The 1935 South American Championship was the thirteenth edition of the

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tournament, held from 6–27 January 1935 in

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, used for

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, and

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to qualify for the

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and

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withdrew from the tournament. There was some doubt the tournament would take place as during the

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, where

defeated

, 4–2 in the final match, Argentina broke off football relations with their Uruguayan counterparts, claiming to have been heavily pressured, and that aggressions had been directed at them, before and during the tournament. Six years after the previous edition, it was decided to continue the tournament. The tournament itself did not have a trophy in dispute.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: ''

1935 South American Championship squads The following squads were named for the 1935 South American Championship that took place in Peru. Argentina * Fernando Bello (footballer), Fernando Bello * Sebastián Gualco * Rodolfo De Jonge * Antonio De Mare * Arturo Scarcella * Carlos Tomás ...

Venues

Final round

Each team played three matches. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Result

Goal scorers

4 goals *

Herminio Masantonio Herminio Masantonio (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an Argentine football centre-forward. He played most of his career for Huracán and represented Argentina at international level. Masantonio is one of Huracán's legends, being the all ...

3 goals *

Aníbal Ciocca Aníbal Ciocca (born 23 July 1915) was a Uruguayan football-player notably active during the 1930s and 1940s, member of the forward line that conquered the ''Quinquenio de Oro'' (1939-1943) for Nacional. He came to Nacional in 1931 from Monte ...

2 goals * Diego García *

Héctor Castro Agustín Héctor Castro Rodríguez (29 November 1904 – 15 September 1960) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He scored Uruguay's first ever goal in a World Cup against Peru at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930 a tournament they wo ...

1 goal * Arturo Arrieta * Miguel Angel Lauri * Arturo Carmona * Carlos Giúdice *

Teodoro Fernández Teodoro "Lolo" Fernández Meyzán (20 May 1913 – 17 September 1996) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward. All his football work was carried out as a player of the Universitario de Deportes of the Peruvian First Divisio ...

* Alberto Montellanos * José A. Taboada

External links

South American Championship 1935 at RSSSF
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1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

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