South American Championship 1955
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The South American Championship 1955 was a football
Football (soccer)
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 tournament held in Chile
Chile
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 and won by Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 with Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 as a second.

Rodolfo Micheli
Rodolfo Micheli
Rodolfo Joaquin Micheli is a former Argentine football striker who was the topscorer in Copa América 1955.-Club career:...

 from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Final round

Team
5 4 1 0 18 6
12
|9
5 3 1 1 19 8
11
|7
5 2 2 1 13 11
2
|6
5 2 1 2 12 12 0 |5
5 1 1 3 7 14
|3
5 0 0 5 4 22
|0

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Brazil, Bolivia and Colombia withdrew.
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Goal scorers

8 Goals Rodolfo Micheli
Rodolfo Micheli
Rodolfo Joaquin Micheli is a former Argentine football striker who was the topscorer in Copa América 1955.-Club career:...



6 Goals

Enrique Hormazabal
Enrique Hormazabal
Enrique "Cua cuá" Hormazábal was a former Chilean football right wing midfielder who played for Colo-Colo and the Chilean national team.-Playing career:...


Oscar Gómez Sánchez
5 Goals Maximo Rolón

4 Goals Muñoz

3 Goals

Borrello Labruna J. Robledo
Meléndez Matute Abbadie
Galván Míguez
2 Goals

Grillo
Díaz Zambrano
1 Goals

Bonelli Cecconatto Ramírez Banda Villacreses Martínez
Villalba Barbadillo F. Castillo Heredia R. Castillo
Terry Borges Pérez Morel
Own Goals Gonzabay (2 for Peru)

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