Club Atlético Peñarol —also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and (familiarly) Manyas— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neighbourhood on the outskirts of Montevideo. Throughout its history the club has also participated in other sports, such as basketball and cycling. Its focus has always been on football, a sport in which the club excels, having never been relegated from the top division.
Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide was an Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup. He was also the head coach for the Uruguayan team that won the 1980 Mundialito.
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Greater Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División and is considered one of Argentina's Big Five football clubs. Independiente holds a longstanding rivalry with neighbor club Racing in the Avellaneda derby, referred to as El Clásico de Avellaneda.
Club Nacional de Football is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Alberto Pedro Spencer Herrera was an Ecuadorian-Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward, regarded as the best Ecuadorian footballer of all time. He is probably best known for his still-standing record for scoring the most goals in the Copa Libertadores, the most important club tournament in South America. He was elected the 20th best South American footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the IFFHS in 2004. He was known as "Cabeza Mágica".
The 1960 Copa de Campeones de América was the first season of the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier club tournament. Seven association's clubs entered the first competition, with three not sending a representative. The first match of the tournament was played between Uruguayan side Peñarol and Bolivian side Jorge Wilstermann on April 19 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Sergio Daniel Órteman Rodríguez is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Paraguayan side Olimpia.
Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández is a retired Uruguayan football goalkeeper.
Nelson Daniel Gutiérrez Luongo is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender. He obtained a total number of 57 international caps for the Uruguay national football team, and was a member of the team that competed at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.
Fernando Morena Belora is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker. His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) and "Potrillo", and he is the all-time top goal scorer in the history of the Uruguayan Primera División with 230 goals in 244 games. He scored 268 in his almost 20-year career.
Jorge Orosmán da Silva Echeverrito is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a striker.
Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte is a retired Uruguayan footballer and the current manager of Peñarol.
Hernán Rodrigo López Mora, also known as Rodrigo López, is an Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Nacional Asunción.
Sergio Daniel Martínez Alzuri, nicknamed "Manteca", is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a striker.
Nicolás Vigneri is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Uruguay Montevideo.
José Oscar Herrera Corominas is a Uruguayan former international footballer who played as a defender for various clubs.
Diego Martín Alonso López is a Uruguayan professional football head coach and former player who played as a striker.
Football in Uruguay stands as the most popular sport. The Uruguay national football team has won two FIFA World Cup titles in addition to a record 15 Copa América titles, making them one of the most successful teams in South America. The national team won the first edition of the tournament in 1930, and won it again in 1950.
Carlos Sebastián Sosa Silva is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine club Independiente.
The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores is the 62nd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
