1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona

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1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona
(On points, goals scored did not count)
First leg
Date21 December 1946
Venue Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee Bianchi
Second leg
Date28 December 1946
Venue San Lorenzo, Buenos Aires
RefereeValentini
1945

The 1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona , also named Copa de Confraternidad Rioplatense, was the 4th (and last) edition of this cup competition organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan football associations. [1] The 1946 edition of the cup was the only edition out of the four editions in which the title was awarded to one club, rather than the two of the previous year or the none of 1941 and 1942.

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Overview

Boca Juniors (Primera División Argentina runner-up) faced Peñarol (Uruguayan Primera División runner-up) in a two-legged series at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay and San Lorenzo Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Boca Juniors won both matches, winning 3–2 in Montevideo and 6–3 in Buenos Aires. [2] [3]

Boca Juniors forward Pío Corcuera was the top scorer of the series, with 4 goals.

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationPrevious app.
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 1946 Primera División runner-up1945
Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 1946 Primera División runner-up1941, 1942
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Venues

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Estadio Centenario (left) and San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadium, venues for the matches

Match details

First leg

First leg
Peñarol Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Vidal Soccerball shade.svg25', 66' Report Corcuera Soccerball shade.svg51', 55'
Boyé Soccerball shade.svg88'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: G. Bianchi
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Peñarol
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Boca Juniors

Second leg

Second leg
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 6–3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol
Boyé Soccerball shade.svg15'
Corcuera Soccerball shade.svg18', 45'
Pin Soccerball shade.svg52', 71'
Lorenzo Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report Vidal Soccerball shade.svg48', 82'
Schiaffino Soccerball shade.svg73'
Referee: J. Alvarez
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Boca Juniors
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References

  1. Copa de Confraternidad Escobar-Gerona by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. Copa Escobar-Gerona, match details by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  3. Copa Confraternidad 1946 on Historia de Boca