The 1919 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the
Copa Aldao
The Copa Ricardo Aldao (English: ''Ricardo Aldao Cup''), popularly called Campeonato Rioplatense and Copa Río de La Plata, was an official AFA- AUF football club competition contested annually, albeit irregularly, between the league champions of ...
, the 5th edition of the international competition organised by the
Argentine and
Uruguayan
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Associations together. The final was contested by Uruguayan
Nacional
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and Argentine
Boca Juniors.
[Copa Aldao overview]
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
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In the match, played at
Estadio Gran Parque Central
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in
Montevideo on May 16, 1920, Nacional beat Boca Juniors 3–0, winning its second Copa Aldao trophy.
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Qualified teams
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Overview
It was the first Copa Aldao final contested by Boca Juniors as champion of Primera División, while Nacional played its third final having been winner of the 2nd. edition played in 1916. 1919 was one of the most successful seasons in the history of Boca Juniors so the club won the Copa de Competencia Jockey Club
The Copa de Competencia Jockey Club was an official Argentine football cup competition contested between 1907 and 1933. The winner of this Cup was allowed to play the Tie Cup against the Uruguayan champion of Copa de Competencia.
History
The Co ...
, Copa Ibarguren
The Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren, also called Campeonato Argentino
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF or simply Copa Ibarguren was an offic ...
, and international Tie Cup
The Tie Cup Competition (also known as Copa de Competencia Chevallier Boutell) is a defunct international football tournament played between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay Associations. It was one of the earliest international footbal ...
(won to Nacional). Nevertheless, this edition of Copa Aldao would be the only final lost by Boca Juniors in the season.
On 15 minutes, Héctor Scarone
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headed to score the first goal. Only five minutes later, Ángel Romano
Alfredo Ángel Romano (2 August 1893 – 22 August 1972) was a Uruguayan professional footballer. A striker, he played 70 games for his national team between 1911 and 1927, scoring 28 goals. He played in the Copa América nine times, winning t ...
scored another goal for Nacional, and Pascual Somma
Pascual Somma (1896 – 1930) was a Uruguayan footballer
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scored the third goal on 61 minutes. As a curious fact, Nacional played almost the entire game with 10 players due to Rogelio Naguil left the field on 22 after being injured (substitutions were not allowed on those times).["Copa Aldao" review on Pueblo Tricolor]
With this win over Boca Juniors, Uruguayan side Nacional achieved its second Copa Aldao trophy.
Match details
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References
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