1925 South American Championship
The ninth South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 29 November to 25 December 1925. In 1925, the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Chile and Uruguay withdrew from the tournament, making this event the one with the fewest participating teams. The tournament was rescheduled to be held in two rounds. Argentina won its second continental title. Squads. For a complete list of participants squads see: "1925 South American Championship squads" Final round. Each team played two matches against each of the other teams. Two (2) points were awarded for a win , one (1) point for a draw, and zero (0) points for a defeat. Goal scorers. 6 goals 4 goals 2 goals 1 goal Aftermath. Despite having won the tournament unbeaten, part of the Argentine media considered the team's performance as "poor", highlighting that Argentina was the winner only because of being stronger than the other two participants. Argentine magazine "El Gráfico" stated Argentina's virtues were decreasing as the competition went by, with such notable failures. Centre forward Juan Carlos Irurieta was injured in the first match, being replaced by Manuel Seoane, who did not play as good as  he used to be because of his change of position (from left insider to centre forward). The media criticised hardly the performances of Garasini, Alejandro de los Santos, Antonio Cerrotti and Juan Bianchi. On the other hand, Domingo Tarasconi, Seoane and Martín Sánchez were mentioned as the most remarkable players. In the case of Tarasconi, his efficient dribbling, passing style and accurate corner kicks were widely praised. Seoane's goalscoring prowress was also mentioned as one of the high points of Argentina, setting a record with six goals in four matches. Nevertheless, Seoane was also criticised for being out of  shape due to his overweight. Another Argentine player harshly criticised was goalkeeper Américo Tesoriere: