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Argentina - Chile 2:0

29 JAN 1956, Copa América

Goals

1:0 Ángel Labruna 9', 2:0 Ángel Labruna 79'

Argentina (Guillermo Stábile)

Julio Musimessi, Francisco Lombardo, Federico Vairo, José Varacka (46' Eliseo Mouriño), Ángel Labruna, Omar Sívori (65' Carlos Cecconato), Juan Carlos Colman, Ernesto Cucchiaroni, Ernesto Gutiérrez, Francisco Loiácono (46' Ricardo Bonelli), Rodolfo Micheli

Chile

Misael Escutti, Manuel Alvarez, Manuel Munoz, Jaime Ramirez, Leonel Sanchez, Rodolfo Almeyda, Isaac Carrasco, Ramiro Cortes, Carlos Cubillos, Enrique Hormazabal, Rene Melendez

Cards

Enrique Hormazabal 57' (red card), Ernesto Cucchiaroni 75' (red card)

Venue

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Final Round · as of 29 Jan

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals againstGoal differencePoints
1Uruguay220062+44
2Argentina220041+34
3Chile210143+12
4Paraguay201124-21
5Brazil201114-31
6Peru200214-30

Player Details

NameCapClub
Julio Musimessi12Boca Juniors
Francisco Lombardo14Boca Juniors
Federico Vairo6River Plate
José Varacka1Independiente
Eliseo Mouriño12Boca Juniors
Ángel Labruna24River Plate
Omar Sívori2River Plate
Carlos Cecconato10Independiente
Juan Carlos Colman11Boca Juniors
Ernesto Cucchiaroni4Boca Juniors
Ernesto Gutiérrez17Racing Club
Francisco Loiácono2Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
Ricardo Bonelli7Independiente
Rodolfo Micheli11Independiente

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
09 MAR 1955Ecuador4:0Copa América
16 MAR 1955Peru2:2Copa América
27 MAR 1955Uruguay6:1Copa América
30 MAR 1955Chile1:0Copa América
22 JAN 1956Peru2:1Copa América

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
01 FEB 1956Paraguay1:0Copa América
05 FEB 1956Brazil0:1Copa América
15 FEB 1956Uruguay0:1Copa América
28 FEB 1956Peru0:0Panamerican
06 MAR 1956Costa Rica4:3Panamerican

Verified with El Gráfico, South American Football International Line-Ups & Statistics 1902-2013, Partidos de la Roja