The 1947 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the 17th edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together.[1] The final was contested by Uruguayan club Nacional and Argentine side River Plate.[2][3]
.jpg) A River Plate team of 1947 | |||||||
| Event | Copa Aldao | ||||||
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| River Plate won 4–0 on points | |||||||
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| Date | November 19, 1947 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | Luis A. Fernández (Uruguay) | ||||||
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| Date | November 22, 1947 | ||||||
| Venue | San Lorenzo, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Leopoldo Amoroso (Argentina) | ||||||
In the first match, played at played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, River Plate won 4–3 while in the second leg, held in San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadium, River beat Nacional again 3–1. Thus, River Plate won the series and set a record of five Copa Aldao won over six editions contested.[4]
Qualified teams
edit| Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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 River Plate |
1947 Argentine Primera División champion | 1936, 1937, 1941, 1945 |
 Nacional |
1947 Uruguayan Primera División champion | 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venues
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Centenario (left) and San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadiums, venues for the series
Match details
editFirst leg
edit1947 Copa Aldao
First leg
| Nacional | 3–4 | River Plate |
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J.García  24'W. Gómez 49', 79' |
Report | Labruna 29', 62', 67' Di Stéfano 61' |
Referee: Luis A. Fernández (Uruguay)
         Nacional
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 River Plate
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Second leg
editSecond leg
| River Plate | 3–1 | Nacional |
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| Reyes 6', 68', 88' |
Report | W. Gómez 44' |
   River Plate
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References
edit- ^ Se mira y no se toca by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
- ^ Copa Aldao overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
- ^ El historial entre River y Nacional by Nicolás Mirelman on As, 10 Dec 2020
- ^ "Copas Interligas 1947" by José Carluccio, 28 April 2009