The 1922 South American Championship play-off was a match held between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the winner of the 1922 South American Championship, the 6th edition of this continental championship. It was held on November 6, 1922, at Estádio das Laranjeiras of Rio de Janeiro. At the end of the regular tournament, those two teams, along with Uruguay, were tied for the first place, but Uruguay withdrew from competing further.1922: Un siglo en pequeñas historias by Martín Estévez on El Gráfico, 20151922: Un triple empate que cambió todo on Goal.com
Brazil won the match 3–0. With this victory, the team won its second continental title.Southamerican Championship 1922 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
Background
BrazilRound ParaguayOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult 1–1 Match 1 1–1 1–1 Match 2 3–0 0–0 Match 3 1–0 2–0 Match 4 0–2 Team 413042+25 421153+25 421131+25 420263+34 4013110−91 Notes Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finished tied on points so a final round should have been played to decide the champion. As Uruguay withdrew, Brazil and Paraguay played a final match.
Match details
GK KuntzRB PalamoneLB BarthôRH LaísCH Amílcar LH FortesOR FormigaIR NecoCF Heitor DominguezIL TatúOL RodriguesManager: Laís
GK Modesto DenisRB Ramón GonzálezLB Venancio ParedesRH Roque CenturiónCH Manuel Fleitas SolichLH Luis Fretes OR Isidoro BenítezIR Luciano Capdevila CF Daniel Schaerer IL Ildefonso López OL Gerardo Rivas Manager: Manuel Fleitas Solich
Aftermath
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