newspaper took on a critical position regarding the AAmF and its leaders, sometimes in very harsh terms, even calling them "cretins". The final was attended by near 40,000 people, who were at the stadium three hours prior to the start. Argentina beat Uruguay 1–0 in the last match and won the competition after earning the most points (6 in 3 games). When the match ended, the players of both teams were raised by the crowd that had entered to the pitch and carried them to the hotel where the Argentine stayed during the competition, sited on the corner of Florida and Cangallo streets. Argentina won all the games without conceding any goal, helped by the good performance of goalkeeper Américo Tesoriere, one of the most notable footballers of the team along with Julio Libonatti, who scored three goals (one per match). Aftermath The large number of people who attended the matches at Sportivo Barracas and the celebrations after the victory consolidated football as a popular passion throughout the country. The South American championship was also a commercial success, with $147,033 income from ticket sales and a $15,000 donation from the Buenos Aires City Council against total expenses of $113,801; this gave a profit of $48,232, a substantial sum at a time when football was still amateur in Argentina. Final round Argentina: Tesoriere; Celli, Bearzotti; J. López, Dellavalle, E. Solari; Calomino, Libonatti, Saruppo, Echeverría, González Result Goal scorers 3 goals Julio Libonatti 2 goals Machado Ángel Romano 1 goal Raúl Echeverría Blas Saruppo Candiota Zezé I Ildefonso López Gerardo Rivas José Piendibene References 1921 1921 1921 in South American football 1921 in Argentine football 1921 in Brazilian football 1921 in Uruguayan football 1921 in Paraguayan football 1921 October 1921 sports events 1921 1920s in Buenos Aires