The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship, an association football competition, was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 10 January to 7 February.
thumb|right|250px|The Uruguayan squad, champions
For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
The tournament featured a match between Argentina and Ecuador in which Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador. , the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas. José Manuel Moreno and Herminio Masantonio of Argentina were joint top scorers of the tournament, with 7 goals each.
Squads
Venues
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| Estadio Centenario
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Final round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no (0) points for a defeat.
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<div style="text-align: center;"><small>Chile left the pitch on the 43rd minute in protest of the dreadful referee performance. <br>
Argentina was awarded a victory but with no goals.</small></div>
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Result
Goal scorers
7 goals
- Herminio Masantonio
- José Manuel Moreno
6 goals
- Sylvio Pirillo
5 goals
- Roberto Porta
- Severino Varela
3 goals
- Marcial Barrios
- Fabio Baudo Franco
- Luis Castro
- Bibiano Zapirain
2 goals
- Enrique García
- Ángel Perucca
- Pedro Amorim
- Patesko
- Zizinho
- Alfonso Domínguez
- José María Jiménez
- Ruben Aveiro
- Teodoro Fernández
- Anibal Ciocca
1 goal
- Juan Carlos Heredia
- Adolfo Pedernera
- Sandoval
- Cláudio
- Servílio
- Tim
- Benito Armingol
- Armando Contreras
- Marino Alcívar
- Gorgonio Ibarrola
- Eduardo Mingo
- Vicente Sánchez
- Luis Guzmán
- Quiñónez
- Adelfo Magallanes
- Chirimini
- Schubert Gambetta
- Obdulio Varela
External links
- South American Championship 1942 at RSSSF