1957 South American Championship

1957 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates7 March – 6 April
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (11th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored101 (4.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Javier Ambrois
Humberto Maschio
(9 goals each)

The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament. It was held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up. Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament.

Top scorers

Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each.[1]

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1957 South American Championship squads

Venues

Lima
Estadio Nacional de Lima
Capacity: 50,000

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 6 5 0 1 25 6 +19 10
 Brazil 6 4 0 2 23 9 +14 8
 Uruguay 6 4 0 2 15 12 +3 8
 Peru 6 4 0 2 12 9 +3 8
 Colombia 6 2 0 4 10 25 −15 4
 Chile 6 1 1 4 9 17 −8 3
 Ecuador 6 0 1 5 7 23 −16 1
Uruguay 5–2 Ecuador
Ambrois  26', 29' (pen.), 57', 74'
Sasía  87'		 Larraz  12', 40' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Peru 2–1 Ecuador
Terry  29', 37' (pen.) Cantos  44'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Robert Turner (United Kingdom)
Argentina 8–2 Colombia
Cruz  5'
Angelillo  10', 73'
Maschio  16' (pen.), 23', 53' (pen.), 85'
Corbatta  59'		 Gamboa  34' (pen.)
Valencia  37'
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)
Brazil 4–2 Chile
Didì  20', 26', 44'
Pepe  46'		 Ramírez Banda  13'
Fernández  89'
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)
Peru 1–0 Chile
Mosquera  57'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)
Colombia 1–0 Uruguay
Arango  28'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pedro Di Leo (Italy)
Argentina 3–0 Ecuador
Angelillo  5', 39'
Sívori  14'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)
Argentina 4–0 Uruguay
Maschio  7', 73'
Angelillo  48'
Sanfilippo  83'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Brazil 7–1 Ecuador
Evaristo  22', 89'
Pepe  25'
Zizinho  34' (pen.)
Joel  43', 68'
Didì  78'		 Larraz  80' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)
Chile 3–2 Colombia
Verdejo  35', 70'
Espinoza  62'		 Arango  68'
Carrillo  83'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Edwin Hieger (Austria)
Uruguay 5–3 Peru
Ambrois  22', 48', 60', 75'
Carranza  26'		 Terry  3'
Seminario  81'
Mosquera  83'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)
Chile 2–2 Ecuador
Ramírez Banda  18', 26' (pen.) Larraz  25' (pen.)
Cantos  59'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Brazil 9–0 Colombia
Pepe  27'
Evaristo  41', 44', 45', 75', 86'
Didì  50', 60'
Zizinho  85'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)
Peru 4–1 Colombia
Alberto Terry  34'
Rivera  35', 37'
Bassa  83'		 Arango  57' (pen.)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)
Argentina 6–2 Chile
Sívori  7'
Angelillo  21', 70'
Maschio  53', 74'
Corbatta  83' (pen.)		 Fernández  14', 28'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Robert Turner (United Kingdom)
Uruguay 3–2 Brazil
Campero  15', 23'
Ambrois  17'		 Evaristo  68'
Didì  70'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Brazil 1–0 Peru
Didì  73' (pen.)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ronald Lynch (United Kingdom)
Colombia 4–1 Ecuador
Álvarez  19' (pen.)
Gutiérrez  22'
Gamboa  30', 58'		 Larraz  32' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Harry Davis (United Kingdom)
Uruguay 2–0 Chile
Campero  28'
Roque  40'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Match suspended at the 43rd minute due to pitch invasion.
Argentina 3–0 Brazil
Angelillo  23'
Maschio  87'
Cruz  90'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Robert Turner (United Kingdom)
Peru 2–1 Argentina
Mosquera  15'
Terry  81'		 Sívori  50'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Bertley Cross (United Kingdom)

Result

 1957 South American Championship Champions 

Argentina
11th title

Goalscorers

A total of 33 different players scored 101 goals in the tournament. None were credited as own goals.

9 Goals

8 Goals

5 Goals

  • Alberto Terry

4 Goals

  • Jorge Larraz

3 Goals

  • Omar Sívori
  • Pepe
  • José Fernández
  • Jaime Ramírez Banda
  • Carlos Arango
  • Delio Gamboa
  • Enrique Cantos
  • Máximo Mosquera
  • Luis Campero

2 Goals

1 Goal

  • José Sanfilippo
  • Sergio Espinosa
  • Alejandro Carrillo
  • Humberto Álvarez
  • Jaime Gutiérrez
  • Alberto Valencia
  • Juan Bassa
  • Juan Seminario
  • Carlos María Carranza
  • José Walter Roque
  • José Sasía

References

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  1. ↑ South American Championship 1957 at RSSSF
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