1927 South American Championship

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]

1927 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates30 October – 27 November
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored37 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Alfredo Carricaberry
Uruguay Roberto Figueroa
Argentina Segundo Luna
Uruguay Pedro Petrone
Uruguay 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

For a complete list of participants squads see: 1927 South American Championship squads

Venues
Lima
Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 40,000

Final round

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 3300154+116
 Uruguay 3201153+124
 Peru 3102411−72
 Bolivia 3003319−160
Argentina 7–1 Bolivia
Luna 18', 56'
Carricaberry 20', 36'
Recanatini 24' (pen.)
Seoane 29', 79'		 Alborta 42'
Referee: Benjamín Fuentes (Peru)
Uruguay 4–0 Peru
Ulloa 49' (o.g.)
Sacco 52', 71'
Castro 75'
Referee: Consolato Nay Foino (Argentina)
Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia
Petrone 18', 65', 81'
Figueroa 19', 67', 69'
Arremón 43'
Castro 68'
Scarone 86'
Referee: Benjamín Fuentes (Peru)
Peru 3–2 Bolivia
Neyra 31'
Sarmiento 41'
Montellanos 43'		 Bustamante 13', 14'
Referee: Alberto Parodi (Chile)
Argentina 3–2 Uruguay
Recanatini 56' (pen.)
Luna 70'
Canavesi 85' (o.g.)		 Scarone 33', 79'
Referee: David Thurner (England)
Argentina 5–1 Peru
Ferreira 1', 30'
Maglio 22', 25'
Carricaberry 38'		 Villanueva 3'
Referee: Victorio Gariboni (Bolivia)

Result
 1927 South American Championship champions 

Argentina
Third title

Goal scorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

  • Peru Santiago Ulloa (for Uruguay)
  • Uruguay Canavesi (for Argentina)

References
  1. South American Championship 1927 on the RSSSF
  2. 1927. Argentina campeón sudamericano by Humberto Recanatini on El Gráfico, 1927
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