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Argentina - Paraguay 1:0

01 FEB 1956, Copa América

Goals

1:0 Carlos Cecconato 54'

Argentina (Guillermo Stábile)

Julio Musimessi, Francisco Lombardo, Federico Vairo, Eliseo Mouriño, Ángel Labruna, Ricardo Bonelli, Carlos Cecconato (75' Ernesto Grillo), Juan Carlos Colman, Ernesto Cucchiaroni, Ernesto Gutiérrez, Rodolfo Micheli (46' Luis Pentrelli)

Paraguay

Salvador Villalba, Jorge Lino Romero, Higinio Benitez Casco, Asuncion Caballero, Juan Leon Canete, Antonio Ramon Gomez (' Maximo Rolon), Hermes González, Ireneo Hermosilla, Enrique Jara Saguier, Robustiano Maciel, Alfredo Vega

Venue

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Final Round · as of 01 Feb

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals againstGoal differencePoints
1Argentina330051+46
2Uruguay220062+44
3Brazil311135-23
4Chile210143+12
5Paraguay301225-31
6Peru300326-40

Player Details

NameCapClub
Julio Musimessi13Boca Juniors
Francisco Lombardo15Boca Juniors
Federico Vairo7River Plate
Eliseo Mouriño13Boca Juniors
Ángel Labruna25River Plate
Ricardo Bonelli8Independiente
Carlos Cecconato11Independiente
Ernesto Grillo11Independiente
Juan Carlos Colman12Boca Juniors
Ernesto Cucchiaroni5Boca Juniors
Ernesto Gutiérrez18Racing Club
Rodolfo Micheli12Independiente
Luis Pentrelli2Gimnasia y Esgrima LP

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
16 MAR 1955Peru2:2Copa América
27 MAR 1955Uruguay6:1Copa América
30 MAR 1955Chile1:0Copa América
22 JAN 1956Peru2:1Copa América
29 JAN 1956Chile2:0Copa América

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
05 FEB 1956Brazil0:1Copa América
15 FEB 1956Uruguay0:1Copa América
28 FEB 1956Peru0:0Panamerican
06 MAR 1956Costa Rica4:3Panamerican
11 MAR 1956Chile3:0Panamerican

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