The South American Championship 1953 was a

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tournament held in

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

and won by

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

with

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second.

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

, and

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

withdrew from the tournament.

Francisco Molina Francisco "Paco" Molina Simón (29 March 1930 – 14 November 2018) was a association football, football player and Manager (association football), manager. Born in Spain, he played for the Chile national football team, Chile national team at in ...

from

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.

Squads

Venues

Final round

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''Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change.
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.''

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''Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.''

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Play-off

Result

Goal scorers

7 Goals * Molina 5 Goals * Julinho 4 Goals * Berni *

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* Balseiro 3 Goals * Baltazar *

Atilio López Higinio Atilio López Riveros (5 February 1925 – 14 July 2016) was a Paraguayan football striker and coach. He was part of the Paraguay national football team that participated in the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1953 Copa America, which wa ...

* Carlos Romero * Peláez 2 Goals * Alcón * Ramón Santos * Ugarte * Pinga * Francisco Rodrigues * Gómez Sánchez *

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1 Goal *

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* Cláudio *

Ipojucan Ipojucan Lins de Araújo (3 June 1926 – 19 June 1978) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward. He made eight appearances for the Brazil national team from 1952 to 1955. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1953 South Am ...

Nílton Santos Nílton dos Santos (; 16 May 1925 – 27 November 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who primarily played as a wingback. At international level, he was a member of the Brazil squads that won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups. Regarded as one of ...

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* Cremaschi * Díaz Carmona *

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* Angel Romero * León * Gavilán * Navarrete *

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References

External links

South American Championship 1953 at RSSSF
{{Copa América Copa América tournaments

South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of South American championships * Basketball ...

South South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

February 1953 sports events in South America

Sports competitions in Lima 1950s in Lima