1927 South American Championship

1927 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Peru
Dates October 30 – November 27
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (3rd title)
Runners-up  Uruguay
Third place  Peru
Fourth place  Bolivia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 37 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Alfredo Carricaberry
Argentina Segundo Luna
Uruguay Roberto Figueroa
Uruguay Pedro Petrone
Uruguay Héctor Scarone
(3 goals each)

The eleventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from October 30 to November 27, 1927. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay. Brazil, Chile and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. This was the first South American Championship in which Peru participated. The tournament was also used as a qualifier for the 1928 Summer Olympics and both Argentina and Uruguay were subsequently invited to enter that competition.

Venues

Lima
Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 40,000

Final round

Each team played a single match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points were awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3300154+116
 Uruguay 3201153+124
 Peru 3102411−72
 Bolivia 3003319−160

October 30, 1927
Argentina  7–1  Bolivia
Luna  18', 56'
Carricaberry  20', 36'
Recanatini  24' (pen.)
Seoane  29', 79'
Alborta  42'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Benjamín Fuentes (Peru)

November 1, 1927
Uruguay  4–0  Peru
Ulloa  49' (o.g.)
Sacco  52', 71'
Castro  75'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Consolato Nay Foino (Argentina)

November 6, 1927
Uruguay  9–0  Bolivia
Petrone  18', 65', 81'
Figueroa  19', 67', 69'
Arremón  43'
Castro  68'
Scarone  86'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Benjamín Fuentes (Peru)

November 13, 1927
Peru  3–2  Bolivia
Neyra  31'
Sarmiento  41'
Montellanos  43'
Bustamante  13', 14'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Alberto Parodi (Chile)

November 20, 1927
Argentina  3–2  Uruguay
Recanatini  56' (pen.)
Luna  70'
Canavessi  85' (o.g.)
Scarone  33', 79'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: David Thurner (England)

November 27, 1927
Argentina  5–1  Peru
Ferreira  1', 30'
Maglio  22', 25'
Carricaberry  38'
Villanueva  3'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Victorio Gariboni (Bolivia)

Result

 1927 South American Championship Champions 

Argentina
Third title

Goal scorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

  • Peru Ulloa (for Uruguay)

  • Uruguay Canavessi (for Argentina)

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