The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil as runner-up. Colombia and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Pelé from Brazil was
Pelé, top scorer
Viejo Monumental
The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up. Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament.
1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
…place Paraguay Fourth place Peru Tournament statistics Matches played 21 Goals scored 86 (4.1 per match) Top scorer Pelé (8 goals) Best player Pelé ← 1957 1959 (Ecuador) → The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil as runner-up…
The Argentina winning squad
Humberto Maschio, one of the two top scorers
Estadio Nacional 1952