The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.
<div style="text-align: center;">Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change. <br /> Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.</div>
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1 Goal