The 1917 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the
Copa Aldao
The Copa Ricardo Aldao ( English: ''Ricardo Aldao Cup''), popularly called Campeonato Rioplatense and Copa Río de La Plata, was an official AFA- AUF football club competition contested annually, albeit irregularly, between the league champions o ...
, the third edition of the international competition organised by the
Argentine
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and
Uruguayan
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Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine
Racing Club de Avellaneda
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and Uruguayan
Club Nacional de Football
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The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' an ...
.
[Copa Aldao overview]
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[Se mira y no se toca]
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The final was held in Parque Pereyra in
Montevideo
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on April 19, 1918. As the match ended 1–1, a playoff was scheduled for July 9 at
Gimnasia y Esgrima in
Buenos Aires
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to determine a champion. In that match, Racing beat Nacional 2–1 taking revenge from
the previous edition and achieving its first Copa Aldao trophy.
Palmarés: Copa Aldao 1917
on Racing Club website
Qualified teams
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Venues
Match details
Final
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Playoff
References
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