1938 Copa Ibarguren

1938 Copa Ibarguren

An Independiente team of 1939
Event	Copa Ibarguren
Independiente Rosario Central 5 3
Date	February 4, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-02-04)
Venue	San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires
Man of the Match	Vicente de la Mata
Referee	Ubaldo Ruiz

The 1938 Copa Ibarguren was the 15th edition of the national cup of Argentina. It was played by the champions of both leagues, Primera División and Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol crowned during 1938.[1]

Independiente (Primera División champion) faced Rosario Central (Liga Rosarina champion) at San Lorenzo de Almagro's venue, Estadio Gasómetro, in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, on February 4, 1939. With three goals by forward Vicente de la Mata and two by striker Arsenio Erico, Independiente beat Central 5–3 and won its first Copa Ibarguren trophy.[1]

By winning the Copa Ibarguren, Independiente had now won all of the competitions contested in Argentina in 1938 as the team had won the 1938 Copa Aldao two months earlier by beating Peñarol .[2]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous appearances
Independiente	1938 Primera División champion	(none)
Rosario Central	1938 Asociación Rosarina champion	1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1937

• Bold indicates winning years

Match details

San Lorenzo Stadium, venue

Arsenio Erico scoring

A Rosario Central team of 1939

1938 Copa Ibarguren

4 February 1939

Independiente	5–3	Rosario Central
de la Mata 21', 47', 50' Erico 23', 45'	[3]	Laporta 9' D'Alessandro 36', 48'

San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires

Referee: Ubaldo Ruiz

Independiente

Rosario Central

GK Lorenzo Bignone DF Fermín Lecea DF Sabino Coletta MF Luis Franzolini MF Raúl Leguizamón MF Celestino Martínez FW José Vilariño FW Vicente de la Mata FW Arsenio Erico FW Antonio Sastre FW Juan José Zorrilla Manager: Guillermo Ronzoni

GK Juan Martínez DF Pedro Perucca DF Ignacio Díaz MF Clemente Verga MF Constancio Rivero MF Alfredo Fogel FW Francisco Rodríguez FW Salvador Laporta FW Roberto D'Alessandro FW Luis Amaya FW Aníbal Maffei Manager: Natalio Molinari

References

1. Copa Ibarguren 1938 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
2. Copa Ibarguren 1938 on Soy del Rojo
3. "COPA IBARGUREN 1938: CAMPEÓN" on Historia de Independiente (blog), 1 Nov 2012