gates	14  (⌀: 2.33 per game)
spectator	127,000  (⌀: 21,167 per game)
Top scorer	Julio Libonatti (3 goals)

Buenos Aires

Venue in 1921 in Argentina

The 1921 Campeonato Sudamericana was the fifth game of the South American continental football championship and took place for the second time in Argentina from October 2 to October 30.

course

As in the previous year, 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 Buenos Aires at the Sportivo Barracas stadium. At that time the stadium held around 35,000 spectators. For Paraguay , it was the Copa America debut after joining CONMEBOL , while Chile decided not to participate this year.

Host Argentina became South American champions for the first time in football.

Racism in the Brazilian Association

Brazil’s black players have been exposed to undisguised racism. Weeks before the tournament, the participation of the black players was the subject of a parliamentary debate . MEPs feared that a dark-skinned team could make Brazil look like a semi-civilized country. MEPs mentioned that during the 1917 Campeonato Sudamericano, the Brazilian players were insulted by those of Argentina as “macaquitos” (monkeys). The Brazilian President Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa called the chairman of the Confederação Brasileira de Desportos (CBD) and declared that no black players could be fielded. Brazil arrived with an all-white team.

Game results

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	3	3	0	0	005-000	+5	06-00
2.	Brazil	3	1	0	2	004: 300	+1	02: 40
3.	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	02: 40
4th	Paraguay	3	1	0	2	002: 700	−5	02: 40

October 2, 1921
Argentina	-	Brazil	1: 0 (1: 0)
October 9, 1921
Uruguay	-	Paraguay	1: 2 (0: 1)
October 12, 1921
Brazil	-	Paraguay	3: 0 (2: 0)
October 16, 1921
Argentina	-	Paraguay	3: 0 (1: 0)
October 23, 1921
Uruguay	-	Brazil	2: 1 (2: 0)
October 30, 1921
Argentina	-	Uruguay	1: 0 (0: 0)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Julio Libonatti	3
2	Machado	2
	Ángel Romano	2

Team roster

Argentina
Américo Miguel Tesoriere (goalkeeper, CA Boca Juniors ), Florindo Berarzotti (Belgrano Rosario), Pedro Calomino (CA Boca Juniors), Adolfo Celli ( CA Newell's Old Boys Rosario), Jaime Chavín ( CA Huracán ), Miguel Dellavalle ( Belgrano Córdoba ) , Raúl Echeverría ( Estudiantes de La Plata ), Vicente González (Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza), Julio Libonatti (Newell's Old Boys Rosario), Jose Alfredo López (CA Boca Juniors), Juan Salvador Presta ( Club Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)), Blas Saruppo (Sportivo Barracas), Emilio Solari ( Nueva Chicago FC ), Gabino Sosa ( Central Córdoba Rosario ).
Player- coach : Pedro Calomino

Argentina were able to use their home advantage as hosts this time after failing in 1916 . With a flawless record of three wins in three games, the team won the title for the first time. The showpiece of the team was the defense, which did not allow a goal. The 1-0 win against Uruguay in an official "Copa" was particularly celebrated.

Brazil
Kuntz (Goalkeeper, Flamengo Rio de Janeiro ), Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça (Goalkeeper, Fluminense Rio de Janeiro ), Alfredinho ( Botafogo FR ), Barata ( America FC (RJ) ), Candiota (Flamengo Rio de Janeiro), Dino I ( Flamengo Rio de Janeiro), Frederico ( Bangú AC ), Laís (Fluminense Rio de Janeiro), Machado (Fluminense Rio de Janeiro), Nonô (Flamengo Rio de Janeiro), Orlandinho (Flamengo Rio de Janeiro), telephones (Flamengo Rio de Janeiro ), Zezé (Fluminense Rio de Janeiro).
Player- coach : Laís

Brazil, represented by a selection of cities from Rio de Janeiro, got off to a good start with a 3-0 win over “newcomer” Paraguay, but was unable to win again against the then dominant Argentinians and Uruguayans. After all, the goal cushion from the game against Paraguay was enough for a good goal difference and thus for second place.

Uruguay
Manuel Beloutas (goalkeeper, Universal), Pedro Casella (goalkeeper, Belgrano), José Benincasa ( Peñarol Montevideo ), O. Bianchi (Charley), Fausto Broncini ( Central ), Antonio Cámpolo (Peñarol Montevideo), Norberto Cassanello ( Montevideo Wanderers FC ), Alfredo Foglino ( Nacional Montevideo ), Marcello Lietti (Universal), Sebastián Marroche (Nacional Montevideo), Juan Molinari (Universal), Ladislao Pérez ( Universal ), José Piendibene (Peñarol Montevideo), Ángel Romano (Nacional Montevideo), Esteban Ruibal (Central), Pascual Somma (Nacional Montevideo), Luis Villazú ( Lito ), Alfredo Zibechi (Nacional Montevideo).
Coach: Ernesto Fígoli

Uruguay got off to a miserable start as defending champions. The 1: 2 defeat against Paraguay was a huge sensation. In the game against Brazil, the "Urus" could not convince, but kept their chance of a playoff and thus of the tournament victory; but in the last game against the hosts the opposing goal was nailed up. It was Uruguay's weakest "Copa" so far.

Paraguay
Angel Portaluppi (goalkeeper), Manuel Radice (goalkeeper), Isidoro Benítez Casco , Alejandro Delgado , Manuel Fleitas Solich , Ramón González , Darío Lima , Ildefonso López , Venancio Paredes , Gerardo Rivas , Arsenio Rodríguez , Daniel Schaerer , Francisco Vera , Agustin Zelada .
Coach: José Durand Laguna (Uruguay)

Paraguay played a surprisingly good role when it first appeared. With their opening win against Uruguay they caused the surprise in this tournament. After that, however, the team ran out of juice and they clearly lost the following two games 3-0.

Web links

• Tournament website 1921 at rsssf.com (engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Martin Curi: Friedenreich. The forgotten football genius . Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2009. ISBN 978-3-89533-646-1 . P. 85.
2. ↑ Martin Curi: Friedenreich. The forgotten football genius . Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2009. ISBN 978-3-89533-646-1 . P. 77.