1916 Tie Cup Final

Team of Peñarol, winners
Event	1916 Tie Cup
Rosario Central Peñarol 0 3
Date	24 December 1916
Venue	Racing Club, Avellaneda
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The 1916 Tie Cup Final was the final match to decide the winner of the Tie Cup, the 17th. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine side Rosario Central and Uruguayan club Peñarol,^[1][2]

In the match, played at Racing Stadium in Avellaneda, Peñarol beat Rosario Central 3–0 with three goals by José Piendibene, winning the first and only Tie Cup trophy in the history of the club.^[2][1]

Team	Qualification	Previous final app.
Rosario Central	1916 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club champion	(none)
Peñarol	1916 Copa de Competencia (Uruguay) champion	(none)

• Bold indicates winning years

Rosario Central earned its place in the final as the winner of 1916 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club, where the team enter.ed directly to semifinals to beat River Plate (1–1, 3–2 in playoff) and Independiente (2–1 in the final at Avellaneda).^[3]

The final was held in Estadio Racing Club in Avellaneda on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1916. With only 6 minutes of play, José Piendibene ran from the centre spot and passed to right, where José Pérez received the ball and ran to the penalty area where he made a pass that Piendibene headed for the first goal. On 28 minutes, Piendibene headed another ball for the 2–0 (after a pass by Pérez).

In the second half, on 77 minutes Piendibene shot to the goal after dribbling several players of Rosario Central. Perazzo tried to stop the ball but it hit on him with such bad luck that the ball crossed the goal line, becoming the third goal of the match. Therefore, Peñarol won its first Tie Cup title, with José Piendibene as the most valuable player with 3 goals scored.^[2]

1916 Tie Cup Final

24 December 1916

Rosario Central	0–3	Peñarol
	Report	Piendibene 6', 28', 77'

Racing Club, Avellaneda

Rosario Central

Peñarol

GK Guillermo Niblo DF Zenón Díaz DF Ignacio Rotta MF Ernesto Rigotti MF Ernesto Blanco MF Jacinto Perazzo FW Antonio Blanco FW José Laiolo FW Juan Enrique Hayes FW Ennis Hayes FW Fidel Ramírez

GK Roberto Chery DF Pedro Rímolo DF Manuel Varela MF Jorge Pacheco MF John Harley MF Bernardo Savio FW José Pérez FW M. Viola FW José Piendibene FW Isabelino Gradín FW Antonio Campolo