 Estadio Gasómetro, venue of the match | |||||||
| Event | 1937 South American Championship | ||||||
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| Date | February 1, 1937 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Gasómetro,Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Luis Alberto Mirabal (Uruguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
The1937 South American Championship play-off was a match held to determine the winner of the1937 South American Championship, the 14th edition of this continental championship, asArgentina andBrazil were tied for the first place after the regular competition. The match took place on February 1, 1937, atEstadio Gasómetro inBuenos Aires.
Argentina won the match 2–0, winning its fifth continental title.[1]
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chile | 2–1 | Match 1 |  Peru | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | 6–1 | Match 2 | Chile | 6–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 1–0 | Match 3 | Paraguay | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Uruguay | 2–3 | Match 4 | Uruguay | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | 1–0 | Match 5 |  Argentina | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brazil had attended the competition without two of their most notable players, defenderDomingos da Guia (champion withBoca Juniors two years before) and strikerLeonidas da Silva, nicknamedthe Black Diamond. The tournament was played in a singleround-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.[2]
The match was held in San Lorenzo stadium, were both teams played hard, committing several number of fouls. After Brazilian player Domingos Spitalletti kickedFrancisco 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 hitCherro on his face.
For the second halfCarlos Peucelle replaced Cherro and veteranBernabé Ferreyra substituted Zozaya. 19-year-oldIndependiente forwardVicente de la Mata replaced Varallo, who had been injured; De la Mata had played in the loss toUruguay, and had a poor performance.
As the score was tied 0–0 when 90 minutes expired, two 15-minute halves ofextra 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.[3]
The match ended at almost 2 a.m. in Buenos Aires.
| Argentina | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
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De la Mata 102',112' | [citation needed] |
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Some journalist consider this match the beginning of theArgentina–Brazil football rivalry.[2] This tournament was also the closure of an era with the Argentine squad for some of the most notable players such asEnrique Guaita,Alberto Zozaya,Alejandro Scopelli,Bernabé Ferreyra,Carlos Peucelle andFrancisco 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 withEl Gráfico
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