1936 Copa Aldao
Football match
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The 1936 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the ninth edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together.[1] The final was contested by Uruguayan club Peñarol and Argentine club River Plate.[2]
A River Plate team of 1937 | |||||||
| Event | Copa Aldao | ||||||
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| Date | Mar 20, 1937 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | MartÃn Aphesteguy (Uruguay) | ||||||
River Plate contested the match as the winner of "Copa de Oro", a cup that decided which team would participate in the final as the 1936 Argentine Primera División season had crowned two champions, River Plate and San Lorenzo. After River beat San Lorenzo 3â1, the team was eligible to play the 1936 edition of Copa Aldao.[3]
The match was played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, where River Plate achieved a conclusive victory of 5â1 over Peñarol, winning its first Copa Aldao Trophy.[4]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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 Peñarol | 1936 Uruguayan Primera División champion | 1918, 1928 |
 River Plate | 1936 Argentine Primera División champion [note 1] | (none) |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venue
Match details
| Peñarol | 1â5 | River Plate |
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Varela  60' |
Report | Ferreyra 14', 84' Pedernera 38', 65'Peucelle 70' |
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 River Plate
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Notes
- As the 1936 season had crowned two champions âRiver Plate (Copa Campeonato) and San Lorenzo (Copa de Honor)â, both teams played a final named "Copa de Oro", won by River Plate, which was mentioned as "Argentine champion" on the AFA Annual Report of that year.[5][6] Nevertheless, some historians state this cup was only established to qualify an Argentine representative to play the Copa Aldao against the Uruguayan champion, with some issues still under discussion.[6]