1953 South American Championship play-off

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1953 South American Championship play-off - Wikipedia

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1953 South American Championship play-off

Estadio Nacional de Lima, venue

Event

1953 South American Championship

Paraguay	Brazil

3	2

Date

April 1, 1953

Venue

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee

Charles Dean (England)

Attendance

35,000

The 1953 South American Championship play-off was a match held to determine the winner of the 1953 South American Championship, as Paraguay and Brazil were tied for the first place after the regular competition. The match took place on April 1, 1953, at Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru.

Paraguay won the match 3–2, winning its first continental title.^[1]

Overview

Some journalists stated that Paraguay's best moments in football were during those years.^[2] In fact, the Paraguayan side achieved some notable results such as the 5–1 win over Argentina (then South American champion) in July 1945.

Other good performances by the Paraguayan team had been the 3rd place in 1946 –with goalkeeper Sinforiano García (considered one of the greatest in Paraguayan football) being the most notable player–, the 2nd place in 1947 and the win over Brazil on group stage in 1949 (although the host country would thrash Paraguay 7–0 in the play-off).^[3]

After former player Manuel Fleitas Solich was appointed coach, Paraguay started a hard training routine with the purpose of being in the best shape for the 1953 South American tournament. Results were highly satisfactory so Paraguay were crowned champion unbeaten (except for a walkover), beating Brazil in the play-off and taking revenge after losing to them in the 1949 play-off.^[3]

Background

Paraguay

Round

Brazil

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Chile

3–0

Match 1

Bolivia

8–1

Ecuador

0–0

Match 2

Ecuador

2–0

Peru

2–2

Match 3

Uruguay

1–0

Uruguay

2–2

Match 4

Peru

0–1

Bolivia

2–1

Match 5

Chile

3–2

Brazil

2–1

Match 6

Paraguay

1–2

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	6	4	0	2	15	6	+9	8
Paraguay	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	8
Uruguay	6	3	1	2	15	6	+9	7
Chile	6	3	1	2	10	10	0	7
Peru	6	3	1	2	4	6	−2	7
Bolivia	6	1	1	4	6	15	−9	3
Ecuador	6	0	2	4	1	13	−12	2

Note

Brazil and Paraguay finished tied on points so a playoff match had to be played to decide the champion.

Match details

April 1, 1953^[4]

Paraguay	3–2	Brazil
Atilio López 14' Gavilán 17' Fernández 41'	Report	Baltazar 56', 65'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Charles Dean (England)

Paraguay

Brazil


GK		Adolfo Riquelme
RB		Heriberto Herrera
LB		Melanio Olmedo
RH		Manuel Gavilán
CH		Victoriano Leguizamón
LH		Ireneo Hermosilla
OR		Ángel Berni
IR		Atilio López
CF		Rubén Fernández
IL		Juan A. Romero
OL		Antonio R. Gómez
Substitutions:
MF		Silvio Parodi
MF		Luis Lacasa
MF		Inocencio González
Manager:
Manuel Fleitas Solich


GK		Castilho
RB		Djalma Santos
CB		Haroldo
LB		Nílton Santos
RH		Bauer
LH		Brandãozinho
OR		Didi
IR		Julinho
CF		Baltazar
IL		Pinga
OL		Cláudio
Substitutions:
FW		Alfredo
FW		Ipojucã
Manager:
Zezé Moreira

References

^ South American Championship 1953 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
^ Paraguay campeón del Sudamericano de 1953 on Puro Deporte, 1 Apr 2015 (archived 2 Apr 2019)
^ ^a ^b La Semana Santa feliz de 1953 by José María Troche & Gabriel Cazenave on ABC, 2 Apr 2011
^ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

Copa América

Editions

South American Championship	Argentina 1916 Uruguay 1917 Brazil 1919 Chile 1920 Argentina 1921 Brazil 1922 Uruguay 1923 Uruguay 1924 Argentina 1925 Chile 1926 Peru 1927 Argentina 1929 Peru 1935 Argentina 1937 Peru 1939 Chile 1941 Uruguay 1942 Chile 1945 Argentina 1946 Ecuador 1947 Brazil 1949 Peru 1953 Chile 1955 Uruguay 1956 Peru 1957 Argentina 1959 Ecuador 1959 Bolivia 1963 Uruguay 1967
Copa América	1975 (no fixed host) 1979 (no fixed host) 1983 (no fixed host) Argentina 1987 Brazil 1989 Chile 1991 Ecuador 1993 Uruguay 1995 Bolivia 1997 Paraguay 1999 Colombia 2001 Peru 2004 Venezuela 2007 Argentina 2011 Chile 2015 United States 2016 (Centenario) Brazil 2019 Brazil 2021 United States 2024 2028

Finals

Squads

Qualification

v t e Paraguay national football team matches
Copa América Finals	1922 1949 1953 1979 2011
FIFA World Cup qualification matches	1962