These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1945 South American Championship.[1][2] The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament. The teams plays in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. Colombia was represented by the club Junior.[3]
Argentina edit
Head Coach:
Guillermo Stábile
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GK | Fernando Bello | 29 November 1910 (aged 34) | 0 | 0 | Independiente
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| — | FW | Mario Boyé | 0 | 1 | Boca Juniors
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| — | MF | Bartolomé Colombo | 0 | 0 | San Lorenzo
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| — | FW | Vicente de la Mata | 0 | 2 | Independiente
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| — | DF | Rodolfo de Zorzi | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| — | MF | Enrique Espinoza | 0 | 0 | Atlanta
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| — | FW | Armando Farro | 0 | 0 | San Lorenzo
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| — | FW | Juan José Ferraro | 0 | 2 | Vélez Sársfield
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| — | MF | Alfredo Fógel | 0 | 0 | Rosario Central
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| — | FW | Félix Loustau | 0 | 2 | River Plate
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| — | FW | Rinaldo Martino | 0 | 4 | San Lorenzo
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| — | MF | Norberto Méndez | 0 | 6 | Huracán
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| — | FW | Juan Carlos Muñoz | 0 | 0 | River Plate
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| — | DF | Nicolás Palma | 0 | 0 | Estudiantes (LP)
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| — | FW | Manuel Pellegrina | 0 | 1 | Estudiantes (LP)
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| — | MF | Ángel Perucca | 0 | 0 | Newell's Old Boys
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| — | MF | Natalio Pescia | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| — | FW | René Pontoni | 0 | 4 | San Lorenzo
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| — | GK | Héctor Ricardo | 0 | 0 | Rosario Central
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| — | DF | José Salomón | 0 | 0 | Racing
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| — | MF | Óscar Sastre | 0 | 0 | Independiente
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| — | DF | Carlos Sosa | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| — | DF | Roberto Yebra | 0 | 0 | Rosario Central
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Bolivia edit
Head Coach: 
Julio Borelli
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Alberto Acha | 3 April 1920 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |  The Strongest
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| — | GK | Vicente Arraya | 25 January 1922 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Club Ferroviario
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| — | MF | Exequiel Calderón | 0 | 0 | The Strongest
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| — | MF | Raúl Fernández | 0 | 1 | The Strongest
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| — | FW | Zenón González | 23 June 1919 (aged 25) | 0 | 1 | Club Ferroviario
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| — | FW | Fortunato Gorostiaga | 0 | 0 | Charcas
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| — | MF | Manuel Gutiérrez | 0 | 0 | Club Bolívar
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| — | MF | Ruperto Inchausti | 27 March 1918 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Club Junín
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| — | FW | Donato Medrano | 0 | 0 | Ayacucho FC
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| — | FW | Severo Orgaz | 0 | 1 | The Strongest
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| — | FW | Walter Orozco | 0 | 0 | Club Bolívar
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| — | FW | Adrián Ortega | 0 | 0 | Club Ferroviario
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| — | FW | Miguel Peredo | 0 | 0 | Club Junín
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| — | GK | Cleto Prieto | 0 | 0 | Ayacucho FC
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| — | DF | Nicolás Prieto | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Bata
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| — | DF | Hernán Rojas | 0 | 0 | Club Bolívar
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| — | FW | Roqur Romero | 0 | 0 | Club Bolívar
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| — | MF | Martín Saavedra | 0 | 0 | The Strongest
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| — | FW | Armando Tapia | 0 | 0 | Club Ferroviario
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Brazil edit
Head coach: 
Flávio Costa
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FW | Ademir Marques de Menezes | 8 November 1922 (aged 22) | 0 | 5 |  Vasco da Gama
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| — | MF | Alfredo Ramos dos Santos | 0 | 0 | Vasco da Gama
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| — | DF | Begliomini | 0 | 0 | Corinthians
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| — | Biguá | 0 | 0 | Flamengo
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| — | Domingos da Guia | 0 | 0 | Corinthians
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| — | Danilo Alvim | 0 | 0 | America FC
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| — | Djalma Bezerra dos Santos | 0 | 0 | Vasco da Gama
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| — | Heleno de Freitas | 0 | 6 | Botafogo
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| — | Jaime de Almeida | 0 | 1 | Flamengo
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| — | Jair da Rosa Pinto | 0 | 2 | Vasco da Gama
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| — | Jorginho | 0 | 1 | America FC
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| — | Newton Canegal | 0 | 0 | Flamengo
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| — | Norival Pereira da Silva | 0 | 0 | Fluminense
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| — | Oberdan Cattani | 0 | 0 | Palmeiras
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| — | Rui Campos | 0 | 1 | São Paulo
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| — | Servílio de Jesús | 0 | 0 | Corinthians
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| — | Tesourinha | 0 | 1 | SC Internacional
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| — | Vevé | 0 | 0 | Flamengo
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| — | Zizinho | 0 | 2 | Flamengo
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Chile edit
Head Coach: 
Franz Platko
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | Juan Alcántara | 6 March 1920 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |  Audax Italiano
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| — | FW | Benito Armingol | 7 September 1919 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Unión Española
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| — | MF | Carlos Ataglich | 21 September 1915 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Bádminton F.C.
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| — | Florencio Barrera | 6 June 1915 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Magallanes
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| — | Miguel Busquets | 15 October 1920 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Club Universidad de Chile
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| — | Mario Castro | 23 September 1923 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Santiago Morning
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| — | Guillermo Clavero | 10 October 1921 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Everton de Viña del Mar
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| — | Armando Contreras | 15 June 1919 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Colo Colo
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| — | Atilio Cremaschi | 8 March 1923 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Unión Española
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| — | Francisco Hormazábal | 4 July 1920 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Colo Colo
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| — | Víctor Klein | 2 October 1917 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Santiago Morning
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| — | Francisco Las Heras | 3 July 1914 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Magallanes
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| — | GK | Sergio Livingstone | 26 March 1920 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | CD Universidad Católica
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| — | Desiderio Medina | 10 October 1919 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Santiago National
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| — | José Pastenes | 10 July 1915 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Colo Colo
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| — | Manuel Piñero | 20 August 1920 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano
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| — | Humberto Roa | 21 February 1912 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano
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| — | Jorge Vásquez | 9 May 1922 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Colo Colo
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| — | Erasmo Vera | 13 March 1923 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Santiago Morning
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Colombia edit
Head Coach: 
Roberto Meléndez (also participated as footballer)
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GK | Andrés Acosta | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Santa Marta
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| — | DF | Pedro Ricardo López | 1912 (aged 33) | 3 | 0 | Once Deportivo
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| — | DF | Lucas Martínez | 0 | 0 | Sporting de Barranquilla
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| — | DF | Gabriel Mejía | 0 | 0 | Junior
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| — | DF | Humberto Picalúa | 1 | 0 | Junior
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| — | MF | Antonio de la Hoz | 1920 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Sporting de Barranquilla
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| — | MF | Isidro Joliani | 1 | 0 | Junior
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| — | MF | Juan Quintero | 0 | 0 | Junior
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| — | FW | Fulgencio Berdugo | 14 June 1918 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Junior
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| — | FW | Lancáster de León | 0 | 0 | Junior
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| — | FW | Roberto Gámez | 0 | 0 | Junior
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| — | FW | Rafael Granados | 0 | 0 | Junior
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| — | FW | Luis González Rubio | 0 | 0 | Junior
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| — | FW | Marcos Mejía | 2 | 2 | Junior
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| — | FW | Roberto Meléndez | 31 March 1912 (aged 32) | 1 | 0 | Junior
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| — | FW | Arturo Mendoza | 0 | 0 | Junior
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| — | FW | Carlos Recio | 0 | 0 | Junior
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| — | FW | José de Jesús Zapata | 3 September 1916 (aged 28) | 2 | 0 | FC Medellin
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| — | GK | Humberto Arbeláez | 0 | 0 | Juventud de Barranquilla
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| — | DF | Juan Navarro | 0 | 0 | Real Madrid Santa Marta
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Ecuador edit
Head Coach: 
Rodolfo Orlandini
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pedro Acevedo | 25 June 1915 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 |  Aucas
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| — | Víctor Aguayo | 0 | 4 | Aucas
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| — | Luis Albán | 0 | 0 | Tungurahua
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| — | Guillermo Albornoz | 30 August 1923 (aged 21) | 0 | 1 | Sociedad Deportiva Argentina
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| — | Enrique Cantos | 18 January 1925 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Emelec
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| — | Carlos Garnica | 23 September 1917 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Aucas
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| — | Jorge Henríques | 2 September 1921 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano
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| — | José María Jiménez | 22 July 1921 (aged 23) | 0 | 1 | Patria
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| — | Napoleón Medina | 26 November 1919 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Patria
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| — | Eloy Mejía | 0 | 0 | Aucas
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| — | José Luis Mendoza | 0 | 1 | Emelec
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| — | Luis Antonio Mendoza | 25 August 1914 (aged 30) | 0 | 1 | Emelec
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| — | Luis Montenegro | 0 | 0 | Aucas
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| — | Enrique Raymondi | 0 | 1 | Patria
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| — | Víctor Suárez | 27 July 1921 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Riobamba
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| — | Francisco Villagómez | 0 | 0 | Guayas
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| — | Félix Leyton Zurita | 22 November 1921 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona S.C.
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Uruguay edit
Head Coach: 
José Nasazzi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Juan José Carvidón | 0 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers
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| — | Luis Ernesto Castro | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional de Football
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| — | José Pedro Colturi | 0 | 0 | Club Atlético Peñarol
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| — | Nicolás Falero | 0 | 1 | Central Español
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| — | Schubert Gambetta | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional de Football
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| — | Atilio García | 0 | 5 | Club Nacional de Football
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| — | José García | 0 | 2 | Defensor Sporting
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| — | Roque Máspoli | 0 | 0 | Club Atlético Peñarol
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| — | José María Ortíz | 0 | 1 | Club Atlético Peñarol
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| — | Raúl Pini | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional de Football
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| — | Roberto Porta | 0 | 3 | Club Nacional de Football
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| — | Agustín Prado | 0 | 0 | Club Atlético Peñarol
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| — | Juan Riephoff | 0 | 1 | Rampla Juniors
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| — | Juan Santiago | 0 | 0 | Liverpool
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| — | Raúl Sarro | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting
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| — | Eusebio Tejera | 0 | 0 | River Plate
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| — | Obdulio Varela | 0 | 1 | Club Atlético Peñarol
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| — | General Viana | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional de Football
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| — | Bibiano Zapirain | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional de Football
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References edit
- ^ "Copa América 1945 Chile » Teams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "South American Championship 1945". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Cuando el Junior de Barranquilla fue la Selección Colombia". Gol Caracol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2013-11-18.