South American Championship 1920
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| Copa América (since 1975) | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Chile |
| Dates | September 11 - October 3 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Uruguay (3rd title) |
Runner-up  |
 Argentina |
Third place  |
 Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Pérez Ángel Romano (6 goals) |
The fourth edition of the South American Championship of Nations (known as Copa América since 1975) was held in Valparaíso, Chile from September 11 to October 3, 1920.
The participating countries were the host Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil as defending champion. Uruguay regained the title lost in the last edition, thus becoming champion for the third time in the first four editions of the tournament. Ángel Romano was the goalscorer alongside teammate José Pérez, with 6 goals, repeating his feature of three years earlier.
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[edit] Matches
Each team plays one match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.
| September 11, 1920 | Brazil  |
1 – 0 | Chile |
Estadio Valparaíso Sporting Club, Viña del Mar Referee: Martín Aphesteguy (Uruguay) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alvariza  53' |
| September 12, 1920 | Argentina  |
1 – 1 | Uruguay |
Estadio Valparaíso Sporting Club, Viña del Mar Referee: Francisco Jiménez (Chile) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echeverría 75' |
Piendibene 10' |
| September 18, 1920 | Uruguay |
6 – 0 | Brazil |
Estadio Valparaíso Sporting Club, Viña del Mar Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romano 23' 60' Urdinarán 26' (pen.)Pérez 29' 65'Campolo 48' |
| September 20, 1920 | Chile |
1 – 1 | Argentina |
Estadio Valparaíso Sporting Club, Viña del Mar Referee: João De María (Brazil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolados 30' |
Dellavalle 13' |
| September 25, 1920 | Argentina |
2 – 0 | Brazil |
Estadio Valparaíso Sporting Club, Viña del Mar Referee: Martín Aphesteguy (Uruguay) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echeverría 40' Libonatti 73' |
| October 3, 1920 | Uruguay |
2 – 1 | Chile |
Estadio Valparaíso Sporting Club, Viña del Mar Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romano 37' Pérez 65' |
Domínguez 60' |
[edit] Standings
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[edit] Result
| South American Championship 1920 Champions |
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 Uruguay Third title |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Goalscorers
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3 goals 2 goals 1 goal |
1 goal (cont.) |
[edit] Complete final standings
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| Argentina |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Brazil |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| Chile |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
