1918 Copa Aldao

1918 Copa Aldao

A Racing team of 1918
Event	Copa Aldao
Racing Peñarol 2 1
Date	January 5, 1919
Venue	Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee	Juan P. Barbera (Argentina)
← 1917 1919 →

The 1918 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the fourth edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine Racing Club de Avellaneda and Uruguayan club Peñarol.^[1][2]

The match was played at Gimnasia y Esgrima Stadium in Buenos Aires, and Racing beat Peñarol 2–1, winning its second Copa Aldao trophy in three consecutive finals contested.^[3]

Team	Qualification	Previous final app.
Racing Club	1918 Argentine Primera División champion	1916, 1917
Peñarol	1918 Uruguayan Primera División champion	(none)

• Bold indicates winning years

1918 Copa Aldao

5 January 1919

Racing	2–1	Peñarol
Marcovecchio 55' Zabaleta 59'	Report	Gradín 51'

Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires

Referee: Juan P. Barbera (Argentina)

Racing

Peñarol

GK Marcos Croce DF Roberto Castagnola DF Armando Reyes MF Nicolás Vivaldo MF Francisco Olazar MF Enrique Macchiavello FW Natalio Perinetti FW Albérico Zabaleta FW Alberto Marcovecchio FW Juan Hospital FW Juan Perinetti

GK Roberto Chery DF José Benincasa DF Ernesto Raffo MF Jorge Pacheco MF Juan Delgado MF Pascual Ruotta FW José Pérez FW Armando Artigas FW Guillermo Ángel Ferrero FW Isabelino Gradín FW Antonio Campolo