The eleventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from 30 October to 27 November 1927. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay. Brazil, Chile and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. This was the first South American Championship in which Peru participated. The tournament was also used as a qualifier for the 1928 Summer Olympics and both Argentina and Uruguay were subsequently invited to enter that competition. The Argentina team departed from Retiro railway station to Chilean city Valparaíso, where they joined Uruguayan players to board a ship to the port of Callao, Lima. They arrived in Peru after eight days of trip. Squads For a complete list of participants squads see: 1927 South American Championship squads Venues Final round Each team played a single match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. Result Goal scorers 3 goals Alfredo Carricaberry Segundo Luna Roberto Figueroa Pedro Petrone Héctor Scarone 2 goals Manuel Ferreira Juan Maglio Humberto Recanattini Manuel Seoane José Bustamante Héctor Castro Antonio Sacco 1 goal Mario Alborta Alberto Montellanos Demetrio Neyra Jorge Sarmiento Alejandro Villanueva Juan Arremón Own goals Santiago Ulloa (for Uruguay) Canavesi (for Argentina) References 1927 1927 Football qualification for the Summer Olympics 1927 in South American football South 1927 in Argentine football 1927 in Uruguayan football 1927 in Bolivia Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics October 1927 sports events November 1927 sports events Sports competitions in Lima 1920s in Lima