Summary
The eleventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from 30 October to 27 November 1927. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay. Brazil, Chile and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. This was the first South American Championship in which Peru participated. The tournament was also used as a qualifier for the 1928 Summer Olympics and both Argentina and Uruguay were subsequently invited to enter that competition.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | 30 October – 27 November |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Peru |
| Fourth place |  Bolivia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 37 (6.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alfredo Carricaberry Roberto Figueroa Segundo Luna Pedro Petrone Héctor Scarone (3 goals each) |
The Argentina team departed from Retiro railway station to Chilean city Valparaíso, where they joined Uruguayan players to board a ship to the port of Callao, Lima. They arrived in Peru after eight days of travel.[2]
Squads edit
For a complete list of participants squads see: 1927 South American Championship squads
Venues edit
| Lima |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional |
| Capacity: 40,000 |
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Final round edit
Each team played a single match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 4 |
| Peru
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 |
| Bolivia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 |
| Argentina | 7–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
Luna  18', 56' Carricaberry 20', 36' Recanatini 24' (pen.) Seoane 29', 79' |
Alborta 42' |
| Uruguay | 4–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Ulloa 49' (o.g.) Sacco 52', 71' Castro 75' |
| Uruguay | 9–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Petrone 18', 65', 81' Figueroa 19', 67', 69' Arremón 43' Castro 68' Scarone 86' |
| Peru | 3–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Neyra 31' Sarmiento 41' Montellanos 43' |
Bustamante 13', 14' |
| Argentina | 3–2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Recanatini 56' (pen.) Luna 70' Canavesi 85' (o.g.) |
Scarone 33', 79' |
| Argentina | 5–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Ferreira 1', 30' Maglio 22', 25' Carricaberry 38' |
Villanueva 3' |
Result edit
| 1927 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Argentina Third title |
Goal scorers edit
3 goals
2 goals
Manuel Ferreira- Juan Maglio
- Humberto Recanattini
- Manuel Seoane
José Bustamante
Héctor Castro- Antonio Sacco
1 goal
- Mario Alborta
Alberto Montellanos- Demetrio Neyra
- Jorge Sarmiento
- Alejandro Villanueva
- Juan Arremón
Own goals
- Santiago Ulloa (for Uruguay)
- Canavesi (for Argentina)
References edit
