1937 South American Championship play-off

1937 South American Championship play-off Argentina equipo vs brasil 1937.jpg Argentina, champions 1937 South American Championship Argentina ARG 30px 2 Brazil BRA 1889 30px 0 February 1, 1937 Estadio Gasómetro Buenos Aires Luis Alberto Mirabal (Uruguay) 80,000 The 1937 South American Championship play-off was a match held to determine the winner of the 1937 South American Championship, the 14th edition of this continental championship, as Argentina and Brazil were tied for the first place after the regular competition. The match took place on February 1, 1937, at Estadio Gasómetro in Buenos Aires. Argentina won the match 2–0, winning its fifth continental title.Southamerican Championship 1937 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF Venue thumb|left|Estadio Gasómetro, venue The final was held in Estadio Gasómetro, home venue to San Lorenzo de Almagro. The stadium had hosted most of the competition matches, being also one of the venues of the 1929 edition. The stadium was nicknamed Gasómetro due to its exterior facade that reminded of a gas holder, very common at the time. It has a capacity of 75,000 spectators, being the largest stadium of Argentina until the construction of El Cilindro, home venue of Racing Club de Avellaneda, inaugurated in 1950.EL CILINDRO DE AVELLANEDA CUMPLE 65 AÑOS on DXTV, 3 September 2015El estadio de Racing cumple 70 años on Télam, 3 September 2020 Background 1937 South American Championship ArgentinaRound BrazilOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult CHI 2–1 Match 1 PER 1825 3–2 PAR 1842 6–1 Match 2 CHI 6–4 PER 1825 1–0 Match 3 PAR 1842 5–0 URU 2–3 Match 4 URU 3–2 BRA 1889 1–0 Match 5 ARG 0–1 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points ARG5401125+78 BRA 18895401179+88 URU52031114−34 PAR 18425203816−84 CHI51131213−13 PER 18255113710−33 Notes Argentina and Brazil finished tied on points, so a play-off had to be played to decide the champion. Overview 400 Argentina v brazil 1937 05.jpg Bernabe y delamata abrazo.jpg (Left): the match while being suspended after a riot between players from both teams; (right): veteran Bernabé Ferreyra and a young Vicente de la Mata celebrating the title Brazil had attended the competition without two of their most notable players, defender Domingos da Guia (champion with Boca Juniors two years before) and striker Leonidas da Silva, nicknamed the Black Diamond. The tournament was played in a single round-robin system, but Argentina and Brazil finished tied on points, meaning a playoff match was required to determine a champion, according to the rules in force.Copa América: a 80 años de una final histórica on Xenen The match was held in San Lorenzo stadium, were both teams played hard, committing several number of fouls. After Brazilian player Domingos Spitalletti kicked Francisco Varallo violently in the 36th minute, a riot involving all the players (even some substitutes) started. After a hiatus of 40', the match restarted. Nevertheless, just two minutes a new riot happened after Cunha hit Cherro on his face.1937. La legendaria final del Sudamericano by Alfredo Rossi ("Chantecler") on El Gráfico, 1937. Published online on 13 Jun 2019 For the second half Carlos Peucelle replaced Cherro and veteran Bernabé Ferreyra substituted Zozaya. 19-year-old Independiente forward Vicente de la Mata replaced Varallo, who had been injured; De la Mata had played in the loss to Uruguay, and had a poor performance. As the score was tied 0–0 when 90 minutes expired, two 15-minute halves of extra time were required to determine the champion: during the extra time, de la Mata scored two goals within four minutes, allowing Argentina to win its fifth South American championship.Argentina de América 1937 on AFA website (archived, 27 Nov 2015) The match ended at almost 2 a.m. in Buenos Aires. According to the press, Argentine forward Enrique García was the man of the match. Match details February 1, 1937 Oliver Guy The Guinness Record of World Soccer 555 1992 Guinness publishing 0-85112-954-4 ARG 2–0 BRA 1889 yes De la Mata 102 112 Report 80,000 Estadio Gasómetro Buenos Aires Luis Alberto Mirabal (Uruguay) _arg3757h _arg3757h _arg3757h 80BFFF 80BFFF 80BFFF 000066 888888 Argentina _blueborder _vneckblue _blueborder _brasil1930 ffffff ffffff ffffff 000099 ffffff Brazil GK Fernando BelloRB Oscar Tarrío LB Luis FazioRH Antonio SastreCH Ernesto LazzattiLH Celestino MartínezOR Enrique GuaitaIR Francisco Varallo 84CF Alberto Zozaya 65IL Roberto Cherro 46OL Enrique GarcíaSubstitutions:OR Carlos Peucelle 46CF Bernabé Ferreyra 65IR Vicente de la Mata 84Manager: Manuel Seoane GK JurandirRB CarneraLB JaúRH BrittoCH BrandãoLH AfonsinhoOR Roberto 58IR Luisinho 61CF Cardeal 84IL TimOL PateskoSubstitutions:FW Carreiro 58FW Bahia 61FW Carvalho Leite 84Manager: Adhemar Pimenta Aftermath Some journalist consider this match the beginning of the Argentina–Brazil football rivalry. This tournament was also the closure of an era with the Argentine squad for some of the most notable players such as Enrique Guaita, Alberto Zozaya, Alejandro Scopelli, Bernabé Ferreyra, Carlos Peucelle and Francisco Varallo. When I was substituted vs Uruguay, I became demoralised. Still sweated, I stayed to watch the second half. Then I got ill, probably with bitterness. I scored the two goals but I wanted to play more time. I didn't. Vicente de la Mata, during an interview with El Gráfico References collapsed play-off 1937 1937 Category:South American Championship play-off Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires Category:Argentina–Brazil football rivalry Category:February 1937 sports events in South America Category:Football matches in Argentina