South American Championship 1946

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The nineteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from January 12, 1946 to February 10, 1946. This tournament, an extra edition with no trophy handed to the winners, is considered official by CONMEBOL.

This tournament is called Copa América since 1975.

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, withdrew from the tournament.

[edit] Matches

Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points where awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

Half-time scores are in brackets

January 12, 1946

Argentina	2 - 0 (2-0)	Paraguay	--:-- - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil)
De la Mata 6'		s/o: Villalba 40'
Martino 43'
s/o Boyé 40'

January 16, 1946

Brazil	3 - 0 (0-0)	Paraguay	--:-- - Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Heleno 47'
Zizinho 65'
Heleno 78'

Uruguay	1 - 0 (1-0)	Chile	--:-- - Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil)
Medina 34'

January 19, 1946

Chile	2 - 1 (0-?)	Paraguay	--:-- - Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
Araya 48'		Rolón ?'
Cremaschi 68'

Argentina	7 - 1 (2-0)	Bolivia	--:-- - Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Higinio Madrid (Chile)
Labruna 34'		Peredo 67'
Méndez 39'
Méndez 60'
Salvini 75'
Loustau 79'
Labruna 84'

January 23, 1946

Brazil	4 - 3 (4-2)	Uruguay	--:-- - Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay)
Jair 1'		Medina 25'
Jair 16'		Vázquez 37'
Heleno 39'		Medina 70'
Chico 44'

January 26, 1946

Paraguay	4 - 2 (2-2)	Bolivia	--:-- - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Genés 30'		Coronel 20' (og)
Benítez Cáceres 44'		González 42'
Villaba 67'
Villaba 88'

Argentina	3 - 1 (1-0)	Chile	--:-- - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
Labruna 39'		Alcántara 85'
Labruna 60'
Pedernera 65'

January 29, 1946

Uruguay	5 - 0 (3-0)	Bolivia	--:-- - Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda Ref: Higinio Madrid (Chile)
Medina 1'
Medina 25'
Medina 30'
García 75'
Medina 78'

Brazil	1 - 1 (0-1)	Paraguay	--:-- - Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Norival 63'		Villaba 31'

February 2, 1946

Argentina	3 - 1 (1-0)	Uruguay	--:-- - Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil)
Pedernera 8'		Riephoff 59'
Labruna 46'		s/o: Sabatel 77'
Méndez 72'

Brazil	5 - 1 (2-0)	Chile	--:-- - Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
Zizinho 4'		Salfate 84' (p)
Zizinho 41'
Zizinho 46'
Zizinho 71'
Chico 89'

February 8, 1946

Chile	4 - 1 (2-0)	Bolivia	--:-- - Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Araya 9'		Peredo 50'
Araya 39'
Cremaschi 49'
Cremaschi 78'

Paraguay	2 - 1 (1-0)	Uruguay	--:-- - Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil)
Villaba 37'		Schiaffino 57'
Rodríguez 75'

February 10, 1946

Argentina	2 - 0 (1-0)	Brazil	--:-- - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
Méndez 14'		s/o: Chico 30'
Méndez 20'
s/o: De la Mata 30'