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1957 South American Championship
The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up. Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each. Summary Managed by Guillermo Stábile, Argentina won the tournament with a team widely considered one of the best squads in its history,Los ángles carasucias ''El Gráfico'' 8 February 2018 and the first "legendary team" of Argentina since its inception in 1901. The attacking line (nicknamed ''Carasucias'') was composed of , |
Javier Ambrois
Javier Ambrois Campaña https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Ambrose_Campana (May 9, 1932 in Montevideo, Uruguay – June 25, 1975 in Montevideo, Uruguay) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil and the Uruguay national football team in the FIFA World Cup Switzerland 1954. He and Humberto Maschio (Argentina), were the all-time top scorers of the 1957 South American Championship, with 9 goals each. Teams * Nacional 1950-1954 * Fluminense 1955 * Nacional 1955-1957 * Boca Juniors 1958-1959 * Lanus 1960 * Defensor Sporting 1962-1963 Career statistics International Honours * Nacional 1950, 1952, 1955 and 1956 (Uruguayan Championship) * Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ... 1956 (Copa América in Uruguay) Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
