The ninth South American Championship was held in

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from 29 November to 25 December 1925. In 1925, the participating countries were

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, and

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withdrew from the tournament, making this event the one with the fewest participating teams. The tournament was rescheduled to be held in two rounds. Argentina won its second continental title.South American Championship 1925
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Squads

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1925 South American Championship squads These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1925 South American Championship. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The teams plays in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one poin ...

Venues

Final round

Each team played two matches against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a defeat. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Result

Goal scorers

6 goals *

Manuel Seoane Manuel Seoane (19 March 1902 – 21 August 1975), nicknamed ''La Chancha'', was an Argentine footballer who played as a striker for Independiente and Argentina national team. Seoane is considered one of the best all-time players for Independi ...

4 goals * Lagarto * Nilo 2 goals *

Arthur Friedenreich Arthur Friedenreich (18 July 1892 – 6 September 1969) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed ''The Tiger'' or ''The Original "Black" Pearl'', and was arguably the sport's first outstanding mixed-race ...

* Gerardo Rivas 1 goal * Antonio Cerrotti * Alfredo Garasini * Juan C. Irurieta * Martín Sánchez * Domingo Tarasconi * Filo *

Manuel Fleitas Solich Manuel Fleitas Solich (30 December 1900 – 24 March 1984) was a Paraguayan football player and coach. He was known as "El Brujo" (the Wizard). Career as a player Fleitas Solich played for Club Nacional of Paraguay where he won two Paraguayan ...

* Luis Fretes

Aftermath

Despite having won the tournament unbeaten, part of the Argentine media considered the team's performance as "poor", highlighting that Argentina was the winner only because of being stronger than the other two participants. Argentine magazine '' El Gráfico'' stated Argentina's virtues were decreasing as the competition went by, with such notable failures. Centre forward Juan Carlos Irurieta was injured in the first match, being replaced by

, who did not play as good as he used to be because of his change of position (from left insider to centre forward). The media criticised hardly the performances of Garasini,

Alejandro de los Santos Alejandro Nicolás de los Santos (17 May 1902 — 16 February 1982) was an Argentinian footballer who played as a forward for San Lorenzo, Dock Sud, El Porvenir, Huracán and Argentina. Early life De los Santos was born in Paraná on 17 May 19 ...

, Antonio Cerrotti and Juan Bianchi. On the other hand, Domingo Tarasconi, Seoane and Martín Sánchez were mentioned as the most remarkable players. In the case of Tarasconi, his efficient dribbling, passing style and accurate corner kicks were widely praised. Seoane's goalscoring prowess was also mentioned as one of the high points of Argentina, setting a record with six goals in four matches. Nevertheless, Seoane was also criticised for being out of shape due to his overweight.1925. Argentina conquista su segundo Sudamericano
''El Gráfico'' Another Argentine player harshly criticised was goalkeeper

Américo Tesoriere Américo Miguel Tesoriere, sometimes nicknamed ''Mérico'' (Buenos Aires, March 18, 1899 – December 30, 1977), was an Argentine football goalkeeper who spent most of his career in Boca Juniors, where he became an early idol and remaining as a le ...

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