The 1952 Copa Rio was the second and last edition of the
Copa Rio, the first intercontinental club football tournament with teams from Europe and South America, held in
Rio de Janeiro
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and
São Paulo
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from 12 July to 2 August. Participant clubs were divided into two zones of four teams, playing each other once in a single
round-robin tournament
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.
[Copa Rio de Janeiro 1952]
by Ricardo Pontes on the RSSSF
by Alexandre Magno Barreto on Campeoes do Futebol, 15 Feb 2010
The tournament featured players such as
Obdulio Varela
Obdulio Jacinto Muiños Varela (; September 20, 1917 — August 2, 1996) was a Uruguayan football player. He was the captain of the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup after beating Brazil in the decisive final round match popula ...
,
Roque Máspoli
Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide (12 October 1917 in Montevideo – 22 February 2004 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup. He was also the h ...
,
Alcides Ghiggia
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra (; 22 December 1926 – 16 July 2015) was a Uruguayan-Italian football player, who played as a right winger. He achieved lasting fame for his decisive role in the final match of the 1950 World Cup, and at the ...
,
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
Juan Alberto "Pepe" Schiaffino Villano (; 28 July 1925 – 13 November 2002) was an Italian-Uruguayan football player who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. A highly skilful and creative playmaker, at club level, he played for CA ...
of Peñarol,
José Travassos
José António Barreto Travassos (22 February 1926 – 12 February 2002) was a Portuguese Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward.
Club career
Born in Lisbon, Travassos joined Sporting CP in 1946 ...
of Sporting Lisbon,
Didi
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,
Joao Pinheiro of Fluminense,
Luizinho, goalkeeper
Gilmar
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of Corinthians and
Roger Vonlanthen of Grasshopper.
The final was played in a
two-legged format, contested by Brazilian teams
Fluminense
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and
Corinthians
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. Fluminense won the series 2–1 on points, achieving their first Copa Rio trophy.
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Participants
;Notes:
* Italian team Juventus
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( 1951–52 Serie A champion) and Argentine club Racing
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( 1951 Primera División champion) withdrew from the competition.
Venues
Tournament course
Rio de Janeiro Group
All matches played at Estádio do Maracanã.
* 12 July: Peñarol 1−0 Grasshoppers
* 13 July: Fluminense 0−0 Sporting
* 16 July: Peñarol 3−1 Sporting
* 17 July: Fluminense 1−0 Grasshoppers
* 19 July: Sporting 2−1 Grasshoppers
* 20 July: Fluminense 3−0 Peñarol
São Paulo Group
All matches played at Estádio do Pacaembu
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.
* 13 July: Austria Wien 4–2 Libertad
* 13 July: Corinthians 6–1 Saarbrücken
* 16 July: Austria Wien 5–1 Saarbrücken
* 17 July: Corinthians 6–1 Libertad
* 19 July: Libertad 4–1 Saarbrücken
* 20 July: Corinthians 2–1 Austria Wien
Semi-finals
São Paulo
* July 24: (1st. leg) Corinthians 2–1 Peñarol
* July 27: (2nd. leg) Corinthians w/o Peñarol
Rio de Janeiro
* July 23: (1st. leg) Fluminense 1–0 Austria Wien
* July 27: (2nd. leg) Fluminense 5–2 Austria Wien
Finals
Match details
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''Fluminense won the series 2–1 on points''
References
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Sport Club Corinthians Paulista matches