1926 Copa Estímulo Final Explained

1926 Copa Estímulo Final
Event:Copa Estímulo
Team1:Boca Juniors
Team1score:3
Team2:Sportivo Balcarce
Team2score:1
Stadium:San Lorenzo
Referee:Barbera
Previous:1920

The 1926 Copa Estímulo Final was the final that decided the winner of the 2nd (and last) edition of this Argentine domestic cup. Boca Juniors defeated Sportivo Balcarce 3–1 at San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadium.[1]

Qualified teams

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Overview

thumb|left|San Lorenzo de Almagro, venue for the matchBoca Juniors shared Group D with Sportsman, Argentino de Quilmes and Del Plata, playing each other in a single round-robin. Boca finished 1st therefore qualified to the semifinals v Chacarita Juniors. As the team from San Martín withdrew, Boca Juniors directly qualified to the final, held at San Lorenzo de Almagro's venue, Estadio Gasómetro, on 27 Jan 1927.[2]

Although some versions state the cup had a third edition in 1929, it was indeed played under the Primera División season format (being Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) the winner).[3] [4]

Road to the final

Boca JuniorsRoundSportivo Balcarce
width=170pxOpponentResultGroup stagewidth=170pxOpponentResult
Sportsman2–0 (N) Matchday 1Porteño4–0 (H)
Del Plata2–3 (N) Matchday 2General San Martín3–3 (A)
Argentino de Quilmes3–1 (N) Matchday 3Universal1–0 (H)
Del Plata1–2 (N) Matchday 4San Fernando3–1 (H)
Chacarita Juniorswp–lp SemifinalHuracán2–1 (H)
Notes

Match details

GK Américo Tesoriere
DF Ludovico Bidoglio
DF
MF Ángel Médici
MF Alfredo Garasini
MF José Stábile
FW Domingo Tarasconi
FW Roberto Cherro
FW Julio Bisio
FW Benjamín Delgado
FW Roberto Filiberti
GK Manuel Levalle
DF Salvador Puntis
DF Amado Rousell
MF Ricardo Coronas
MF Ramón García
MF Juan C. Campos
FW Juan Morelli
FW Antonio Cerrotti
FW Salvador Carreras
FW Clemente Heredia
FW Pedro Bardayes

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argcuphist.html Argentina - Domestic Cups
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg-estim26.html Copa Estimulo 1926
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101203232/http://www.gimnasia.org.ar/historia_futbol.php?id=1415&sec=2&fecha=2008-02-09 Gimnasia campeón 1929
  4. https://www.afa.com.ar/es/pages/campeones-de-primera-division Campeones (Primera División y Copas Nacionales)