 A River Plate team of 1937 | |||||||
| Event | Copa Aldao | ||||||
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| Date | Mar 20, 1937 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario,Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | Martín Aphesteguy (Uruguay) | ||||||
←1928 1937 → | |||||||
The1936 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of theCopa Aldao, the ninth edition of the international competition organised by theArgentine andUruguayan Associations together.[1] The final was contested by Uruguayan clubPeñarol and Argentine clubRiver Plate.[2]
River Plate contested the match as the winner of "Copa de Oro", a cup that decided which team would participate in the final as the1936 Argentine Primera División season had crowned two champions, River Plate andSan Lorenzo. After River beat San Lorenzo 3–1, the team was eligible to play the 1936 edition of Copa Aldao.[3]
The match was played atEstadio Centenario inMontevideo, where River Plate achieved a conclusive victory of 5–1 over Peñarol, winning its first Copa Aldao Trophy.[4]
| Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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 Peñarol | 1936 Uruguayan Primera División champion | 1918,1928 |
 River Plate | 1936 Argentine Primera División champion[note 1] | (none) |
| Peñarol | 1–5 | River Plate |
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Varela 60' | Report | Ferreyra 14',84' Pedernera 38',65'Peucelle 70' |
         Peñarol |  River Plate |
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