The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in

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from 1 to 17 November 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of

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and

in the

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held in

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, where Uruguay and Argentina won gold and silver respectively. The participating countries were

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, and

, while

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, and

withdrew from the tournament. Argentina won its fourth continental title.1929: El álbum de Argentina campeón sudamericano
''El Gráfico'', 1 July 2019

Squads

For a complete list of participants squads see: ''

1929 South American Championship squads The following squads were named for the 1929 South American Championship that took place in Argentina. Argentina * Juan Pablo Bartolucci * Ángel Bossio * Juan Botasso * Pedro Chalú * Roberto Cherro * Alberto Cuello * Alberto Chividini * Jua ...

Venues

Final round

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Result

Goal scorers

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5 goals * Aurelio González 3 goals * Manuel Ferreira * Diógenes Domínguez * Lorenzo Fernández 2 goals *

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1 goal *

Roberto Cherro Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" (23 February 1907 – 11 October 1965) was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played the majority of his career with Boca Juniors, he scor ...

Carlos Peucelle Carlos Desiderio Peucelle (13 September 1908 – 1 April 1990) was an Argentine football player who played as an inside forward or as a right winger and is considered one of Argentina's finest wingers in their history. He is also known for being ...

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* Agustín Lizarbe * Juan Andrade

References

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November 1929 sports events

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