The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 10 January to 7 February. For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. The tournament featured a match between Argentina and Ecuador in which Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador. , the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas. José Manuel Moreno and Herminio Masantonio of Argentina were joint top scorers of the tournament, with 7 goals each. Squads Venues Final round Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no (0) points for a defeat. Chile left the pitch on the 43rd minute in protest of the dreadful referee performance. Argentina was awarded a victory but with no goals. Result Goal scorers 7 goals Herminio Masantonio José Manuel Moreno 6 goals Sylvio Pirillo 5 goals Roberto Porta Severino Varela 3 goals Marcial Barrios Fabio Baudo Franco Luis Castro Bibiano Zapirain 2 goals Enrique García Ángel Perucca Pedro Amorim Rodolfo Barteczko Zizinho Alfonso Domínguez José María Jiménez Ruben Aveiro Teodoro Fernández Anibal Ciocca 1 goal Juan Carlos Heredia Adolfo Pedernera Sandoval Cláudio Servílio Tim Benito Armingol Armando Contreras Marino Alcívar Enrique Alvarez Gorgonio Ibarrola Eduardo Mingo Vicente Sánchez Luis Guzmán Quiñónez Magallanes Chirimini Schubert Gambetta Obdulio Varela External links South American Championship 1942 at RSSSF 1942 1942 1942 in South American football 1942 in Argentine football 1942 in Brazilian football 1942 in Uruguayan football 1942 in Peruvian football 1942 in Paraguayan football 1942 in Chilean sport 1942 in Ecuador January 1942 sports events February 1942 sports events Sports competitions in Montevideo 1940s in Montevideo