 An Independiente team of 1939 | |||||||
| Event | Copa Ibarguren | ||||||
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| Date | February 4, 1939; 87 years ago (1939-02-04) | ||||||
| Venue | San Lorenzo Stadium,Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Vicente de la Mata | ||||||
| Referee | Ubaldo Ruiz | ||||||
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The1938Copa Ibarguren was the 15th edition of thenational cup of Argentina. It was played by the champions of both leagues,Primera División and Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol crowned during 1938.[1]
Independiente (Primera División champion) facedRosario Central (Liga Rosarina champion) atSan Lorenzo de Almagro's venue,Estadio Gasómetro, in theBoedo neighborhood ofBuenos Aires, on February 4, 1939. With three goals byforwardVicente de la Mata and two by strikerArsenio Erico, Independiente beat Central 5–3 and won its first Copa Ibarguren trophy.[1]
By winning the Copa Ibarguren, Independiente had now won all of the competitions contested in Argentina in 1938 as the team had won the1938 Copa Aldao two months earlier by beatingPeñarol .[2]
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances |
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| Independiente | 1938 Primera División champion | (none) |
| Rosario Central | 1938 Asociación Rosarina champion | 1915,1916,1917,1919,1923,1937 |
| Independiente | 5–3 | Rosario Central |
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de la Mata 21',47',50'Erico 23',45' | [3] | Laporta 9' D'Alessandro 36',48' |
         Independiente |    Rosario Central |
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