1959 Torneo Hexagonal de Lima

1959 Torneo Hexagonal de Lima

Tournament details
Dates	14 January – 6 February 1959
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Flamengo (1st title)
Runners-up	Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	54 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Henrique (4 goals) D. Ruiz (4 goals) Luis Cubilla (4 goals)

The Torneo Hexagonal de Lima, also called Gran Serie Suramericana Inter Clubes was an exhibition football competition hosted in Lima, Peru in 1959. All matches were played at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. Flamengo were the champions. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Qualified teams

Country	Team	Qualification method
Argentina 1 berth	River Plate	1958 Primera División 5th place
Brazil 1 berth	Flamengo	1958 Campeonato Carioca runner-up
Chile 1 berth	Colo-Colo	1958 Primera División runner-up
Peru 2 berths	Universitario	1958 Primera División 4th place
	Alianza Lima	1958 Primera División 7th place
Uruguay 1 berth	Peñarol	1958 Primera División champion

League table

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		FLA	PEÑ	UNI	RIV	ALI	COL
1	Flamengo	5	4	0	1	14	8	+6	8				2–0	4–1	4–3	4–2
2	Peñarol	5	2	2	1	11	5	+6	6		2–0					5–0
3	Universitario	5	2	1	2	7	8	−1	5			2–2		2–1		3–1
4	River Plate	5	2	1	2	7	8	−1	5			2–1				2–0
5	Alianza Lima	5	1	2	2	9	9	0	4			1–1	2–0	1–1
6	Colo-Colo	5	1	0	4	6	16	−10	2						3–2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Match results

14 January 1959

Universitario	3–1	Colo-Colo
D. Ruiz 22'28' M. Márquez 29'		M. Musso 81'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~18,400

Referee: Alberto Tejada Burga

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17 January 1959

Colo-Colo	3–2	Alianza Lima
F. Molina 75'87' B. Bello 81'		J. Bassa 38' O. Gómez Sánchez 42'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~21,700

Referee: A. Alva

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17 January 1959

River Plate	2–1	Peñarol
N. Menéndez 7' R. Zárate 48'		Luis Cubilla 88'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~21,700

Referee: Fritz Mayer

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21 January 1959

Universitario	2–1	River Plate
D. Ruiz 49' B. Galeano 84'		I. Rosello 26'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~45,800

Referee: Erwin Hieger

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23 January 1959

Alianza Lima	1–1	River Plate
J. Bassa 18'		N. Menéndez 34'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~40,900

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23 January 1959

Peñarol	2–0	Flamengo
Ruben Coccinello 62' Carlos Borges 89'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~40,900

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25 January 1959

Peñarol	5–0	Colo-Colo
Luis Cubilla 5'39' Juan Eduardo Hohberg 32' J. García 58' Ruben Coccinello 79'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~37,400

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25 January 1959

Flamengo	2–0	Universitario
Henrique 25' Moacir 30'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~37,400

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28 January 1959

Flamengo	4–2	Colo-Colo
Luis Carlos 5' Moacir 10' Babá 16'22'		F. Hormazábal 48' H. Rodríguez 67'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~43,800

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28 January 1959

Alianza Lima	2–0	Universitario
M. Mosquera 7' G. Barbadillo 19'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~43,800

Referee: Erwin Hieger

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31 January 1959

River Plate	2–0	Colo-Colo
R. Zárate 3' H. De Bourgoing 71'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~38,900

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31 January 1959

Alianza Lima	1–1	Peñarol
Juan Joya 57'		Juan Eduardo Hohberg 15'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~38,900

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3 February 1959

Flamengo	4–1 [4] [5]	River Plate
Luis Carlos 41' Henrique 43'71' Dida 62'		N. Menéndez 61'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~41,500

Referee: Erwin Hieger

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6 February 1959

Universitario	2–2	Peñarol
D. Ruiz 17' T. Iwasaki 71'		Luis Cubilla 24' Carlos Borges 90'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~44,200

Referee: Erwin Hieger

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6 February 1959

Flamengo	4–3	Alianza Lima
Manoelzinho 56'58'60' Henrique 62'		V. Zegarra 7'54' F. Castillo 42'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: ~44,200

Referee: Fritz Mayer

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References

1. La semilla que gestó el bosque
2. La vez que Flamengo goleó a River en Lima y se coronó campeón del continente ante Alianza Lima
3. Torneo Hexagonal de Lima 1959 - Match Details
4. El día en que River Plate y Flamengo se enfrentaron en Lima
5. DeChalaca.com Sesenta años para un reencuentro