The 1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona, also named Copa de Confraternidad Rioplatense, was the 4th (and last) edition of this cup competition organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan football associations.Copa de Confraternidad Escobar-Gerona by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF The 1946 edition of the cup was the only edition out of the four editions in which the title was awarded to one club, rather than the two of the previous year or the none of 1941 and 1942.
Overview Boca Juniors (Primera División Argentina runner-up) faced Peñarol (Uruguayan Primera División runner-up) in a two-legged series at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay and San Lorenzo Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Boca Juniors won both matches, winning 3–2 in Montevideo and 6–3 in Buenos Aires.Copa Escobar-Gerona, match details by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSFCopa Confraternidad 1946 on Historia de Boca
Boca Juniors forward Pío Corcuera was the top scorer of the series, with 4 goals.
Qualified teams Team Qualification Previous app. Boca Juniors 1946 Primera División runner-up 1945 Peñarol 1946 Primera División runner-up 1941, 1942 Note
Venues
Match details First leg
GK Flavio Pereyra NatteroDF Mario LorenzoDF Sixto PossamaiMF José Pedro Colturi MF Obdulio VarelaMF Luis Prais FW Julio César Britos FW Raúl Antonio Schiaffino FW Óscar Chirimini FW Juan Alberto SchiaffinoFW Ernesto VidalSubstitutes:DF Juan Carlos González Rodolfo Piñeyro Manager: Aníbal Tejada
GK Claudio Vacca DF José MaranteDF Rodolfo Dezorzi MF Carlos SosaMF Ernesto LazzattiMF Natalio PesciaFW Mario BoyéFW Pío Corcuera FW Jaime SarlangaFW José Antonio Vázquez FW Gregorio PinSubstitutes:FW Juan Carlos Lorenzo Manager: Mario Fortunato
Second leg
GK Claudio Vacca DF José MaranteDF Rodolfo Dezorzi MF Carlos SosaMF Ernesto LazzattiMF Natalio PesciaFW Mario BoyéFW Pío Corcuera FW Jaime SarlangaFW José Antonio VázquezFW Gregorio PinSubstitutes:FW Juan Carlos Lorenzo GK Nobel Biglieri Manager: Mario Fortunato
GK Flavio Pereyra Nattero DF Mario LorenzoDF Sixto PossamaiMF Juan Carlos GonzálezMF Obdulio VarelaMF Luis Prais FW Julio César Britos FW Raúl Antonio SchiaffinoFW Óscar Chirimini FW Juan Alberto SchiaffinoFW Ernesto VidalSubstitutes: FW José Etchegoyen FW Domingo Gelpi Rodolfo Piñeyro Manager: Aníbal Tejada
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