South American Championship 1925 - Definition and Overview

The ninth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 29 to December 25, 1925.

This tournament is called Copa América since 1975.

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Chile and Uruguay withdrew from the tournament, making this edition, the one with less participating teams. The tournament was rescheduled to be held in two rounds.

Matches

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

• Half-time scores are in brackets

November 29, 1925

Argentina	2 - 0 (1-0)	Paraguay	--:-- - Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires Ref: Ricardo Vallarino (Uruguay)
Seoane 2'
Sánchez 72'

December 6, 1925

Brazil	5 - 2 (3-1)	Paraguay	--:-- - Sportivo Barracas, Buenos Aires Ref: Gerónimo Rapossi (Argentina)
Moderato 16'		Rivas 25'
Friedenreich		Rivas
Lagarto
Lagarto
Nilo 72'

December 13, 1925

Argentina	4 - 1 (1-1)	Brazil	--:-- - Sportivo Barracas, Buenos Aires Ref: Manuel Chaparro (Paraguay)
Seoane 41'		Nilo 22'
Seoane 48'
Garassini 72'
Seoane 74'

December 17, 1925

Paraguay	1 - 3 (0-1)	Brazil	--:-- - Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires Ref: Gerónimo Rapossi (Argentina)
Fretes 58'		Nilo 30'
		Lagarto 57'
		Lagarto 61'

December 20, 1925

Paraguay	1 - 3 (1-2)	Argentina	--:-- - Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires Ref: Joaquim Antônio Leite de Castro (Brazil)
Fleitas Solich 15'		Tarasconi 22'
		Seoane 32'
		Irurieta 63'

December 25, 1925

Brazil	2 - 2 (2-1)	Argentina	--:-- - Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires Ref: Manuel Chaparro (Paraguay)
Friedenreich 27'		Cerroti 41'
Nilo 30'		Seoane 55'

Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Eff Argentina 7 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 87.5% Brazil 5 4 2 1 1 11 9 +2 62.5% Paraguay 0 4 0 0 4 4 13 0 0.0%

South America Championship Winners: ARGENTINA (2nd title)

Goal Scorers

6 goals

• Seoane

4 goals

• Lagarto Nilo

2 goals

• Friedenreich
• Rivas

1 goal

• Cerrotti Irurieta Garassini Sánchez Tarasconi
• Moderato
• Fleitas Solich Fretes