1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona

The 1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona, also named Copa de Confraternidad Rioplatense, was the 4th. (and last) edition of this cup competition organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations.[1]

1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona
Peñarol Boca Juniors
0 4
(On points, goals scored did not count)
First leg
Peñarol Boca Juniors
2 3
Date21 December 1946
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeBianchi
Second leg
Boca Juniors Peñarol
6 3
Date28 December 1946
VenueSan Lorenzo, Buenos Aires
RefereeValentini

Boca Juniors (Primera División Argentina runner-up) faced Peñarol (Primera División Uruguay runner-up) in a two-legged series at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo and San Lorenzo Stadium in Buenos Aires. Boca Juniors won both matches, 3–2 in Montevideo and 6–3 in Buenos Aires, therefore the Argentine club crowned bi-champion and was awarded the Escobar-Gerona trophy.[2][3]

Boca Juniors forward Pío Corcuera was the topscorer of the series, with 4 goals.

Qualified teams
Team Qualification Previous app.
Boca Juniors 1946 Primera División runner-up 1945
Peñarol 1946 Primera División runner-up 1941, 1942
Note
  • Bold indicates winning years

Venues
Estadio Centenario (left) and San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadium, venues for the matches

Match details

First leg
1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona
First leg
Peñarol 2–3 Boca Juniors
Vidal 25' (66) Report Corcuera 51' (55)
Boyé 88'
Referee: G. Bianchi
Peñarol
Boca Juniors

Second leg

Second leg
Boca Juniors 6–3 Peñarol
Boyé 15'
Corcuera 18', 45'
Pin 52', 71'
Lorenzo 55'		 Report Vidal 48', 82'
Schiaffino 73'
Referee: J. Alvarez
Boca Juniors
Peñarol

References

  1. Copa de Confraternidad Escobar-Gerona by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. Copa Escobar-Gerona, match details by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  3. Copa Confraternidad 1946 on Historia de Boca
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