Campeonato Sudamericano 1957

Campeonato Sudamericano 1957
Football South American Championship 1957
Number of nations	7th
South American champions	Argentina (11th title)
venue	Peru
Opening game	March 7, 1957
Tournament end	April 6, 1957
Games	21st
Gates	101  (⌀: 4.81 per game)
spectator	1,019,000  (⌀: 48,524 per game)
Top scorer	Humberto Maschio Javier Ambrois (9 goals each)
References	2  (⌀: 0.1 per game)

Lima

Venue 1957 in Peru

The Campeonato Sudamericano from 1957 was the 25th edition of the South American continental football championship and took place from March 7th to April 6th for the fifth time in Peru. Bolivia , Paraguay and Venezuela did not participate.

The tournament was played as before 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 Estadio Nacional in Lima. As in previous tournaments, some games were played one after the other as part of a double event on one day. For the second time, the Copa America had over a million viewers.

In 1957, Argentina won the South American football championship for the eleventh time, thereby further expanding its record.

Game results

March 7, 1957 Uruguay - Ecuador 5: 2 (2: 2) March 10, 1957 Peru - Ecuador 2: 1 (1: 1) March 13, 1957 Argentina - Colombia 8: 2 (4: 2) Brazil - Chile 4: 2 (3: 1) March 16, 1957 Peru - Chile 1: 0 (0: 0) March 17, 1957 Colombia - Uruguay 1: 0 (1: 0) Argentina - Ecuador 3: 0 (3: 0) March 20, 1957 Argentina - Uruguay 4: 0 (1: 0) March 21, 1957 Brazil - Ecuador 7: 1 (4: 0) Chile - Colombia 3: 2 (1: 0) March 23, 1957 Uruguay - Peru 5: 3 (2: 1) March 24, 1957 Chile - Ecuador 2: 2 (2: 1) March 24, 1957 Brazil - Colombia 9: 0 (4: 0) March 27, 1957 Peru - Colombia 4: 1 (3: 0) March 28, 1957 Argentina - Chile 6: 2 (2: 2) Uruguay - Brazil 3: 2 (3: 0) March 31, 1957 Brazil - Peru 1: 0 (0: 0) April 1, 1957 Colombia - Ecuador 4: 1 (3: 1) Uruguay - Chile 2: 0 (2: 0) April 3, 1957 Argentina - Brazil 3: 0 (1: 0) April 6, 1957 Peru - Argentina 2: 1 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Argentina  6th  5  0  1 025: 600 +19 10: 20  2.  Brazil  6th  4th  0  2 023: 900 +14 08: 40  3.  Uruguay  6th  4th  0  2 015:120  +3 08: 40  4th  Peru  6th  4th  0  2 012: 900  +3 08: 40  5.  Colombia  6th  2  0  4th 010:250 −15 04: 80  6th  Chile  6th  1  1  4th 009:170  −8 03: 90  7th  Ecuador  6th  0  1  5 007:230 −16 01:11

South American champions Argentina: Juan Carlos Giménez, Guillermo Stábile (coach), Rogelio Domínguez, Pedro Dellacha, Néstor Rossi, Federico Vairo y Ángel Schandlein. Front: Oreste Corbatt, Humberto Maschio, Antonio Angelillo, Enrique Sívori, Osvaldo Cruz.

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Humberto Maschio	9
	Javier Ambrois	9
3	Antonio Angelillo	8th
	Didi	8th
	Evaristo	8th
6th	Alberto Terry	5
7th	Jorge Larraz	4th

Web links

• Tournament website 1957 at rsssf.com (English)