1925 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 South American Championship Argentina 1925 29 November – 25 December 3 1 2 1 Argentina 2 Brazil 1889 Paraguay 1842 6 26 Argentina Manuel Seoane (6 goals) 1924 1926 thumb|right|250px|The Argentina squad (here pictured in the first match v Paraguay) won its second title The ninth South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 29 November to 25 December 1925. In 1925, the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Chile and Uruguay withdrew from the tournament, making this event the one with the fewest participating teams.https://books.google.com/books?id=HRkx0J7NME4C&pg=PA84&dq=bolivian%20football%20federation%20history#q=bolivian%20football%20federation%20history Citizens and Sportsmen: Fútbol and Politics in Twentieth-Century Chile Brenda Elsey 1 July 2011 University of Texas Press 9780292744714 4 March 2017 Google Books The tournament was rescheduled to be held in two rounds. Argentina won its second continental title.South American Championship 1925 at RSSSF Squads For a complete list of participants squads see: 1925 South American Championship squads Venues Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas Stadium Boca Juniors Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 25,000 150px 150pxArgentina 300 center Argentina -34.545270 -59.449735 Buenos Aires top Final round Each team played two matches 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 Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points ARG4310114+77 BRA 18894211119+25 PAR 18424004413−90 29 November 1925 ARG 2–0 PAR 1842 Seoane 2 Sánchez 72 Boca Juniors Stadium, Buenos Aires Ricardo Vallarino (Uruguay) 6 December 1925 BRA 1889 5–2 PAR 1842 Filo 16 Friedenreich 18 Lagarto 30 52 Nilo 72 Rivas 25 55 Sportivo Barracas Stadium, Buenos Aires Gerónimo Rapossi (Argentina) 13 December 1925 ARG 4–1 BRA 1889 Seoane 41 48 74 Garasini 72 Nilo 22 Sportivo Barracas Stadium, Buenos Aires Manuel Chaparro (Paraguay) 17 December 1925 PAR 1842 1–3 BRA 1889 Fretes 58 Nilo 30 Lagarto 57 61 Boca Juniors Stadium, Buenos Aires Gerónimo Rapossi (Argentina) 20 December 1925 PAR 1842 1–3 ARG Fleitas Solich 15 Tarasconi 22 Seoane 32 Irurieta 63 Boca Juniors Stadium, Buenos Aires Joaquim Antônio Leite de Castro (Brazil) 25 December 1925 BRA 1889 2–2 ARG Friedenreich 27 Nilo 30 Cerroti 41 Seoane 55 Boca Juniors Stadium, Buenos Aires Manuel Chaparro (Paraguay) Result fb 1925 South American Championship champions Argentina Second Goal scorers thumb|150px|Manuel Seoane, top scorer 6 goals Argentina Manuel Seoane 4 goals 22em Brazil 1889 Lagarto Brazil 1889 Nilo 2 goals 22em Brazil 1889 Arthur Friedenreich Paraguay 1842 Gerardo Rivas 1 goal 22em Argentina Antonio Cerrotti Argentina Alfredo Garasini Argentina Juan C. Irurieta Argentina Martín Sánchez Argentina Domingo Tarasconi Brazil 1889 Filo Paraguay 1842 Manuel Fleitas Solich Paraguay 1842 Luis Fretes Aftermath Despite having won the tournament unbeaten, part of the Argentine media considered the team's performance as "poor", highlighting that Argentina was the winner only because of being stronger than the other two participants. Argentine magazine El Gráfico stated Argentina's virtues were decreasing as the competition went by, with such notable failures. Centre forward Juan Carlos Irurieta was injured in the first match, being replaced by Manuel Seoane, who did not play as good as he used to be because of his change of position (from left insider to centre forward). The media criticised hardly the performances of Garasini, Alejandro de los Santos, Antonio Cerrotti and Juan Bianchi. On the other hand, Domingo Tarasconi, Seoane and Martín Sánchez were mentioned as the most remarkable players. In the case of Tarasconi, his efficient dribbling, passing style and accurate corner kicks were widely praised. Seoane's goalscoring prowess was also mentioned as one of the high points of Argentina, setting a record with six goals in four matches. Nevertheless, Seoane was also criticised for being out of shape due to his overweight.1925. Argentina conquista su segundo Sudamericano, El Gráfico Another Argentine player harshly criticised was goalkeeper Américo Tesoriere: (Tesoriere) is not the "magician of the goal" that we admired so much due to his security, courage, cold blood, surprising agility and unsurpassed sense of location. Although the rival did not attack so much, he conceded four goals, which were not hard-to-stop shots. Apart from the goals received, Tesoriere's showed himself insecure and slow, which could have been worse. Undoubtedly, we don't mean that his performance was disastrous, but we do want to set he is having a tough time in his sports career either his debacle is approaching... El Gráfico, about Américo Tesoriere's performance at the South American Championship References 1925 Championship Championship Category:1925 in Argentine football 1925 Category:1920s in Buenos Aires 1925 Category:November 1925 sports events in South America Category:December 1925 sports events in South America Category:November 1925 in South America Category:December 1925 in South America