1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona

The 1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona, also named Copa de Confraternidad Rioplatense, was the 4th (and last) edition of this cup competition organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan football associations. The 1946 edition of the cup was the only edition out of the four editions in which the title was awarded to one club, rather than the two of the previous year or the none of 1941 and 1942.

1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona

A Boca Juniors team of 1946
Peñarol Boca Juniors 0 4
(On points, goals scored did not count)
First leg
Peñarol Boca Juniors 2 3
Date	22 December 1946
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Bianchi
Second leg
Boca Juniors Peñarol 6 3
Date	28 December 1946
Venue	San Lorenzo, Buenos Aires
Referee	Valentini

Overview

Boca Juniors (Primera División Argentina runner-up) faced Peñarol (Uruguayan Primera División runner-up) in a two-legged series at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay and San Lorenzo Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Boca Juniors won both matches, winning 3–2 in Montevideo and 6–3 in Buenos Aires.

Boca Juniors forward Pío Corcuera was the top scorer of the series, with 4 goals.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous app.
Boca Juniors	1946 Primera División runner-up	1945
Peñarol	1946 Primera División runner-up	1941, 1942

Note

• Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Estadio Centenario (left) and San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadium, venues for the matches

Match details

First leg

1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona

22 December 1946

First leg

Peñarol	2–3	Boca Juniors
Vidal 25', 66'	Report	Corcuera 51', 55' Boyé 88'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Galileo Bianchi

Peñarol

Boca Juniors

GK		Flavio Pereyra Nattero
DF		Mario Lorenzo
DF		Sixto Possamai
MF		José Pedro Colturi		70'
MF		Obdulio Varela
MF		Luis Prais
FW		Julio César Britos
FW		Raúl Antonio Schiaffino		65'
FW		Óscar Chirimini
FW		Juan Alberto Schiaffino
FW		Ernesto Vidal
Substitutes:
DF		Juan Carlos González		70'
		Rodolfo Piñeyro		65'
Manager:
Aníbal Tejada

GK		Claudio Vacca
DF		José Marante
DF		Rodolfo Dezorzi
MF		Carlos Sosa
MF		Ernesto Lazzatti
MF		Natalio Pescia
FW		Mario Boyé
FW		Pío Corcuera
FW		Jaime Sarlanga
FW		José Antonio Vázquez		45'
FW		Gregorio Pin
Substitutes:
FW		Juan Carlos Lorenzo		45'
Manager:
Mario Fortunato

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Second leg

28 December 1946

Second leg

Boca Juniors	6–3	Peñarol
Boyé 15' Corcuera 18', 45' Pin 52', 71' Lorenzo 55'	Report	Vidal 48', 82' J. Schiaffino 73'

San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires

Referee: J. Álvarez

Boca Juniors

Peñarol

GK		Claudio Vacca		69'
DF		José Marante
DF		Rodolfo Dezorzi
MF		Carlos Sosa
MF		Ernesto Lazzatti
MF		Natalio Pescia
FW		Mario Boyé
FW		Pío Corcuera		45'
FW		Jaime Sarlanga
FW		José Antonio Vázquez
FW		Gregorio Pin
Substitutes:
FW		Juan Carlos Lorenzo		45'
GK		Nobel Biglieri		69'
Manager:
Mario Fortunato

GK		Flavio Pereyra Nattero
DF		Mario Lorenzo
DF		Sixto Possamai
MF		Juan Carlos González
MF		Obdulio Varela
MF		Luis Prais		38'
FW		Julio César Britos		45'
FW		Raúl Antonio Schiaffino
FW		Óscar Chirimini		65'
FW		Juan Alberto Schiaffino
FW		Ernesto Vidal
Substitutes:
FW		José Etchegoyen		38'
FW		Domingo Gelpi		45'
		Rodolfo Piñeyro		65'
Manager:
Aníbal Tejada