 A River Plate team of 1941 | |||||||
| Event | Copa Adrián C. Escobar | ||||||
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| Date | November 2, 1941 | ||||||
| Venue | River Plate | ||||||
| Referee | Rafael Carou | ||||||
| Attendance | 66,000 | ||||||
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The1941 Copa Adrián C. Escober Final was the final that decided the winner of the 2nd. edition ofCopa Adrián C. Escobar, anArgentine domestic cup organised by theArgentine Football Association. The match was contested byRiver Plate andHuracán, both being finalists for the first time.
The final was held inRiver Plate Stadium on November 2, 1941. With an attendance of 66,000, River Plate beat Huracán 1–0 winning their first Copa Escobar trophy.[1][2]
| Team | Previous finals app. |
|---|---|
| River Plate | (none) |
| Huracán | (none) |
This edition was contested by the seven best placed teams of the1942 Primera División season. River Plate, as champion, advanced directly to semifinals. The matches only lasted 40 minutes (two halves of 20' each), with some teams playing two games in a day.[3] All the matches were held in River Plate Stadium.[4]
In the tournament, Huracán beatIndependiente 1–0 in quarterfinals, andNewell's Old Boys 2–1 in semifinals. River Plate beatSan Lorenzo de Almagro in semifinals 2–1 to advance to the final, which they subsequently won.[1]
Note: all the matches were played at River Plate Stadium
| River Plate | Round | Huracán | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||
| Quarter final | Independiente | 1–0 | ||||
| San Lorenzo | 2–1 | Semifinal | Newell's Old Boys | 2–1 | ||
        River Plate |    Huracán |
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