 Team of Nacional, winners | |||||||
| Event | Copa Aldao | ||||||
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| Date | 16 May 1920 | ||||||
| Venue | Parque Central,Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | Martín Aphesteguy (Uruguay) | ||||||
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The1919 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of theCopa Aldao, the fifth edition of the international competition organised by theArgentine andUruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by UruguayanNacional and ArgentineBoca Juniors.[1]
In the match, played atEstadio Gran Parque Central inMontevideo on May 16, 1920, Nacional beat Boca Juniors 3–0,[2] winning its second Copa Aldao trophy.[1][3]
| Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
|---|---|---|
 Nacional | 1919 Uruguayan Primera División champion | 1916,1917 |
 Boca Juniors | 1919 Argentine Primera División champion | (none) |
It was the first Copa Aldao final contested by Boca Juniors as champion of Primera División, while Nacional played its third final having been winner of the 2nd. edition played in 1916. 1919 was one of the most successful seasons in the history of Boca Juniors so the club won theCopa de Competencia Jockey Club,Copa Ibarguren, and internationalTie Cup (won to Nacional). Nevertheless, this edition of Copa Aldao would be the only final lost by Boca Juniors in the season.
On 15 minutes,Héctor Scarone headed to score the first goal. Only five minutes later,Ángel Romano scored another goal for Nacional, andPascual Somma scored the third goal on 61 minutes. As a curious fact, Nacional played almost the entire game with 10 players due to Rogelio Naguil left the field on 22 after being injured (substitutions were not allowed on those times).[4]
With this win over Boca Juniors, Uruguayan side Nacional achieved its second Copa Aldao trophy.
| Nacional | 3–0 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
Scarone 21'Romano 26'Somma 61' | Report |
       Nacional |  Boca Juniors |
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Injured player; substitutions were not allowed in those times
