1916 Copa Aldao Explained

1916 Copa Aldao
Event:Copa Aldao
Team1:Racing
Team1association:
Team1score:1
Team2:Nacional
Team2score:2
Date:December 3, 1916
Stadium1:Gimnasia y Esgrima
Referee1:Hugo Gondra
Next:1917

The 1916 Copa Aldao was a football club competition between Racing and Nacional on December 3 of this very year. It was the second staging of this tournament contested between the league champions of Argentina and Uruguay.

Nacional became champions for the first time after defeating Racing 2–1 in a single match.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationPrevious finals app.
Racing1916 Argentine Primera División championsNone
Nacional1916 Uruguayan Primera División championsNone

Rules

The cup was played over one leg at neutral venue in Buenos Aires. In case of a draw, a rematch would be played in Montevideo.

Venue

thumb|left|Estadio GEBA, venue

Match details

GK Sylla Arduino
DF Armando Reyes
DF Juan Viazzi
MF Alberto Marcovecchio
MF Francisco Olazar
MF Ricardo Pepe
FW Zoilo Canavery
FW Nicolás Vivaldo
FW Alberto Ohaco
FW Juan Hospital
FW Juan Perinetti
GK Santiago Demarchi
DF Ramón Pesquera
DF Alfredo Foglino
MF Pedro Olivieri
MF Abdón Porte
MF José Vanzzino
FW José Bracchi
FW Héctor Scarone
FW Ángel Romano
FW Carlos Scarone
FW Pascual Somma

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/aldao.html Campeonato Rioplatense - Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao
  2. Web site: Damian Didonato . Se mira y no se toca - Revista Un Caño . Revista Un Caño . Revista Uncanio . 29 October 2020 . Spanish.
  3. Web site: Eduardo Merica . Primera Copa Aldao 1916, luego llamada Rioplatense » Diario Uruguay . Diario Uruguay . Diario Uruguay . 29 October 2020 . Spanish . 6 April 2020.
  4. Book: J.J. Melos Prieto . El Padre de la Gloria . 2012 . El Galeón . Spanish.