1917 Copa Aldao

1917 Copa Aldao

Event	Copa Aldao
Nacional Racing 2 2
Date	April 19, 1918
Venue	Parque Pereyra, Montevideo

1917 Copa Aldao Playoff

Event	Copa Aldao
Racing Nacional 2 1
Date	July 9, 1918
Venue	Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

The 1917 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the 3rd. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine Racing Club de Avellaneda and Uruguayan Club Nacional de Football.

The final was held in Parque Pereyra in Montevideo on April 19, 1918. As the match ended 1–1, a playoff was scheduled for July 9 at Gimnasia y Esgrima in Buenos Aires 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.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous final app.
Racing	1917 Argentine Primera División champion	1916
Nacional	1917 Uruguayan Primera División champion	1916

• Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Parque Pereyra (left) and Gimnasia y Esgrima, venues of the matches played in Montevideo and Buenos Aires respectively

Match details

Final

1917 Copa Aldao

19 April 1918

Nacional	2–2	Racing
Zibecchi 25' Somma 61'	Report	J. Perinetti 20' Vivaldo 60'

Parque Pereyra, Montevideo

Referee: A. Saralegui

Nacional

Racing

GK Santiago Demarchi DF Antonio Urdinarán DF Alfredo Foglino MF Pedro Olivieri MF Alfredo Zibecchi MF José Vanzzino FW José Brachi FW Héctor Scarone FW Ángel Romano FW Carlos Scarone FW Pascual Somma

GK Marcos Croce DF Roberto Castagnola DF Armando Reyes MF Alberto Marcovecchio MF Francisco Olazar MF Ricardo Pepe FW Natalio Perinetti FW Juan Hospital FW Alberto Ohaco FW Nicolás Vivaldo FW Juan Perinetti

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Playoff

1917 Copa Aldao (Playoff)

9 July 1918

Racing	2–1	Nacional
Zibecchi 11'	Report	Olazar 19' Ohaco 33'

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

Racing

Nacional

GK Marcos Croce DF Roberto Castagnola DF Armando Reyes MF Alberto Marcovecchio MF Francisco Olazar MF Enrique Macchiavello FW Natalio Perinetti FW P. Sala FW Alberto Ohaco FW Nicolás Vivaldo FW Juan Perinetti

GK Luis Ares DF Antonio Urdinarán DF Alfredo Foglino MF Pedro Olivieri MF Alfredo Zibecchi MF José Vanzzino FW Enrique Zubillaga FW Héctor Scarone FW Ángel Romano FW Rodolfo Marán FW Pascual Somma