The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937.
The Argentina squad
Raúl Toro, top scorer
El Gasometro
Estadio Alvear y Tagle
Estadio Gasómetro
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El Gasómetro, officially named San Lorenzo Stadium, was a football stadium located in the neighborhood of Boedo in Buenos Aires. Inaugurated in 1916, the stadium was the home ground of club San Lorenz
1937 South American Championship
…Bolivia, and Colombia (a new CONMEBOL member) withdrew from the tournament. Because of the summer heat, most of the matches were played at night, with Estadio Gasómetro being one of the few stadiums in Argentina with artificial lighting at the time, while other games were played during daytime at Estadio Alvear y Tagle…
Aerial view of the stadium, 1950
Funeral of player Jacobo Urso in the stadium, August 1922
As the facade of the stadium looked like a gas holder, it was nicknamed Gasómetro
View of the stadium in 1970