1917 Copa Aldao

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1917 Copa Aldao
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A Racing team of 1917
Event Copa Aldao
DateApril 19, 1918
VenueParque Pereyra, Montevideo
Referee Álvaro Saralegui (Uruguay)
1917 Copa Aldao Playoff
Event Copa Aldao
DateJuly 9, 1918
Venue Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
1916
1918

The 1917 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the third edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine Racing Club de Avellaneda and Uruguayan Club Nacional de Football. [1] [2]

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The final was held in Parque Pereyra in Montevideo on April 19, 1918. As the match ended 1–1, a playoff was scheduled for July 9 at Gimnasia y Esgrima in Buenos Aires to determine a champion. In that match, Racing beat Nacional 2–1 taking revenge from the previous edition [3] and achieving its first Copa Aldao trophy. [4]

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationPrevious final app.
Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 1917 Argentine Primera División champion 1916
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 1917 Uruguayan Primera División champion 1916

Venues

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Parque Pereyra (left) and Gimnasia y Esgrima, venues of the matches played in Montevideo and Buenos Aires respectively

Match details

Final

Final
Nacional Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–2 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing
Zibecchi Soccerball shade.svg25'
Somma Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report J. Perinetti Soccerball shade.svg20'
Vivaldo Soccerball shade.svg60'
Parque Pereyra, Montevideo
Referee: Álvaro Saralegui (Uruguay)
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Nacional
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Racing

Playoff

Playoff
Racing Flag of Argentina.svg 2–1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
Zibecchi Soccerball shade.svg11' Report Olazar Soccerball shade.svg19'
Ohaco Soccerball shade.svg33'
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Kit left arm.svg
Kit body 3stripesonwhite.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm white stripes.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks 2 white stripes.png
Kit socks long.svg
Racing
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Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks 2 white stripes.png
Kit socks long.svg
Nacional

References

  1. Copa Aldao overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. Se mira y no se toca by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
  3. El primer quinquenio Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine on Nacional website, 28 Oct 2017
  4. Palmarés: Copa Aldao 1917 on Racing Club website