The 1936 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the ninth edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together.[1] The final was contested by Uruguayan club Peñarol and Argentine club River Plate.[2]
 A River Plate team of 1937 | |||||||
| Event | Copa Aldao | ||||||
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| Date | Mar 20, 1937 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | Martín Aphesteguy (Uruguay) | ||||||
River Plate contested the match as the winner of "Copa de Oro", a cup that decided which team would participate in the final as the 1936 Argentine Primera División season had crowned two champions, River Plate and San Lorenzo. After River beat San Lorenzo 3–1, the team was eligible to play the 1936 edition of Copa Aldao.[3]
The match was played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, where River Plate achieved a conclusive victory of 5–1 over Peñarol, winning its first Copa Aldao Trophy.[4]
Qualified teams edit
| Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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 Peñarol |
1936 Uruguayan Primera División champion | 1918, 1928 |
 River Plate |
1936 Argentine Primera División champion [note 1] | (none) |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venue edit
Match details edit
| Peñarol | 1–5 | River Plate |
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Varela  60' |
Report | Ferreyra 14', 84' Pedernera 38', 65'Peucelle 70' |
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 River Plate
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Notes edit
- ^ As the 1936 season had crowned two champions –River Plate (Copa Campeonato) and San Lorenzo (Copa de Honor)–, both teams played a final named "Copa de Oro", won by River Plate, which was mentioned as "Argentine champion" on the AFA Annual Report of that year.[5][6] Nevertheless, some historians state this cup was only established to qualify an Argentine representative to play the Copa Aldao against the Uruguayan champion, with some issues still under discussion.[6]
References edit
- ^ Se mira y no se toca by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
- ^ Copa Aldao overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
- ^ Memoria y Balance General 1936 on Biblioteca AFA website
- ^ "Copas Interligas 1936" by José Carluccio, 27 Feb 2009
- ^ Memoria y Balance General 1936, p. 24 on the Argentine Football Association Library
- ^ a b Un título que 80 años después sigue generando controversia by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 21 Dec 2016