Argentina - England 0:0

17 MAY 1953, Friendly

Argentina (Guillermo Stábile)

Julio Mussimesi, Pedro Dellacha, José Garcia Perez, Francisco Lombardo, Eliseo Mouriño, Ernesto Gutierrez, Rodolfo Micheli, Carlos Cecconato, Carlos Lacasia, Ernesto Grillo, Osvaldo Cruz

England (Walter Winterbottom)

Gil Merrick, Alf Ramsey, Bill Eckersley, Bill Wright, Harry Johnston, Jim Dickinson, Ivan Broadis, Tom Finney, Nat Lofthouse, Tommy Taylor, John Berry

Venue

River Plate, Buenos Aires

Trivia

This match is considered an unofficial international by England (Buenos Aires League XI v Football Association League XI).

The match was abandoned after 23 minutes (El Gráfico; South American Football International Line-Ups & Statistics 1902-2013: 21 minutes) because of torrential rain waterlogging the pitch.

Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England). Attendance: 91,397 (El Gráfico; South American Football International Line-Ups & Statistics 1902-2013: 91,000).

Player Details

NameCapClub
Julio Mussimesi4Boca Juniors
Pedro Dellacha2Racing Club
José Garcia Perez5Racing Club
Francisco Lombardo4Boca Juniors
Eliseo Mouriño4Boca Juniors
Ernesto Gutierrez8Racing Club
Rodolfo Micheli2Independiente
Carlos Cecconato2Independiente
Carlos Lacasia2Independiente
Ernesto Grillo4Independiente
Osvaldo Cruz2Independiente

See also

All matches in 1950s

All matches against England

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