Played in parallel to the 1956 Copa del Atlántico, in which the
national teams of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay played.
Organised by the national federations, who all entered 5 clubs.
Participants:
Argentina (5): Boca Juniors, Lanús, Racing, River Plate, San Lorenzo de Almagro;
Brazil (5): América-RJ, Corinthians, Fluminense, Santos, São Paulo;
Uruguay (5): Danubio, Defensor, Nacional, Peñarol, Wanderers.
Organizers:
Asociación del Fútbol Argentino - AFA.
Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - AUF.
Confederação Brasileira de Desportos - CBD.
Played as a knock-out tournament.
First Round
[Jun 20, Buenos Aires (San Lorenzo de Almagro)]
Lanús 5-1 Defensor
[Jun 20, Montevideo (Centenario)]
Wanderers 2-1 San Lorenzo de Almagro
[Jun 23, Montevideo (Centenario)]
Nacional 0-1 São Paulo
[Maneca]
[Jun 23, São Paulo (Pacaembú)]
Corinthians 2-2 Danubio [Corinthians won on lots]
[Cláudio, Paulo; Cruz, Melgarejo]
[Jun 23, Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã)]
América-RJ 2-1 Racing
[David, Washington; Bessuti]
[Jun 24, Santos]
Santos 4-0 River Plate
[Álvaro (2), Vasconcelos, Pagão]
[Jun 24, Montevideo]
Peñarol 0-1 Boca Juniors
NB: Fluminense bye to quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
[Jun 30, São Paulo]
São Paulo 3-1 América-RJ
[Lanzoninho, Zezinho, Maneca; Alvinho]
[Jun 30, Montevideo (Centenario)]
Wanderers 0-2 Lanús
[Jul 1, Buenos Aires (San Lorenzo de Almagro)]
Boca Juniors 3-1 Fluminense
[Angelillo (2), Borello; Valdo]
[Jul 4, São Paulo]
Corinthians 4-3 Santos
Semifinals
[Jul 5, Buenos Aires (at San Lorenzo de Almagro)]
Boca Juniors 2-0 Lanús
[Jul 7, São Paulo]
Corinthians 2-0 São Paulo
[Zezé, Cláudio]
Final
First Leg [Jul 19]
Corinthians n/p Boca Juniors
NB: the final between Boca Juniors and Corinthians was to be played
as a 'best-of-three' series; however, it never took place.
NB: the Copa del Atlántico 1947 is not related.
Many thanks to Osvaldo José Gorgazzi for various corrections and additions
Prepared and maintained by José Ricardo Caldas e Almeida and Santiago Reis da Cruz for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: José Ricardo Caldas e Almeida and Santiago Reis da Cruz
Last updated: 14 Jan 2016
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