The South American Championship 1955 was a

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tournament held in

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and won by

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 ...

with

as runners-up.

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, and

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withdrew from the tournament.

Rodolfo Micheli Rodolfo Joaquin Micheli (24 April 1930 – 27 December 2022) was an Argentine association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He was the topscorer of the 1955 South American Championship. Club career Mi ...

from

became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Squads

Venues

Final round

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Result

Goal scorers

8 Goals *

6 Goals * Enrique Hormazabal * Gómez Sánchez 5 Goals * Maximo Rolón 4 Goals * Manuel Muñoz 3 Goals * José Borello *

Ángel Labruna Ángel Amadeo Labruna (28 September 1918 – 19 September 1983) was an Argentine footballer and coach who played as a forward. With 323 goals scored in official matches, which include 294 league goals, Labruna is the 2nd all-time top scorer of ...

* Jorge Robledo *

René Meléndez René Meléndez may refer to: * René Meléndez (footballer, born 1928) * René Meléndez (footballer, born 1998) {{hndis, Melendez, Rene ...

* Isidro Matute * Julio Abbadie * Américo Galván * Óscar Míguez 2 Goals *

Ernesto Grillo Ernesto Grillo (1 October 1929 – 18 June 1998) was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder for Independiente and Boca Juniors in Argentina, as well as A.C. Milan in Italy. He also represented the Argentina national team. He is inc ...

* Díaz Zambrano 1 Goal * Ricardo Bonelli * Carlos Cecconato * Ramírez Banda * Washington Villacreses *

Eulogio Martínez Eulogio Ramiro Martínez (11 June 1935 – 30 September 1984) was a Paraguayan-born footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Spanish side FC Barcelona in the 1950s and 1960s, and is remembered for being a prolific striker with an e ...

* Salvador Villalba * Guillermo Barbadillo * Félix Castillo * Cornelio Heredia * Roberto Castillo * Alberto Terry * Carlos Borges * Julio Pérez * Walter Morel 2 Own Goals * Honorato Gonzabay (for Peru)

External links

South American Championship 1955
at RSSSF {{Copa América *

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