1927 South American Championship

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.[1]

1927 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
DatesOctober 30 – November 27
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored37 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alfredo Carricaberry
Roberto Figueroa
Segundo Luna
Pedro Petrone
Héctor Scarone
(3 goals each)

The Argentina team departed from Retiro railway station to Chilean city Valparaíso, where they joined Uruguayan players to board a ship to the port of Callao, Lima. They arrived in Peru after eight days of trip.[2]

Squads

For a complete list of participants squads see: 1927 South American Championship squads

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
Argentina 7–1 Bolivia
Luna  18', 56'
Carricaberry  20', 36'
Recanatini  24' (pen.)
Seoane  29', 79'		 Alborta  42'
Referee: Benjamín Fuentes (Peru)
Uruguay 4–0 Peru
Ulloa  49' (o.g.)
Sacco  52', 71'
Castro  75'
Referee: Consolato Nay Foino (Argentina)
Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia
Petrone  18', 65', 81'
Figueroa  19', 67', 69'
Arremón  43'
Castro  68'
Scarone  86'
Referee: Benjamín Fuentes (Peru)
Peru 3–2 Bolivia
Neyra  31'
Sarmiento  41'
Montellanos  43'		 Bustamante  13', 14'
Referee: Alberto Parodi (Chile)
Argentina 3–2 Uruguay
Recanatini  56' (pen.)
Luna  70'
Canavesi  85' (o.g.)		 Scarone  33', 79'
Referee: David Thurner (England)
Argentina 5–1 Peru
Ferreira  1', 30'
Maglio  22', 25'
Carricaberry  38'		 Villanueva  3'
Referee: Victorio Gariboni (Bolivia)

Result
 1927 South American Championship Champions 

Argentina
Third title

Goal scorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

References
  1. South American Championship 1927 on the RSSSF
  2. 1927. Argentina campeón sudamericano by Humberto Recanatini on El Gráfico, 1927
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