By 1941, "la Blanquirroja's" star-studded squad was beginning to show its age. In the same year, Peru and Argentina played a three-game series for the Copa Roque Saenz Peña in Lima, and a struggling Peru managed to draw twice before finally losing the third match 3–0. The national squad's diminishing effectiveness was most apparent during the South American Championships of the 1940s, where the team's most positive performances came from goalkeeper José Soriano. Peru would not win another international title until 1947, when the side won the Bolivarian Games. Three years later, at the South American Championship held in Brazil, Peru gained third place after defeating Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Uruguay.