1922 South American Championship Final

The 1922 South American Championship Final was the final match to determine the South American Cup champion. It was held on October 22, 1922, in Estádio das Laranjeiras of Rio de Janeiro.

1922 South American Championship Final
Estádio das Laranjeiras, venue of the final
Event1922 South American Championship
Brazil Paraguay
3 0
DateOctober 22, 1922
VenueEstádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeServando Pérez (Argentina)

At the end of the tournament, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay were tied on points, and playoff matches were planned for the three teams.

Nevertheless, Uruguay withdrew after informing the organisers their players had to return home; some noted Uruguay were also dissatisfied with a suspicious performance of the Brazilian referee in their game against Paraguay, which they lost.

As a result, only one playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.[1][2]

Brazil won the match against Paraguay 3–0. With this victory, Brazil won its second continental title.[3]

Match details
Brazil 3–0 Paraguay
Neco  11'
Formiga  48', 89'
Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Servando Pérez (Argentina)
Brazil
Paraguay
GKKuntz
RBPalamone
LBBarthô
RHLaís
CHFortes
LHAmílcar
ORFormiga
IRNeco
CFHeitor Dominguez
ILTatú
OLRodrigues
Manager:
Laís
GKModesto Denis
RBRamón González
LBVenancio Paredes
RHRoque Centurión
CHManuel Fleitas Solich
LHLuis Fretes
ORIsidoro Benítez
IRLuciano Capdevila
CFDaniel Schaerer
ILIldefonso López
OLGerardo Rivas
Manager:
Manuel Fleitas Solich

Aftermath

Brazil are the champions only because the tournament was held in Brazil

— Argentine magazine El Gráfico N° 174, 1922, [1]

References
  1. 1922: Un siglo en pequeñas historias by Martín Estévez on El Gráfico, 2015
  2. 1922: Un triple empate que cambió todo on Goal.com
  3. Southamerican Championship 1922 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
  4. Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 552. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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