1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona

1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona
Peñarol Boca Juniors
Uruguay Argentina
0 4
(On points, goals scored did not count)
First leg
Peñarol Boca Juniors
2 3
Date21 December 1946
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeBianchi
Second leg
Boca Juniors Peñarol
6 3
Date28 December 1946
VenueSan Lorenzo, Buenos Aires
RefereeValentini
← 1945

The 1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona, also named Copa de Confraternidad Rioplatense, was the 4th (and last) edition of this cup competition organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan football associations.[1] The 1946 edition of the cup was the only edition out of the four editions in which the title was awarded to one club, rather than the two of the previous year or the none of 1941 and 1942.

Overview

Boca Juniors (Primera División Argentina runner-up) faced Peñarol (Uruguayan Primera División runner-up) in a two-legged series at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay and San Lorenzo Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Boca Juniors won both matches, winning 3–2 in Montevideo and 6–3 in Buenos Aires.[2][3]

Boca Juniors forward Pío Corcuera was the top scorer of the series, with 4 goals.

Qualified teams

Team Qualification Previous app.
Argentina Boca Juniors 1946 Primera División runner-up 1945
Uruguay Peñarol 1946 Primera División runner-up 1941, 1942
Note
  • Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Estadio Centenario (left) and San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadium, venues for the matches

Match details

First leg

1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona
First leg
Peñarol Uruguay2–3Argentina Boca Juniors
Vidal 25', 66' Report Corcuera 51', 55'
Boyé 88'
Referee: G. Bianchi
Peñarol
Boca Juniors

Second leg

Second leg
Boca Juniors Argentina6–3Uruguay Peñarol
Boyé 15'
Corcuera 18', 45'
Pin 52', 71'
Lorenzo 55'		 Report Vidal 48', 82'
Schiaffino 73'
Referee: J. Alvarez
Boca Juniors
Peñarol

References

  1. ^ Copa de Confraternidad Escobar-Gerona by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Copa Escobar-Gerona, match details by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  3. ^ Copa Confraternidad 1946 on Historia de Boca
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