The South American Championship 1957 was a

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tournament held in

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and won by

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with

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as runners-up.

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, and

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withdrew from the tournament.

Humberto Maschio Humberto Dionisio Maschio (; born 20 February 1933) is an Italian-Argentine former football player and manager who played as a forward or midfielder. At international level, he represented both the Argentina national team, winning the 1957 C ...

from

and

Javier Ambrois Javier Ambrois Campaña https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Ambrose_Campana (May 9, 1932 in Montevideo, Uruguay – June 25, 1975 in Montevideo, Uruguay) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil and the ...

from

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became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each.

Summary

Managed by

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, Argentina won the tournament with a team widely considered one of the best squads in its history,Los ángles carasucias
''El Gráfico'' 8 February 2018 and the first "legendary team" of Argentina since its inception in 1901. The attacking line (nicknamed ''Carasucias'') was composed of

Omar Corbatta Oreste Omar Corbatta Fernández (11 March 1936 – 5 December 1991) was an Argentine footballer who played as right winger. Corbatta is regarded as the greatest idol in the history of Racing Club. Dubbed '' Arlequín''Humberto Maschio Humberto Dionisio Maschio (; born 20 February 1933) is an Italian-Argentine former football player and manager who played as a forward or midfielder. At international level, he represented both the Argentina national team, winning the 1957 C ...

Antonio Angelillo Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

, Enrique Sívori and

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. Beyond its virtues and high goalscoring (25 goals in 6 matches), Argentina was a well-balanced team with a strong defense with

Pedro Dellacha Pedro Rodolfo Dellacha (9 July 1926, Lanús – 31 July 2010) was an Argentine football defender and coach. He was the captain of the Argentina national team that won the 1957 Copa América and earned the nickname "Don Pedro del Area". As a man ...

and

Néstor Rossi Néstor Raúl "Pipo" Rossi (Buenos Aires, 10 May 1925 – 13 June 2007) was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Nicknamed "Pipo", he started his career at River Plate, playing from 1945 to 1949, and then agai ...

as two of its most notable players that helped the team to finish the competition with the fewest goals conceded. Despite Argentina having won other South American competitions before, the 1957 Sudamericano was the first Argentine achievement with a great repercusion on the media. Likewise, Sívori was chosen as the best player of the tournament.La primera delantera mediática
by Roberto Martínez on ESPN, 7 May 2016 Because of their great performances, Maschio, Angelillo and Sívori would be traded to Italian clubs (Bologna, Internazionale and Juventus respectively) after the tournament, losing the chance to play the

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held in Sweden

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,Ídolos: Humberto Maschio
''El Gráfico'', 6 May 2014 due to the AFA interventor, Raúl Colombo, not calling them for the national team considering that "we are plenty of players here".

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: '' 1957 South American Championship squads''

Venues

Final round

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''Match suspended at the 43rd minute due to pitch invasion.''

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Result

Goalscorers

A total of 33 different players scored 101 goals in the tournament. None were credited as own goals. 9 Goals *

8 Goals *

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5 Goals *

Alberto Terry Alberto Terry Arias-Schreiber (May 16, 1929 – February 7, 2006), popularly known as "Toto," was a Peruvian footballer who played for Universitario de Deportes, Sporting Cristal, and the Peru national football team. He is recognized as one of ...

4 Goals *

Jorge Larraz Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

3 Goals *

Omar Sívori Enrique Omar Sívori (, ; 2 October 1935 – 17 February 2005) was an Italian-Argentine football player and manager who played as a forward. At club level, he is known for his successful time with Italian side Juventus during the late 1950s and ...

Pepe Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname. * People Mononyms * Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer *Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira ...

* José Fernández *

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* Carlos Arango *

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* Enrique Cantos *

Máximo Mosquera Máximo Mosquera Zegarra (8 January 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Chincha Alta, Mosquera played for Deportivo Municipal, Deportivo Cali, Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Atlético B ...

* Luis Campero 2 Goals *

Oreste Corbatta Oreste Omar Corbatta Fernández (11 March 1936 – 5 December 1991) was an Argentine footballer who played as right winger. Corbatta is regarded as the greatest idol in the history of Racing Club. Dubbed '' Arlequín''Osvaldo Cruz Osvaldo Cruz is a municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilia ...

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Carlos Verdejo Carlos Verdejo (2 October 1934 – 24 January 2017) was a Chilean footballer who played as a forward. Honours Club ;Deportes La Serena * Segunda División: 1957 * Copa Chile The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chi ...

* Manuel Rivera 1 Goal *

José Sanfilippo José Francisco "El Nene" Sanfilippo (born 4 May 1935) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a striker. Club career Sanfilippo was born in Buenos Aires. During his club career he played for San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors and Banfield in ...

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* Alejandro Carrillo * Humberto Álvarez *

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* Alberto Valencia * Juan Bassa *

Juan Seminario Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez (born 22 July 1936 in Piura, Peru) is a retired Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important strikers. Nicknamed "El Loco" he is the only Zaragoza player to have won the "Pichichi Trop ...

* Carlos María Carranza * José Walter Roque *

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References

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