1939 Copa Adrián Escobar final
Football match
 Independiente and San Lorenzo teams posing together in the final | |||||||
| Event | Copa Adrián C. Escobar | ||||||
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| (1–1 on corner kicks) | |||||||
| Date | 8 December 1939 | ||||||
| Venue | River Plate | ||||||
| Referee | J.J. Alvarez | ||||||
Football match
| Event | Copa Adrián C. Escobar | ||||||
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| Date | 8 December 1939 | ||||||
| Venue | River Plate | ||||||
| Referee | H. Dottori | ||||||
1941 → | |||||||
The 1941 Copa Adrián C. Escober Final was the final that decided the winner of the 1st. edition of Copa Adrián C. Escobar, an Argentine domestic cup organised by the Argentine Football Association. The match was contested by Independiente and San Lorenzo.
The final was held in River Plate Stadium on 8 December 1939. As the match ended 0–0 (and both teams also tied on corner kicks: 1–1), a play-off was carried out to define a champion. It was played on the same day, and Independiente won 2–0, winning their first Copa Escobar trophy.[1][2]
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals app. |
|---|---|
| Independiente | (none) |
| San Lorenzo | (none) |
Overview
This edition was contested by the seven best placed teams of the 1939 Primera División season. Independiente, as current champion, advanced directly to semifinals. The matches only lasted 20 minutes in quarterfinals and semifinals, and 30' in the final.[3] All the matches were held in River Plate Stadium.[4]
In the tournament, Independiente beat Boca Juniors 1–0 in semifinals, while San Lorenzo eliminated Newell's Old Boys 1–0 and River Plate (by the same score) in semifinals.[1][5]
Road to the final
Note: all the matches were played at River Plate Stadium
| River Plate | Round | Huracán | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||
– [n 1] | Quarter final | Independiente | 1–0 | |||
| San Lorenzo | 2–1 | Semifinal | Newell's Old Boys | 2–1 | ||
- Notes
- ^ As Primera Divisón current champion, River Plate entered directly to semifinal.
Match details
River Plate Stadium, venue
Chronicle of the final
1939 Copa Adrián C. Escobar Final
Playoff
| Independiente | 2–0 | San Lorenzo |
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Maigán  13'Maril 73' | Report 1 Report 2 (players) |
Referee: H. Dottori
         Independiente |     San Lorenzo |
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- Notes
- ^ San Lorenzo had three different coaches in 1939, Adolfo Celli, Guillermo Stábile and Giuliano. The date of their tenures in unclear but it is believed that Giuliano was the coach by that time.[6]
References
- ^ a b Argentina – Copa Adrián Escobar 1939 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
- ^ "Copa Adrián C. Escobar 1939" by José Carluccio, 10 Mar 2009
- ^ Las insólitas situaciones que ocurrieron on Clarín, 29 Dec 2020
- ^ "Copa Adrián Escobar 1939" on Estadísticas River Plate (blogsite)
- ^ Campeón de la Copa Escobar 1939 at Soydelrojo.com
- ^ Directores Técnicos at Museo Jacobo Urso
