1945 Copa Aldao
Event | Copa Aldao | ||||||
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River Plate won 4–0 on points | |||||||
First leg | |||||||
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Date | December 6, 1945 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Centenario | ||||||
Referee | Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Venue | San Lorenzo, Buenos Aires | ||||||
Referee | Eduardo Forte (Argentina) | ||||||
The 1945 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the 16th edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together.[1] The final was contested by Uruguayan club Peñarol and Argentine side River Plate.[2]
In the first match, played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, River Plate beat Peñarol 2–1 while in the second leg held in San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadium in Buenos Aires, River Plate beat again Peñarol 3–2 therefore achieving its fourth Copa Aldao trophy in five finals contested.[3] Besides, striker Ángel Labruna was the most notable player of River Plate, having scored all goals for the team (5) in both matches.[4]
Qualified teams
Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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River Plate | 1945 Argentine Primera División champion | 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942 |
Peñarol | 1945 Uruguayan Primera División champion | 1918, 1928, 1936, 1937, 1938 |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venues
Match details
First leg
1945 Copa Aldao
First leg
Peñarol | 1–2 | River Plate |
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Ó. Chirimini 52' | Report | Á. Labruna 28', 58' |
Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
Peñarol |
River Plate |
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Second leg
Second leg
River Plate | 3–2 | Peñarol |
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Á. Labruna 35', 40', 71' | Report | E. Vidal 21' R. Schiaffino 84' |
Referee: Eduardo Forte (Argentina)
River Plate |
Peñarol |
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References
- ^ Se mira y no se toca by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
- ^ Copa Aldao overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
- ^ La polémica de los títulos on Goal.com, 30 Dec 2020
- ^ "Copas Interligas 1945" by José Carluccio, 18 April 2009