The 1945 Copa Escobar-Gerona, also named Copa de Confraternidad Rioplatense, was the third edition of the competition organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan associations. The 1945 edition marked the first time that the title was actually awarded.

Boca Juniors (Argentine Primera División runner-up) faced Club Nacional de Football (Uruguayan Primera División runner-up) in a two-legged series at San Lorenzo Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. In the first match, Nacional won 2–1, while Boca Juniors won the second match, winning 3–2.Nacional 2-Boca Juniors 3, Copa Confraternidad on Historia de Boca After both teams tied on points and no third match was scheduled to define the series, both teams were declared champions and the title was shared.Copa de Confraternidad Escobar - Gerona by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF

Qualified teams Team Qualification Previous app. Boca Juniors 1945 Primera División runner-up (none) Nacional 1945 Primera División runner-up (none) Note

Venues

Match details First leg

GK Obdulio DianoDF Víctor ValussiDF Rodolfo Dezorzi MF Carlos SosaMF Ernesto LazzattiMF Natalio PesciaFW Mario BoyéFW Pío Corcuera FW Jaime SarlangaFW Enrique MarteganiFW Mariano SánchezSubstitutes:DF Luis Laidlaw FW Lucero Fedencrini Manager: Alfredo Garasini

GK Aníbal PazDF Raúl PiniDF Eusebio TejeraMF General VianaMF Eugenio GalvalisiMF Dándolo RodríguezFW Luis Ernesto Castro FW José M. Medina FW Atilio GarcíaFW Roberto PortaFW Bibiano ZapirainSubstitutes:FW Juan A. Bugallo FW Aníbal Ciocca Manager: Héctor Castro

Second leg

GK Aníbal PazDF Raúl PiniDF Eusebio TejeraMF General VianaMF Eugenio GalvalisiMF Dándolo RodríguezFW Juan A. BugalloFW José M. MedinaFW Atilio GarcíaFW Roberto PortaFW Luis VolpiManager: Héctor Castro

GK Obdulio DianoDF José MaranteDF Rodolfo Dezorzi MF Alberto PascalMF Ernesto LazzattiMF Natalio PesciaFW Mario BoyéFW Pío Corcuera FW Jaime SarlangaFW Severino VarelaFW Juan C. Rodríguez Substitutes:DF Víctor Valussi FW Juan Carlos Lorenzo FW Lucero Fedencrini Manager: Alfredo Garasini

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