Campeonato Sudamericano 1942

Campeonato Sudamericano 1942
Soccer South American Championship 1942
Number of nations	7th
South American champions	Uruguay (8th title)
venue	Uruguay
Opening game	January 10, 1942
Tournament end	February 7, 1942
Games	21st
Gates	81  (⌀: 3.86 per game)
spectator	674,000  (⌀: 32,095 per game)
Top scorer	Herminio Masantonio José Manuel Moreno (7 each)
References	1  (⌀: 0.05 per game)

Montevideo

Venue in 1942 in Uruguay

The Campeonato Sudamericano of 1942 was the 17th game of the South American continental football championship and took place from January 10 to February 7 for the fourth time in Uruguay. Although two teams were missing with Bolivia and Colombia , the number of participants of seven teams, 21 games, 81 goals and 674,000 spectators each set new records for the competition.

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 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.

Uruguay became South American soccer champions for the eighth time.

The winning Uruguayan squad consisted of the following players:

Antonio Alvareu (Racing Club), Secundino Arrascaeta (Rampla Juniors), Blas Bas (Racing Club), Joaquín Bermúdez (Peñarol), Enrique Castro (Nacional), Luis Ernesto Castro (Nacional), Aníbal Ciocca (Nacional), José María Correa ( Sud América), Oscar Chirimini (CA River Plate), Eugenio Galvalisi (Nacional), Schubert Gambetta (Nacional), Sixto González (Liverpool), Héctor Magliano (Wanderers), Agenor Muñiz (Peñarol), Aníbal Luis Paz (Nacional), Flavio Pereyra Nattero (Sud América), Luis Alberto Pérez Luz (Nacional), Roberto Porta (Nacional), Raúl Rodríguez (Peñarol), Héctor Romero (Nacional), Obdulio Jacinto Varela (Wanderers), Severino Varela (Peñarol), Bibiano Zapirain (Nacional ), - Trainer: José Pedro Cea

Game results

January 10, 1942 Uruguay - Chile 06: 1 (4: 1) January 11, 1942 Argentina - Paraguay 04: 3 (2: 0) January 14, 1942 Brazil - Chile 06: 1 (2: 1) January 17, 1942 Argentina - Brazil 02: 1 (2: 1) January 18, 1942 Uruguay - Ecuador 07: 0 (7: 0) Paraguay - Peru 01: 1 (1: 1) January 21, 1942 Brazil - Peru 02: 1 (2: 1) January 22, 1942 Paraguay - Chile 02: 0 (1: 0) Argentina - Ecuador 12: 0 (6: 0) January 24, 1942 Uruguay - Brazil 01: 0 (1: 0) January 25, 1942 Paraguay - Ecuador 03: 1 (1: 0) Argentina - Peru 03: 1 (1: 1) January 28, 1942 Peru - Ecuador 02: 1 (1: 0) Uruguay - Paraguay 03: 1 (2: 0) January 31, 1942 Argentina - Chile 00: 0 * Brazil - Ecuador 05: 1 (3: 1) February 1, 1942 Uruguay - Peru 03: 0 (0: 0) February 5, 1942 Chile - Ecuador 02: 1 (2: 1) Brazil - Paraguay 01: 1 (1: 1) February 7, 1942 Chile - Peru 00-0 Uruguay - Argentina 01: 0 (0: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Uruguay  6th  6th  0  0 021: 200 +19 12: 00  2.  Argentina  6th  5  0  1 021: 600 +15 10: 20  3.  Brazil  6th  3  1  2 015: 700  +8 07: 50  4th  Paraguay  6th  3  0  3 011:100  +1 06: 60  5.  Peru  6th  2  0  4th 005:100  −5 04: 80  6th  Chile  6th  2  1  3 004:150 −11 05: 70  7th  Ecuador  6th  0  0  6th 004:310 −27 00:12 * The match between Argentina and Chile was abandoned in the 43rd minute when the score was 0-0 and later counted as a victory for Argentina after the Chilean team left the pitch in protest against the referee's performance. Aerial view of the "Centenario" from the 1930s

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Herminio Masantonio	7th
	El Charro	7th
3	Sylvio Pirilo	6th
4th	Roberto Porta	5
	Severino Varela	5
6th	Marcial Barrios	3
	Fabio Pascual Baudo Franco	3
	Luis Castro	3
	Bibiano Zapiran	3

Web links

• Tournament website 1942 at rsssf.com (English)