Ernesto Mascheroni

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Ernesto Mascheroni (born 21 November 1907 in Montevideo; died 3 July 1984) was a footballer from Uruguay. His position was defender.

He played 12 times for the Uruguay between 1930 and 1939, including in the 1930 FIFA World Cup where Uruguay won the first ever World Cup tournament. In 1934, he moved to Italy to play for Ambrosiana (now Inter Milan) until 1936. During this period, he represented the Italy national football team twice, when the nationality rules are less strict than nowadays. He later returned to Uruguay to play for C.A. Peñarol from 1936 to 1940.

When Mascheroni died in 1984, he was the last surviving member of the 1930 World Cup champion squad.