1955 South American Championship

1955 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Chile
Dates February 27 – March 30
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (10th title)
Runners-up  Chile
Third place  Peru
Fourth place  Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 73 (4.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Rodolfo Micheli
(8 goals)

The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up.

Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.

Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Venues

Santiago
Estadio Nacional de Chile
Capacity: 70,000

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 5410186+129
 Chile 5311198+117
 Peru 52211311+26
 Uruguay 5212121205
 Paraguay 5113714−73
 Ecuador 5005422−180

February 27, 1955
Chile  7–1  Ecuador
Enrique Hormazábal  27', 47', 53'
Díaz Zambrano  31', 35'
René Meléndez  33'
Jorge Robledo  55'
Washington Villacreses  64'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

March 2, 1955
Argentina  5–3  Paraguay
Rodolfo Micheli  5', 18' (pen.), 64', 83'
José Borello  74'
Máximo Rolón  13'
Eulogio Martínez  47'
Salvador Villalba  89'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

March 6, 1955
Chile  5–4  Peru
Manuel Muñoz  9'
Jorge Robledo  13', 57'
Enrique Hormazábal  52'
Ramírez Banda  84'
Félix Castillo  35'
Guillermo Barbadillo  62'
Cornelio Heredia  63' (pen.)
Gómez Sánchez  83'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Harry Dykes (England)

March 9, 1955
Uruguay  3–1  Paraguay
Carlos Borges  2'
Julio Abbadie  5'
Óscar Míguez  86' (pen.)
Máximo Rolón  23'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

March 9, 1955
Argentina  4–0  Ecuador
Ricardo Bonelli  11'
Ernesto Grillo  24'
Rodolfo Micheli  28'
José Borello  71'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

March 13, 1955
Peru  4–2  Ecuador
Gómez Sánchez  11', 15'
Honorato Gonzabay  29' (o.g.), 88' (o.g.)
Isidro Matute  34', 61'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

March 13, 1955
Chile  2–2  Uruguay
Manuel Muñoz  30'
Enrique Hormazábal  72'
Américo Galván  24', 41'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

March 18, 1955
Paraguay  2–0  Ecuador
Máximo Rolón  16', 32' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

March 18, 1955
Argentina  2–2  Peru
Ernesto Grillo  7'
Carlos Cecconato  41'
Gómez Sánchez  23', 57'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

March 20, 1955
Chile  5–0  Paraguay
René Meléndez  10', 52'
Manuel Muñoz  77', 79'
Enrique Hormazábal  82'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

March 23, 1955
Peru  1–1  Paraguay
Alberto Terry  33' Máximo Rolón  65'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

March 23, 1955
Uruguay  5–1  Ecuador
Américo Galván  4'
Óscar Míguez  12'
Julio Abbadie  26', 80'
Julio Pérez  54'
Isidro Matute  36'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Roberto González (Paraguay)

March 27, 1955
Argentina  6–1  Uruguay
Rodolfo Micheli  37', 61'
Ángel Labruna  39', 71', 87'
José Borello  76'
Óscar Míguez  32'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

March 30, 1955
Peru  2–1  Uruguay
Roberto Castillo  11'
Gómez Sánchez  68'
Walter Morel  72'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

March 30, 1955
Argentina  1–0  Chile
Rodolfo Micheli  59'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

Result

 1955 South American Championship Champions 

Argentina
10th title

Goal scorers

8 Goals

6 Goals

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

Own Goal

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