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Argentina - Brazil 3:1

15 FEB 1945, Copa América

Goals

Argentina: Norberto Méndez 14', Norberto Méndez 20', Norberto Méndez 40'

Brazil: Ademir

Argentina (Guillermo Stábile)

Héctor Ricardo, José Salomón, Rodolfo De Zorzi (30' Nicolas Palma), Carlos Adolfo Sosa, Ángel Perucca, Bartolomé Colombo, Juan Carlos Muñoz, Norberto Méndez (67' Vicente de la Mata), René Pontoni, Rinaldo Martino (68' Armando Farro), Félix Loustau

Brazil

Domingos da Guia, Rui Campos, Ademir, Jair, Zizinho, Begliomini, Bigua, Heleno De Freitas, Jayme, Oberdan, Tesourinha

Venue

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Final Round · as of 15 Feb

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals againstGoal differencePoints
1Argentina5410215+169
2Chile4310144+107
3Uruguay4301144+106
4Brazil430193+66
5Ecuador4013615-91
6Bolivia5014013-131
7Colombia4004121-200

Trivia

Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay).

Attendance: 65000.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Héctor Ricardo5Rosario Central
José Salomón33Racing Club
Rodolfo De Zorzi7Boca Juniors
Carlos Adolfo Sosa8Boca Juniors
Ángel Perucca17Newell's
Bartolomé Colombo15San Lorenzo
Juan Carlos Muñoz9River Plate
Norberto Méndez5Huracán
René Pontoni10San Lorenzo
Rinaldo Martino12San Lorenzo
Félix Loustau6River Plate
Nicolas Palma1Estudiantes LP
Vicente de la Mata9Independiente
Armando Farro3San Lorenzo

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
09 JAN 1945HomeParaguay5:3Copa Boutell
18 JAN 1945Bolivia4:0Copa América
31 JAN 1945Ecuador4:2Copa América
07 FEB 1945Colombia9:1Copa América
11 FEB 1945Chile1:1Copa América

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
25 FEB 1945Uruguay1:0Copa América
07 JUL 1945AwayParaguay1:5Copa Boutell
09 JUL 1945AwayParaguay3:1Copa Boutell
18 JUL 1945AwayUruguay2:2Copa Lipton
15 AUG 1945HomeUruguay6:2Copa Newton

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