For the twelfth edition of the South American football Championship (known as Copa América since 1975), the competition is back on Argentine soil for the fourth time in its history. Among the nations affiliated to CONMEBOL, three dont participate to the tournament, Brazil, [pays:49]Chile and [pays:48]Bolivia. Other participating selections are the Uruguay, Peru, the Paraguay, and of course the reigning champion Argentina. The matches of the competition are divided into three stages, estadio Gasometro of the club of San Lorenzo (Buenos Aires), the stadium of River Plate the estadio Alvear y Tagle (Buenos Aires), and the estadio Libertadores de América which usually hosts the games of the Independiente, stadium inaugurated on March 4, 1928, which is the first on the South American soil and the second in the world to be built in concrete.
In the rules of football in 1929, no replacement players is expected during a match, and the referee does not yet of yellow and red cards.
The four participating selections vie for victory in a single group, each team in turn, meeting the first of the group won the competition. A won match scores 2 points, a match draw 1 point, and a loss 0 point.
In case of equality of points between the top teams in the group, a second round is expected to know the winner of the competition.
November 1, 1929, the South American football Championship begins.
In the estadio Alvear y Tagle in Buenos Aires, 40,000 spectators are present to attend the first game of the competition, the Paraguay against the Uruguay. The Uruguayans, Olympic champions at the 1928 games in Amsterdam, keep in memory [comp_annee:3*1927]the argentine victory of the last edition, and intend to win for the seventh time in their history this South American football Championship. Not present at the South American Championship 1927, the Paraguay of the argentine coach José Durand Laguna does not want to play the stooges in this competition and hopes to create the surprise. The Argentine Referee Mr. José Galli gives the kickoff of the encounter, and as early as the 16th minute the forward of Olimpia Aurelio González wrong the Uruguayan goalkeeper Manuel. Sensation in the stadium. Half time is piped on the score of 1-0 for the Paraguay, and everyone is now waiting for a reaction from the Uruguay. 55th minute, Diógenes Domínguez again shook the nets, 2-0 for the Paraguay. Something is happening in this November 1, 1929, and the Uruguayan bench remains silent when Aurelio González sign a double four minutes from the end of the match. Score final 3-0 to the Paraguay, huge surprise at the beginning of the tournament, the Uruguayan ogre comes to swallow through for the first time since a long time!
Two days later, the Argentine champion crowd the lawn of "Gasometro" to defy the Peru. Silver medallist at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 in a final against the Uruguayan rival, the Argentina is stronger than ever to retain his title on his land. Peru, for its second participation in the tournament, wants to continue to learn and thwart the plans of the Argentina squad. But the coaches of the Albiceleste Juan José Tramutola and Francisco Olazar well motivated their players, and the young 21-year striker Carlos Desiderio Peucelle does raise once the grandstands at the 27th minute. Adolfo Zumelzú popped up in turn and signed the second goal of the match, 2-0 to Argentina at half-time. The second period starts, and the forward of Sporting Palermo Zumelzú starts his competition with a double (58th). Final score 3-0 to Argentina, the stage is festive and believes firmly in a fourth sacred in the South American football Championship.
A week later, the surprising Paraguay faces the Argentina. 20,000 spectators watching the 22 players enter the pitch of the estadio Gasometro and await only seven minutes before you get excited about before opening the score of Mario Evaristo. 1-0 to Argentina, then the forward of the Estudiantes de La Plata Manuel Ferreira sign his first goal in the competition at the 24th. Peruvian referee whistles the half on this 2-0 advantage, and early in the second period Manuel Ferreira double his personal counter (48th). 3-0 for the Argentina, and fourth wasted no time at the instigation of the young striker of Boca Juniors Roberto Cherro (50th). The verdict of the match is already in all heads, and despite the reduction of Diógenes Domínguez, the Argentina won its second match of the competition with a score of 4-1, and asserts as a difficult Haemostatic machine.
The next day, the Uruguay wants to prove to everyone that his defeat in the first game was only an accident. Face the men of Horacio Alberto Supicci, the Peru is ideal prey. And a man is particularly motivated, the forward of Penarol Lorenzo Fernández, who signs within a half a superb triple. The match is one-way, José Leandro Andrade shook the Peruvian nets a fourth time in this match (69th). Agustín Lizarbe saves the honour of Peru at the 81st minute, but this victory of Uruguay 4-1 recovering clocks at a time in this competition, but perhaps too late.
On 16 November, the match between the Paraguay and the Peru is a torment for the men of the Uruguayan coach Julio Borelli, Lino Nessi opening the mark as early as the 10th minute for Paraguay, before that Aurelio González leaves burst all its class by signing an irresistible triple. His teammate of club Olimpia Diógenes Domínguez does not miss the opportunity to add its stone to the building, and the Paraguay finished his tournament by a resounding 5-0 against a still inexperienced Peru victory in this competition.
The next day, "el Gasometro" is invaded by 60,000 spectators, all came to the shock of the competition, the Argentina against Uruguay, revenge of the final of the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. The Paraguayan referee Mr. Miguel Barba kicks sending, and Manuel Ferreira opened the score at the 14th minute and enchanting at the same time the aisles to the stage. 1-0 for Argentina, end of the first 45 minutes. The Uruguay grows back to the score, but this time the Argentines are the strongest, and Mario Evaristo completes the uruguayan illusions at the 77th minute. Score final 2-0, net and without burrs, the stands are in joy, the Argentina retains its title, revenge for the final at the 1928 Olympic Games, and won for the fourth time in its history the South American football Championship.
With 5 goals during this competition, the Paraguayan striker’s 24 years old of Olimpia Aurelio González is the top scorer of the South American football Championship 1929.
