The 1917 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the third 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.Copa Aldao overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSFSe mira y no se toca by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
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 editionEl primer quinquenio on Nacional website, 28 Oct 2017 and achieving its first Copa Aldao trophy.Palmarés: Copa Aldao 1917 on Racing Club website
Qualified teams Team Qualification Previous final app. Racing 1917 Argentine Primera División champion 1916 Nacional 1917 Uruguayan Primera División champion 1916
Venues
Match details Final
GK Santiago DemarchiDF Antonio UrdinaránDF Alfredo FoglinoMF Pedro OlivieriMF Alfredo ZibecchiMF José VanzzinoFW José BrachiFW Héctor ScaroneFW Ángel RomanoFW Carlos ScaroneFW Pascual Somma
GK Marcos CrocceDF Roberto CastagnolaDF Armando ReyesMF Alberto MarcovecchioMF Francisco OlazarMF Ricardo PepeFW Natalio PerinettiFW Juan HospitalFW Alberto OhacoFW Nicolás VivaldoFW Juan Perinetti
Playoff
GK Marcos CrocceDF Roberto CastagnolaDF Armando ReyesMF Alberto MarcovecchioMF Francisco OlazarMF Enrique MacchiavelloFW Natalio PerinettiFW Pedro SalaFW Alberto OhacoFW Nicolás VivaldoFW Juan Perinetti
GK Luis AresDF Antonio UrdinaránDF Alfredo FoglinoMF Pedro OlivieriMF Alfredo ZibecchiMF José VanzzinoFW Enrique ZubillagaFW Héctor ScaroneFW Ángel RomanoFW Rodolfo MaránFW Pascual Somma
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