1957 South American Championship

1957 South American Championship

Argentina's championship-winning team
Tournament details
Host country Peru
Dates March 7 – April 6
Teams 7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (11th title)
Runners-up  Brazil
Third place  Uruguay
Fourth place  Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played 21
Goals scored 101 (4.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Humberto Maschio
Uruguay Javier Ambrois
(9 goals each)

The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up.

Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament.

Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1957 South American Championship squads

Venues

Lima
Estadio Nacional de Lima
Capacity: 50,000

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 6501256+1910
 Brazil 6402239+148
 Uruguay 64021512+38
 Peru 6402129+38
 Colombia 62041025−154
 Chile 6114917−83
 Ecuador 6015723−161

March 7, 1957
Uruguay  5–2  Ecuador
Ambrois  26', 29' (pen.), 57', 74'
Sasía  87'
Larraz  12', 40' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)

March 10, 1957
Peru  2–1  Ecuador
Terry  29', 37' (pen.) Cantos  44'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Robert Turner (United Kingdom)

March 13, 1957
Argentina  8–2  Colombia
Cruz  5'
Angelillo  10', 73'
Maschio  16' (pen.), 23', 53' (pen.), 85'
Corbatta  59'
Gamboa  34' (pen.)
Valencia  37'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)

March 13, 1957
Brazil  4–2  Chile
Didì  20', 26', 44'
Pepe  46'
Ramírez Banda  13'
Fernández  89'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)

March 16, 1957
Peru  1–0  Chile
Mosquera  57'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)

March 17, 1957
Colombia  1–0  Uruguay
Arango  28'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pedro Di Leo (Italy)

March 17, 1957
Argentina  3–0  Ecuador
Angelillo  5', 39'
Sívori  14'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)

March 20, 1957
Argentina  4–0  Uruguay
Maschio  7', 73'
Angelillo  48'
Sanfilippo  83'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)

March 21, 1957
Brazil  7–1  Ecuador
Evaristo  22', 89'
Pepe  25'
Zizinho  34' (pen.)
Joel  43', 68'
Didì  78'
Larraz  80' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)

March 21, 1957
Chile  3–2  Colombia
Verdejo  35', 70'
Espinoza  62'
Arango  68'
Carrillo  83'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Edwin Hieger (Austria)

March 23, 1957
Uruguay  5–3  Peru
Ambrois  22', 48', 60', 75'
Carranza  26'
Terry  3'
Seminario  81'
Mosquera  83'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)

March 24, 1957
Chile  2–2  Ecuador
Ramírez Banda  18', 26' (pen.) Larraz  25' (pen.)
Cantos  59'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)

March 24, 1957
Brazil  9–0  Colombia
Pepe  27'
Evaristo  41', 44', 45', 75', 86'
Didì  50', 60'
Zizinho  85'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)

March 27, 1957
Peru  4–1  Colombia
Alberto Terry  34'
Rivera  35', 37'
Bassa  83'
Arango  57' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)

March 28, 1957
Argentina  6–2  Chile
Sívori  7'
Angelillo  21', 70'
Maschio  53', 74'
Corbatta  83' (pen.)
Fernández  14', 28'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Robert Turner (United Kingdom)

March 28, 1957
Uruguay  3–2  Brazil
Campero  15', 23'
Ambrois  17'
Evaristo  68'
Didì  70'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)

March 31, 1957
Brazil  1–0  Peru
Didì  73' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)

April 1, 1957
Colombia  4–1  Ecuador
Álvarez  19' (pen.)
Gutiérrez  22'
Gamboa  30', 58'
Larraz  32' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Harry Davis (United Kingdom)

April 1, 1957
Uruguay  2–0  Chile
Campero  28'
Roque  40'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Match suspended at the 43rd minute due to pitch invasion.

April 3, 1957
Argentina  3–0  Brazil
Angelillo  23'
Maschio  87'
Cruz  90'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Robert Turner (United Kingdom)

April 6, 1957
Peru  2–1  Argentina
Mosquera  15'
Terry  81'
Sívori  50'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)

Result

 1957 South American Championship Champions 

Argentina
11th title

Goalscorers

A total of 33 different players scored 101 goals in the tournament. None of them is credited as own goal.

9 Goals

8 Goals

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

External links

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