1957 Copa Aldao
The 1957 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the 18th. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together.[1] The final (held ten years after than its previous edition) was contested by Uruguayan club Nacional and Argentine side River Plate.[2][3]
 Estadio Centenario, venue of the first leg | |||||||
| Event | Copa Aldao | ||||||
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| Second leg never played, no title awarded | |||||||
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| Date | April 11, 1959 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario | ||||||
| Referee | L. Fernández | ||||||
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In the first match, played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, River Plate won 2–1 but the second leg, to be held in Buenos Aires, was never played. As the associations did not decide about the issue, no title was awarded.[4][5]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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 River Plate | 1957 Argentine Primera División champion | 1936, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1947 |
 Nacional | 1957 Uruguayan Primera División champion | 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947 |
- Bold indicates winning years
Match details
First leg
1957 Copa Aldao
| Nacional | 1–2 | River Plate |
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Salva  43' |
Report | Urriolabeytía 2' De Bourgoing 70' |
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 River Plate
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Second leg
References
- Se mira y no se toca by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
- Copa Aldao overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
- El historial entre River y Nacional by Nicolás Mirelman on As, 10 Dec 2020
- "Copas Interligas 1947" by José Carluccio, 14 July 2009
- Las copas de River y el valor de la letra oficial by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 18 Aug 2015
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