*Historic* FIRST COPA AMERICA 1916 FIRST MATCH! Match Used Ball for Uruguay National Team vs Chile National Team played at Argentina, July 2, 1916.

*Provenance: *1930 Uruguay Museum Letter with Certification Number!!!

Report:

02.07.16  Buenos Aires, Gimnasia y Esgrima


URU - CHI 4:0 (1:0)


(3,000) Hugo Gronda ARG


URU: Saporiti - Castelino, Foglino - Pacheco, Delgado, Varela - Somma, Romano, Piendibene,
Gradín, Brachi
CHI: Guerrero - Cárdenas, Wittke - Abello, Teuche, Unzaga - Salazar, Fuentes, Gutiérrez,
Moreno, Geldes


1:0 Piendibene 44, 2:0 Gradín 55, 3:0 Gradín 70, 4:0 Piendibene 75

South American Championship 1916:

The 1916 South American National Team Championship was the first edition of the contest, a competition that would later be succeeded by the Copa América and which is the main international soccer cup contested by national teams in South America . It took place in Buenos Aires , Argentina , between July 2 and 17, 1916. The dispute of the tournament coincided with the celebrations for the centenary of the declaration of independence of Argentina . In addition, the realization of the cup was of vital importance for the founding of the South American Football Confederation , which took place in the middle of the competition, on July 9 , 1916 .

Ball Details: Leather Material (Check all pictures!)