Campeonato Sudamericano 1925

Campeonato Sudamericano 1925
Soccer South American Championship 1925
Number of nations	3
South American champions	Argentina (2nd title)
venue	Argentina
Opening game	November 29, 1925
Tournament end	December 25, 1925
Games	6th
Gates	26  (⌀: 4.33 per game)
spectator	112,000  (⌀: 18,667 per game)
Top scorer	Manuel Seoane 6 goals

Buenos Aires

Venue in 1925 in Argentina

The Campeonato Sudamericano from 1925 was the ninth game of the South American continental football championship and took place for the third time in Argentina from November 29th to December 25th. Only three countries took part in this soccer tournament; this was the lowest number of participants so far. Uruguay was missing this year due to violent internal association disputes and Chile due to the poor performance at the last South American Championship in 1924.

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. Due to the small number of participants, however, it was decided to play a double round this year. All games were played in Buenos Aires in the stadiums of Sportivo Barracas and CA Boca Juniors , which each held around 25,000 spectators.

Argentina won the South American championship for the second time in 1925.

Game results

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	4th	3	1	0	011: 400	+7	07: 10
2.	Brazil	4th	2	1	1	011: 900	+2	05: 30
3.	Paraguay	4th	0	0	4th	004:130	−9	00: 80

November 29, 1925
Argentina	-	Paraguay	2: 0 (1: 0)
December 6, 1925
Brazil	-	Paraguay	5: 2 (3: 1)
December 13, 1925
Argentina	-	Brazil	4: 1 (1: 1)
December 17, 1925
Brazil	-	Paraguay	3: 1 (1: 0)
December 20, 1925
Argentina	-	Paraguay	3: 1 (2: 1)
December 25, 1925
Argentina	-	Brazil	2: 2 (1: 2)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Manuel Seoane	6th
2	Nilo Murtinho Braga	4th
	Severino da Silva	4th
4th	Arthur Friedenreich	2
	Gerardo Rivas	2

Team roster

Argentina
Américo Miguel Tesoriere (goalkeeper, Boca Juniors Buenos Aires ), Luis Vaccaro (goalkeeper, Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires ), Ludovico Bidoglio (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Roberto Cerrotti (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Alejandro De Los Santos ( El Porvenir Buenos Aires Aires ), Mario Fortunato (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Alfredo Garassini (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Juan Carlos Irurieta (Argentino Quilmes), Angel Segundo Médici (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Ramón Alfredo Muttis (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Martín Sánchez ( Colon Santa Fe ), Manuel Seoane (El Porvenir Buenos Aires), Domingo Alberto Tarasconi (Boca Juniors Buenos Aires), Luis Vaccaro (Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires)
Player- coach : Américo Miguel Tesoriere
Argentina was able to use the absence of the big rival from Uruguay and win the "Copa" for the second time. The decisive factor was a clear 4-1 win in the first duel with Brazil. In the second duel, however, the tournament victory was in danger again. At half-time the team were 2-1 against Brazil and a defeat would have meant a play-off. But top scorer Manuel Seoane released the Argentines with the equalizer and the tournament victory went to Argentina.

Brazil
José Lodi Batalha ( Flamengo Rio de Janeiro ), Tuffy Neugen (goalkeeper, CF Sírio Libanês), Clodô Clodôaldo Caldeira ( Club Athletico Paulistano ), Filó Anfilogino Marques (Paulistano Sao Paulo), Floriano Peixoto Correa ( Fluminense Rio de Janeiro ), Fortes (Fluminense Rio de Janeiro), Arthur Friedenreich (Paulistano Sao Paulo), Hélcio de Paiva (Flamengo Rio de Janeiro), Lagarto Severino Da Silva (Fluminense Rio de Janeiro), Moderato (Flamengo Rio de Janeiro), Carlos de Oliveira Nascimento (Fluminense Rio de Janeiro), Nilo Braga (Fluminense Rio de Janeiro), Pamplona ( Botafogo Rio de Janeiro ), Orlando Pennaforte de Araujo (Flamengo Rio de Janeiro), José Rueda ( Corinthians São Paulo ), Russinho ( CR Vasco da Gama )
Trainers: Joaquim Guimaraes
Brazil was able to convince at this "Copa". After a year of absence and no Uruguayan participation, they became the Argentines' great rivals. In the first comparison with the hosts still without a chance, the Brazilians almost overturned the final result in the second duel. In the end, there was a good second place. Especially in the duels with Paraguay, Brazil was able to clearly prove that they were number three in South American football at the time.

Paraguay
Modesto Denis (goalkeeper), Carlos Torres (goalkeeper), Abdon Benítez-Casco , Bartolomé Brizuela , Ramón Casco , Eusebio Diáz , Diógenes Domínguez , Manuel Fleitas-Solich , Luis Fretes , Delix López de Filippis , César Mena-Porta , Silvio Molinas , Gaspar Nessi , Lino Nessi , Julio Ramírez , Gerardo Rivas
player -coach : Manuel Fleitas-Solich
Paraguay disappointed across the board. In the last few tournaments it looked as if Paraguay would become a serious competitor for Uruguayans and Argentines and could oust Brazil as the third South American football power, after the four clear defeats it became clear that they had lost touch at this tournament. In particular, the two straight defeats against Brazil were very disappointing from a Paraguayan perspective.

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Web links

• Tournament site 1925 at rsssf.com (engl.)