1957 Copa Aldao

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1957 Copa Aldao
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The River Plate team that won the first leg
Event Copa Aldao
Second leg never played, no title awarded
First leg
DateApril 11, 1959
Venue Estadio Centenario
Second leg
1947

The 1957 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the 18th edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. [1] The final (held ten years after than its previous edition) was contested by Uruguayan club Nacional and Argentine side River Plate. [2] [3]

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In the first match, played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, River Plate won 2–1 but the second leg, to be held in Buenos Aires, was never played. As the associations did not decide about the issue, no title was awarded. [4] [5]

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationPrevious final app.
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 1957 Argentine Primera División champion 1936, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1947
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 1957 Uruguayan Primera División champion 1916 , 1917, 1919, 1920 , 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947

Venue

Estadio Centenario, venue for the first leg. The match in Buenos Aires was never held, with no title awarded Estadio Centenario 1930.jpg
Estadio Centenario, venue for the first leg. The match in Buenos Aires was never held, with no title awarded

Match details

First leg

First leg
Nacional Flag of Uruguay.svg 1–2 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
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De Bourgoing Soccerball shade.svg70'
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Nacional
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River Plate

Second leg

As the second leg was never held, no champion was proclaimed.

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References

  1. Se mira y no se toca by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
  2. Copa Aldao overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  3. El historial entre River y Nacional by Nicolás Mirelman on As, 10 Dec 2020
  4. "Copas Interligas 1947" by José Carluccio, 14 July 2009
  5. Las copas de River y el valor de la letra oficial by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 18 Aug 2015