1941 Copa Aldao
Appearance
![]() River Plate, champions | |||||||
Event | Copa Aldao | ||||||
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River Plate won 3–1 on points | |||||||
First leg | |||||||
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River Plate won 3–1 on points | |||||||
Date | March 29, 1942 | ||||||
Venue | San Lorenzo | ||||||
Referee | Eugenio Braun (Argentina) | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | December 5, 1942 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
Referee | Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) | ||||||
The 1941 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the 14th 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]
Starting with this edition, a two-legged system was established. In the first match, played at San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadium, the local team beat Nacional with a conclusive 6–1 win. In the second leg played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, both teams drew 1–1, therefore River Plate won its third Copa Aldao in three editions contested.[4]
Qualified teams
Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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1941 Argentine Primera División champion | 1936, 1937 |
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1941 Uruguayan Primera División champion | 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1939, 1940 |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venues
San Lorenzo de Almagro (left) and Estadio Centenario, venues for the series
Match details
First leg
Some moments of the match at Gasómetro Stadium in Buenos Aires
1941 Copa Aldao
First leg
River Plate ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Labruna ![]() D'Alessandro ![]() |
Report | García ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() River Plate
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Second leg
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() River Plate
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References
- ^ 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 1941" by José Carluccio, 24 March 2009