1916 Copa Aldao

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1916 Copa Aldao

| image = Nacional de uruguay equipo 1916.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = A Nacional team of 1916

| event = Copa Aldao

| team1 = Racing

| team1association = {{flagicon|ARG|size=30px}}

| team1score = 1

| team2 = Nacional

| team2association = {{flagicon|URU|size=30px}}

| team2score = 2

| details =

| details1 =

| date = December 3, 1916

| stadium1 = Gimnasia y Esgrima

| city1 = Buenos Aires

| man_of_the_match1a =

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| man_of_the_match1b =

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| referee1 = Hugo Gondra

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| next = 1917

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The 1916 Copa Aldao was a football club competition between Racing and Nacional on December 3 of this very year. It was the second staging of this tournament contested between the league champions of Argentina and Uruguay.

Nacional became champions for the first time after defeating Racing 2–1 in a single match.[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/aldao.html Campeonato Rioplatense - Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao] on RSSSF{{cite web |author1=Damian Didonato |title=Se mira y no se toca - Revista Un Caño |url=http://revistauncanio.com.ar/picado/se-mira-y-no-se-toca/ |website=Revista Un Caño |publisher=Revista Uncanio |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=Spanish}}{{cite web |author1=Eduardo Merica |title=Primera Copa Aldao 1916, luego llamada Rioplatense » Diario Uruguay |url=https://diariouruguay.com.uy/la-auf/primera-copa-aldao-1916-luego-llamada-rioplatense/ |website=Diario Uruguay |publisher=Diario Uruguay |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=Spanish |date=6 April 2020}}{{cite book |author1=J.J. Melos Prieto |title=El Padre de la Gloria |date=2012 |publisher=El Galeón |language=Spanish}}

Qualified teams

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Team

!Qualification

!Previous finals app.

{{flagicon|ARG}} Racing

|1916 Argentine Primera División champions

|None

{{flagicon|URU}} Nacional

|1916 Uruguayan Primera División champions

|None

Rules

The cup was played over one leg at neutral venue in Buenos Aires. In case of a draw, a rematch would be played in Montevideo.

Venue

Match details

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|date=December 3, 1916 [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/aldaodet.html Campeonato Rioplatense - Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao - Match details] on RSSSF

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|score= 1–2

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|team2={{flagicon|URU}} Nacional

|goals1= Hospital {{goal|63}}

|goals2=Romano {{goal|48}} {{goal|81}}

|stadium= Gimnasia y Esgrima

|location = Buenos Aires

|attendance=

|referee= Hugo Gondra

}}

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GK{{flagicon|ARG}} Sylla Arduino
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} Armando Reyes
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Viazzi
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Alberto Marcovecchio
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Francisco Olazar
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Pepe
FW{{flagicon|URU}} Zoilo Canavery
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Vivaldo
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Alberto Ohaco
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Hospital
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Perinetti

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GK{{flagicon|URU}} Santiago Demarchi
DF{{flagicon|URU}} Ramón Pesquera
DF{{flagicon|URU}} Alfredo Foglino
MF{{flagicon|URU}} Pedro Olivieri
MF{{flagicon|URU}} Abdón Porte
MF{{flagicon|URU}} José Vanzzino
FW{{flagicon|URU}} José Bracchi
FW{{flagicon|URU}} Héctor Scarone
FW{{flagicon|URU}} Ángel Romano
FW{{flagicon|URU}} Carlos Scarone
FW{{flagicon|URU}} Pascual Somma

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References