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Argentina - Ecuador 4:2

31 JAN 1945, Copa América

Goals

Argentina: René Pontoni 11', Vicente de la Mata 50', Rinaldo Martino 69', Manuel Pelegrina 83'

Ecuador: Victor Aguayo, José L Mendoza

Argentina (Guillermo Stábile)

Fernando Bello, José Salomón, Rodolfo De Zorzi, Carlos Adolfo Sosa, Ángel Perucca, Bartolomé Colombo, Mario Boyé, Vicente de la Mata (62' Norberto Méndez), René Pontoni, Rinaldo Martino, Manuel Pelegrina

Ecuador

Pedro Acevedo, Victor Aguayo, Enrique Alvarez, Jorge Henriquez, José Maria Jimenez, Napoleon Medina, Mejia, José L Mendoza, Luis A Mendoza, Enrique Raymondi, FL Zurita (' Villagomez)

Venue

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Final Round · as of 31 Jan

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals againstGoal differencePoints
1Chile3300133+106
2Uruguay2200121+114
3Argentina220082+64
4Brazil220050+54
5Ecuador3003615-90
6Bolivia3003011-110
7Colombia3003012-120

Trivia

Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay).

Attendance: ~60,000–70,000.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Fernando Bello11Independiente
José Salomón30Racing Club
Rodolfo De Zorzi4Boca Juniors
Carlos Adolfo Sosa5Boca Juniors
Ángel Perucca14Newell's
Bartolomé Colombo12San Lorenzo
Mario Boyé1Boca Juniors
Vicente de la Mata8Independiente
René Pontoni7San Lorenzo
Rinaldo Martino9San Lorenzo
Manuel Pelegrina4Estudiantes LP
Norberto Méndez2Huracán

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
10 JUL 1943AwayParaguay5:2Copa Boutell
11 JUL 1943AwayParaguay1:2Copa Boutell
06 JAN 1945HomeParaguay5:2Copa Boutell
09 JAN 1945HomeParaguay5:3Copa Boutell
18 JAN 1945Bolivia4:0Copa América

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
07 FEB 1945Colombia9:1Copa América
11 FEB 1945Chile1:1Copa América
15 FEB 1945Brazil3:1Copa América
25 FEB 1945Uruguay1:0Copa América
07 JUL 1945AwayParaguay1:5Copa Boutell

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