Uruguay 0–6 Argentina was an association football match between Uruguay and Argentina in 1902. It was the first international match for both sides,Argentina national team archive on the RSSSFUruguay - international results on the RSSSF and also the first international held in South America.Uruguay vs Argentina, el clásico más antiguo on Conmebol, 24 August 2017Uruguay 0 v Argentina 6 by T. Casale, 20 July 2015 Argentina won 6–0,La historia del primer Argentina - Uruguay: el encuentro que dio nacimiento al seleccionado nacional by Andrés Yossen on Aire de Santa Fe, 20 July 2020Uruguay v Argentina - Amistoso on AUF initiating a longtime rivalry between both teams, that have met more than 190 times since that first encounter, becoming the international derby with the most matches played worldwide, surpassing even the England–Scotland rivalry,Argentina-Uruguay: el clásico con más partidos del mundo by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 18 November 2019 which, first held in 1872, is the oldest fixture in the world.England vs Scotland: The World's Oldest International Derby by Lee Bushe on 90Min, 8 April 2020
Overview One year before, there had been a precedent when representatives from both sides met in a match also in Montevideo, although it was not organised by any association and therefore is not considered official. Moreover, the match was organised by local club Albion in its home field located in Paso del Molino, Montevideo. The Uruguayan side had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional."Historia del Fútbol Uruguayo" at Deportes en Uruguay Argentina won the match by 3–2.
In 1902, both associations, AUF and AFA, agreed to play a match in the same venue. President of AFA, Francis Hepburn Chevallier-Boutell and Lomas A.C. player Juan O. Anderson selected the players for the match.Un siglo de Selección by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 20 July 2002 (archived) Chevallier-Boutell also chose the uniforms, so Uruguay played in a blue shirt with a white diagonal sash while Argentine wore light blue shirts. Argentina easily beat Uruguay 6–0, with Carlos Dickinson making history after scoring the first goal of the match. Uruguay starting line-up included eight players from Nacional and three from Albion, while Argentina team was formed by players from Alumni (5), Quilmes (2), Belgrano A.C. (2), Lomas (1), and Barracas A.C. (1).
During a long lapse of time, Argentina and Uruguay played each other exclusively so no other national teams had been formed in South America.Historias, curiosidades y estadísticas de la Selección, tras sus "primeros" 900 partidos, El Gráfico, 4 July 2012 8,000 spectators attended the match. Both sides played thirteen consecutive times between 1902 and 1909, giving birth to a strong rivalry that remained through the years. Some competitions contested by Argentina and Uruguay were soon created, such as Copa Lipton (first held in 1905),Copa Lipton by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF and Copa Newton (started in 1906).Copa Newton by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
Match details
GK Enrique Sardeson DF Carlos Carve Urioste DF Germán Arímalo MF Miguel Nebel (c) MF Alberto Peixoto MF Luis Carbone FW Bolívar Céspedes FW Gonzalo Rincón FW Juan Sardeson FW Ernesto Boutón Reyes FW Carlos Céspedes
GK José Buruca Laforia DF William Leslie DF Walter Buchanan MF Eduardo Patricio Duggan MF Carlos J. Buchanan MF Ernesto Brown FW Edward O. Morgan FW Juan José Moore (c) FW Juan O. Anderson FW Carlos Edgar Dickinson FW Jorge Brown
See also Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry History of the Argentina national football team 1872 Scotland v England football match
References